Support for Merkel and her party has recovered somewhat after the influx of refugees

'It could mean, for the government, that the opposition mobilises itself again'

Known as the kiswa, the cloth is woven from silk and cotton and adorned with verses from the Quran

Rohingya have been fleeing Myanmar to Bangladesh since the early 1990s

While hungry consumers can order a meal in a single click, delivery technology can complicate work inside restaurants

British Airways says difficulties processing passengers were causing long waits in queues

New sanctions by China, Japan, US and UN are aimed at pressuring Pyongyang to end its nuclear weapons program

European Central Bank chief delivers plea for maintaining trade liberalisation

Rally in Istanbul last month was the biggest event staged by Erdogan's critics in years

Attacks marked a dramatic escalation of a conflict that has simmered since a similar offensive last October