The Swedish parliament on Thursday voted to ratify the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty, making the Scandinavian country the 24th of the 27 EU members to approve the text. The Swedish parliament approved the treaty after a long debate by a vote...More...

British government has come up with new traffic measures to provide the best road safety on its roads. As part of the new proposals, tougher penalties for speeding motorists and drink-drivers are asked. Drivers who break the speed limit by more than...More...

Staying in contact with people we love, when they are in a distant place, especially, is something we cannot do without. According to a recent research, German people belong to those groups of people who call their mothers more frequently than people...More...

Pessimistic atmosphere on the world markets is continuing after U.S. major indexes plunge to five and a half years low. Asian and European markets have also fallen sharply, while oil slipped below 54 dollars. The Dow Jones tumbled down 427 points ...More...

Bad news for soda-addicted people. Drinking everyday soda, whether diet or regular, may boost your risk of getting heart disease, a new study shows. The researchers found those who drank more than one soda per day had an increased risk of metabolic ...More...

Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has been ordered to appear in court in connection with an alleged smear campaign that targeted President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2004. The former premier has been under investigation since July 2007 over ...More...

Although chronic severe lung disease and asthma are diseases of two different kinds, according to a research, many doctors are not able to tell them apart from each other. It was announced that patients who were told that they would suffer from chr...More...

Reading aloud is one of the most valuable gifts we can give our children. According to a study conducted among kids in Germany, 37 percent of German children are not read to by their parents. The result of the survey has revealed that there is a cont...More...

Reading aloud is one of the most valuable gifts we can give our children. According to a study conducted among kids in Germany, 37 percent of German children are not read to by their parents. The result of the survey has revealed that there is a cont...More...

Reading aloud is one of the most valuable gifts we can give our children. According to a study conducted among kids in Germany, 37 percent of German children are not read to by their parents. The result of the survey has revealed that there is a cont...More...

Turkey and Iran signed yesterday a memorandum of understanding to improve cooperation in the field of natural gas and to launch current projects. With the agreement Turkey secures the operation rights of three gas fields in Iran's South Pars region. ...More...

Everyday more european people with chronic diseases go to Swiss suicide charity Dignitas ask for its help in committing suicide. According to figures, more than half of people, who registered with the Group, are Germans. Switzerland is dramaticall...More...

France is bracing for a week of transport and public sector strikes affecting rail transport, schools and postal services as unions launch a spate of campaigns against the proposed labour reforms of President Nicolas Sarkozy. A four-day strike of A...More...

Misusing of some herbals can cause the youth to be poisoned easily. Officials are warning against a new recreational drug trend among Berlin youths called "Spice" that could lead to permanent physical damage. Spice is apparently just a harmless and...More...

The Gulen movement was praised as a movement that can set a good example for the Islamic world during a two-day conference held at Georgetown University in Washington over the weekend. Attendees appreciated the movement's contributions to world peace...More...

After Arabic and Islamic studies in Egypt and Lebanon, Fr. Thomas Michel, completed a doctoral dissertation on the thought of the Muslim scholar Ibn Taymiyya and received a Ph.D. in Islamic studies from the University of Chicago in 1978 In 1981, h...More...