| SPIEGEL ONLINE | INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER |
| Compiled on August 21, 2013, 06:33 PM CET |
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Hundreds Dead
Chemical Attacks Reported Outside Damascus Activists accuse Syrian autocrat Bashar Assad of killing hundreds of his own citizens with poison gas early Wednesday in the region of Ghouta, east of Damascus. As global outrage sets in, Assad's supporters have been celebrating on Facebook. |
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Asylum Seeker Influx
Far-Right Protests New Refugee Shelter The number of people applying for asylum in Germany has increased significantly in recent months, leading to a housing shortage. In Berlin, a conflict with residents and the far right has erupted as a result. |
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Black Helicopters
Britain's Blind Faith in Intelligence Agencies Most in Britain seem unconcerned about the mass surveillance carried out by its intelligence agency GCHQ. Even the intimidation tactics being used on the Guardian this week have caused little soul-searching. The reason is simple: Britons blindly and uncritically trust their secret service. |
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The Little Germans
Alienation Still Divides East from West Almost 25 years after the Berlin Wall fell, a profound sense of otherness endures between residents on both sides of the former divide. Rather than trying to change or ignore this, both sides should simply accept it. |
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Dangerous Friends
Power Struggle Splits Turkish Ruling Party Turkey's prime minister has quashed opposition in the streets, but now he faces a more menacing foe: challengers within his own party and from the nebulous Gülen movement. It could spell the end of political Islam in Turkey as we know it. |
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What Election?
Germans Tune Out Dull Campaign German politicians and newspapers are doing their utmost to spark voter interest in the country's upcoming federal election. But no amount of scandal-mongering, however legitimate, appears to be enough, new surveys show. |
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More Aid?
Greece Funding May Come from EU Budget Greece needs more aid, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said on Tuesday, putting the euro crisis at the forefront of an otherwise languid election campaign. A news report on Wednesday indicates the aid might come from the EU budget. |
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Picture This
Dachau Moment |
