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11/27/11--21:03: Interview with Web Guru Tim O'Reilly: "We're Moving into a New World" (chan 2281985)

Tim O'Reilly is considered the father of the term "Web 2.0." In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE the Web guru and software pioneer reveals whether he would show YouTube to visitors from outer space, why it's OK to make money out of other peoples' work -- and why he's getting sick of "Web 2.0."


11/27/11--21:03: Europe Steps Up Pressure On Damascus: Syria Seeks to Profit from Aid (chan 2281985)

For the first time in two years, a German foreign minister has visited Damascus. Frank-Walter Steinmeier used the trip to deliver a straight message to President Assad: Syria can only count on help if it stops supporting Hezbollah in Lebanon.


11/27/11--21:03: Iraq Worse Off than under Saddam: Kofi Annan Says Iraq Is Experiencing 'Civil War' (chan 2281985)

Sectarian violence has never been worse in Iraq. United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan says the country is at civil war and that some Iraqis were better off when a brutal dictator ruled their land.


11/27/11--21:03: Mission Constantinople: A Diary of a Prickly Papal Visit (chan 2281985)

For four days, Benedict XVI traveled through Turkey. He learned that every gesture is important, especially if you are carrying the weight of 2,000 years of history and an unfortunate statement on your shoulders. And he learned something else: the difference between being a pope and a professor.


11/27/11--21:03: Opinion: Realpolitik Returns to the Middle East (chan 2281985)

The era of American unilateralism is over. The Iraq Study Group's report has arrived with a plan of action for Iraq. The Bush Administration will soon change course, but what can it really do?


11/27/11--21:03: Chirac TV: France Launches Global News Network (chan 2281985)

With the launch of France24 this week, France is seeking to gain a foothold in the global English-language news market. A pet project of French President Jacques Chirac, it is also going head to head with the BBC and CNN.


11/27/11--21:03: Swedish Living: Meet BoKlok, the Ikea House (chan 2281985)

It's time to chuck the Allen wrench aside. Not all Ikea products are sold in pieces anymore. Like the new Ikea house -- set to go on the market in the UK in 2007.


11/27/11--21:03: Following the Litvinenko Trail: Death by Poison, Direct from Moscow (chan 2281985)

Why are Russian President Vladimir Putin's opponents dying? Former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko is only the most recent victim of assassination. Indications hint at a battle for power in Moscow -- between the government and the secret service.


11/27/11--21:03: Climate Change?: A White Christmas in Southern Spain (chan 2281985)

Forget about just dreaming for a White Christmas. Why not do something about it? A town in southern Spain has set up snow cannons to blast its central square with white stuff.


11/27/11--21:03: Interview with Underwater Photographer Bill Curtsinger: "I've Seen Animals Do Unbelievable Things" (chan 2281985)

Bill Curtsinger is one of the world's best known nature photographers and one of the few who dives in the icy cold waters on the poles. SPIEGEL ONLINE spoke with him about sharks, whales and other creatures of the deep.


11/27/11--21:03: Spielberg's Shoah Foundation: Berlin University Presented with Holocaust Video Archive (chan 2281985)

A Berlin university has become the first outside of the United States to be given access to Steven Spielberg's archive of interviews with Holocaust survivors and witnesses.


11/27/11--21:03: A Neo-Con Steps Down: Bolton Resigns as US Ambassador to UN (chan 2281985)

John Bolton, the controversial United States Ambassador to the United Nations, said on Monday he would resign from his post. Bolton faced an incoming Democratic Congress that was unlikely to confirm his post.


11/27/11--21:03: Disgusting Photos: Belgium Wants to Shock Smokers out of their Habit (chan 2281985)

Belgium is aiming to use shocking images to persuade smokers to give up once and for all. By June 2007, all cigarette packets will have to include the disturbing images of tumors, heart operations or teeth falling out.


11/27/11--21:03: The World from Berlin: Talking Tough with Turkey (chan 2281985)

Turkish accession talks seem to be going nowhere in a hurry. Now, ahead of its European Union presidency, Germany is trying to send a strong message without completely derailing the talks.


11/27/11--21:03: The Ideal Poison: Where Polonium Comes From (chan 2281985)

Polonium 210 isn't easy to come by. To produce significant amounts, a nuclear reactor is necessary. But only a tiny amount of the substance can kill.


11/27/11--21:03: War against Terror: "Bin Laden Will Be Back" (chan 2281985)

Former CIA agent Michael Scheuer on the prospects of finding bin Laden, the outlook for al Qaeda and the risk of new terror attacks in the United States.


11/27/11--21:03: The World From Berlin: Chavez "Didn't Fall from the Sky" (chan 2281985)

The victory of the 'Bolivarian' socialist in Venezuela is proof that Hugo Chavez enjoys real popularity at home -- and it is the direct consequence of the traditional elites' failure to address the issue of poverty for so many years.


11/27/11--21:03: Santa Claus Complaints: Sneezes, Coughs and Tears for St. Nick (chan 2281985)

It's not so easy for Jolly Old St. Nick to always be jolly. Kids pull their beards, pull off their glasses and pee in their laps. To top it off, the little buggers lie too.


11/27/11--21:03: Bolton's Resignation: Bye-Bye, Blockheads (chan 2281985)

Appointing John Bolton as US ambassador to the United Nations was truly an irony of fate. And now that phase is finally over. The neoconservatives are finished in the United States. It would be interesting to know how Bolton, Wolfowitz and Rumsfeld feel today about what they have done in the Middle East.


11/27/11--21:03: A Small Revolution in Cairo: Theologians Battle Female Circumcision (chan 2281985)

In Cairo, a small revolution has been launched: A conference of high-ranking Muslim theologians has agreed that the practice of female genital mutilation is irreconcilable with Islam. The painful and often deadly practice of female circumcision affects millions of women in Africa.