A regional summit on Thursday will attempt to break the political deadlock in Zimbabwe. In an interview with Deutsche Welle, Africa expert Christian von Soest, warns against high expectations.

Political leaders and employees expressed dismay and surprise at the announcement by US carmaker General Motors not to sell its European unit, Opel.

Toyota has announced it will quit Formula One motor racing at the end of the 2009 season. The Japanese carmaker is the latest to leave the sport this year, following fellow auto giants BMW and Honda.

Iranian police have used tear gas to break up a rally by opposition supporters in central Tehran. The clashes come as Iran marks the 30th anniversary of the student storming of the US embassy in the capital.

French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss, who co-founded structuralism and helped shape Western thinking about human civilization, has died at the age of 100, his publisher revealed Tuesday.

After months of deliberating over the sale of Opel, parent company General Motors has decided to keep its struggling European subsidiary. Deutsche Welle takes a look back at the on-again, off-again process.

US President Barack Obama met European Union leaders on Tuesday to push for a decisive deal on climate change at next month's summit in Copenhagen.

Football giants Bayern Munich face a group stage exit from the Champions League after a humiliating home defeat to French champions Bordeaux. But Wolfsburg took a step towards qualification with a win in Turkey.

European auto giant Opel will stay in the hands of US parent company General Motors, the GM board confirmed late Tuesday. The decision was made because of an "improving business environment."

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favor of a mother who objected to the presence of crosses in her children's classroom. The Italian education ministry says the cross is just a cultural symbol.

Angela Merkel accepted a rare invitation and addressed the US Congress to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The German chancellor made it clear that climate change is a top priority.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has played down hopes for next month's summit on climate change. He indicated participants might not be able to agree on the details of an accord to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

After three years of groundwork, Berlin's new international airport now has a control tower. If all goes well the first flights will be able to take off in two years time.

The tainted victory of Hamid Karzai in a fraud-ridden election leaves Afghanistan in an even dicier spot than before the polls. The next months could be the last chance for him and the West to finally get it right.

The non-profit group TheCompensators* buy CO2 emissions allowances on the European market; but rather than re-selling them at a higher price, it aims to get rid of them.

The east side of the Berlin Wall drew artists from around the world. For the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, they were invited back to Berlin to renovate their works of art.

His predecessor refused to say the word, but Germany's new defense minister on Tuesday was quoted as saying Taliban forces are waging a 'war' against the international community in Afghanistan.

Explore Deutsche Welle's multimedia presentation of the dramatic stories of those who tried to escape from communist East Germany and the history of the Wall that was meant to keep them in.

The death of the legal challenge to the Lisbon Treaty in the Czech Republic clears the last hurdle for the controversial package of reforms to come into force next year. An EU president is just one signature away.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told the European Union to "open its wallet" and help Ukraine pay its gas bills on Monday, intensifying fears of a repeat of last winter's gas supply disruption.