The opposition leader’s 25-day walk from Ankara to Istanbul had much support, but is unlikely to bring change, writes Sinan Ülgen.                  

In a bar in Cork, Israeli and Palestinian swing dancers jived and cha-chaed as part of a groundbreaking ‘Swing for Peace’ initiative, writes Ellie O’Byrne

Hip teacher Rainer Wenger (Jurgen Vogel) proposes a class experiment whereby students establish their own fascist regime.

An insurgent group in Iraq last night posted a video showing a kidnapped German man who has been held for over six months, as the group gave Germany 10 days to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan or the hostage would be killed.

A German woman kidnapped in Iraq earlier this year has been released, but her son is still being held hostage, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said today.