The situation in Iraq seems to be improving. SPIEGEL spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki about his approval of Barack Obama's withdrawal plans and what he hopes from US President Bush in his last months in office.
A dictator lost his head in Berlin, a bride lost her pride and a pensioner lost his way. But do you know how and why? If you think you do, grab a glass and sit down with this week's SPIEGEL
Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas talks about new trends in architecture and urban development, the end of the European city, the rise of Dubai, Russia and China, the obsession with XXXL and the difference between the people who design buildings for
For some time critics have claimed that EU money was flowing into Bulgaria's organized-crime coffers, not to its people. Now the European Commission -- in a sharply-worded report -- will threaten the government in Sofia with severe funding cuts.
Earlier this week, Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme offered to resign. But on Thursday evening, King Albert II asked him to stay on for one last try to solve the country's political crisis.
Thursday's doping ban on Italian rider Riccardo Ricco puts another huge dent in the hopes of the Tour de France's organizers to finally have a clean, drug-free race. German-language commentators fear those hopes are dead.
Global power is their goal, and they are willing to slaughter innocents to get there. A group of ultra-radical Islamists are training in the Gaza Strip, and SPIEGEL ONLINE met with one of their leaders.
Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer's term in office has ended in fiasco amid infighting, tactical errors and his own overestimation of himself. The populist, far-right Freedom Party will benefit: It has good prospects in Vienna for the first time since the
A court in Bochum has handed down the first sentence of what are expected to be hundreds of trials involving people who illegally hid money from German tax authorities in Liechtenstein. Many are handing over their expected fines -- even
Spain's economy is in trouble. Rising property values earlier this decade lured many Spaniards into the market. Now that the bubble has burst, the crisis is quickly spreading through the country's economy.
The price of European emission permits is rising so rapidly that German companies are threatening to leave the country. Thousands of jobs could be lost. And the environment may, in the end, be no better off.
President Bush's decision to send one of his top diplomats to join the European Union's diplomats in talks with Iran makes any incentives package look more credible.
Trams are enjoying a comeback in France. From Nantes to Marseille, city planners are building new, high-tech streetcar lines as central elements in urban redevelopment. And they haven't forgotten any of the French flair the world has come to love.
During the lame-duck final months of his second term as US president, George W. Bush appears to be making a sudden about-turn on his hawkish policies towards Iran. According to a media report, Washington is planning to return its diplomats
Nicolas Sarkozy has transformed French relations with the United States, NATO, Israel and Mediterranean neighbors. He's the most important European leader of the moment.
