Muslim fundamentalism on the rise

In a week when the world has been remembering 9/11, authorities in Germany are still tackling their own, growing, kind of Muslim fundamentalism. More than 1,000 people are thought by authorities to be potential terrorists. One was arrested last week with an accomplice amid suspicions they were creating a bomb. Followers of Salafism, which calls for a return to the origins of Islam, are being monitored particularly closely.

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By Anne MAILLIET

SOUTH AFRICA

After her stunning gold medal at the 800 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, the South African athlete Caster Semenya returned home as national icon. However questions about her gender mount overseas.

PAKISTAN

Taliban struggle after leader's death

As the Pakistani army and the US hail the now confirmed death of Baitullah Mehsud, leader of the Pakistani Taliban, the radical Islamic group itself is entering a period of turbulence as it chooses a new leader. Is the battle over for the Taliban?

26/08/2009 - USA

Ted Kennedy: the dream lives on

Edward Kennedy, the "Lion of the Senate", has died at the age of 77 after a battle with cancer. A gifted orator and liberal champion, the brother of JFK and "Bobby" Kennedy was also the last patriarch of the country's most famous political dynasty.

26/08/2009 - INFLUENZA A (H1N1)

Gearing up for the autumn swine flu surge

Two months after the United Nations' health agency warned that Influenza A (H1N1) outbreak had become a pandemic, schools and health authorities across the Northern Hemisphere are rushing to prepare for the new term.

25/08/2009 - FRANCE

Sarkozy meets France's top bankers, again

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has once more met with France's top bankers amid growing public anger over excessive pay. Banks have now agreed to adopt a system of performance-linked pay bonuses, but will it prove effective?