‘Like smoking 50 cigarettes a day’: Pollution grips New Delhi

Indonesian authorities raised the alert level to the highest following the eruption and urged residents to not go near it.

Gwenn Dubourthoumieu began his professional life working for humanitarian NGOs in Africa. He soon developed a love for photography as he visited beautiful but often difficult places. He now considers himself a photographer activist. His latest project illustrates the state of the rainforest in DR Congo. He spoke to us in Perspective.

The German economy has shown a marginal upturn in the first part of the year. The latest figures give some hope that Germany may be escaping the economic doldrums.