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05.01.2013 | 17:15 UTC
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Justice
Rape case: Police charge TV over interview with boyfriend
Indian police accused of incompetent handling of a New Delhi gang-rape and murder case have filed charges against an Indian television news channel for airing an interview with the victim's boyfriend.
Struggling to end violence against women
North Korea
FAZ: German economic experts advising North Korea
The Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper says German economists and jurists are advising reclusive North Korea on ways to open up to western investors. The nuclear aspirant has long faced sanctions based on UN resolutions.
Pyongyang's New Year speech fails to impress
World
Natural Disasters
With disasters on the rise, relief is the problem
The popular perception that natural disasters are on the rise has now been confirmed. Private insurers are preparing for rough weather, and governments would do well to heed calls for more precautionary measures.
A New Jersey town after Hurricane Sandy
US Congress approves Hurricane Sandy aid amid delay anger
Climate change's soaring costs
Fukushima farmers return to the land
Society
Europe's elderly face poverty
Footloose and fancy-free as a pensioner? There may be little chance of that in a future Europe. While more people are living longer, birth rates are dropping. And the eurozone crisis is contributing to the pinch.
Working into old age in Germany
High poverty figures in affluent Germany are skewed
Are we succeeding in the fight against poverty?
Older Germans tend to be motivated workers
Iraq
Iraqi PM accused of stoking sectarian tension
Criticism of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is growing louder. Thousands of demonstrators have been calling for political and economic reforms - and Maliki's resignation.
Disillusionment in the Middle East
Don't pivot too quickly, Middle East tells US
United States
Fewer Americans own more guns
A record increase in the number of background checks for gun sales has been making headlines, but the figures also reveal more interesting developments.
Switzerland, though armed, not as violent as US
A 13-year retreat for the NRA
US politicians weigh in on gun control debate
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