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class="col2">  <div class="col2"> <div class="group"> <h4>United Nations</h4> <div class="news"> <a href="/web/20140928015432/http://www.dw.de/cold-war-thinking-decried-at-un/a-17959729"> <h2 class="linkable"> Cold War thinking decried at UN </h2> <div class="newsWrapper"> <div class="teaserImg"> <img width="220" height="124" border="0" src="/web/20140928015432im_/http://www.dw.de/image/0,,17959741_301,00.jpg" alt="New York Rede Steinmeier UN-Vollversammlung 27.09.2014"/> </div> <p>German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has told the General Assembly the UN must not revert to Cold War standoffs. Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov accused the US of wanting to interfere militarily "anywhere."</p> </div> </a> </div>    </div> </div>   <div class="col2"> <div class="group"> <h4>Religion</h4> <div class="news"> <a href="/web/20140928015432/http://www.dw.de/opus-dei-bishop-beatified-in-madrid/a-17959632"> <h2 class="linkable"> Opus Dei bishop beatified in Madrid </h2> <div class="newsWrapper"> <div class="teaserImg"> <img width="220" height="124" border="0" src="/web/20140928015432im_/http://www.dw.de/image/0,,17959640_301,00.jpg" alt="Seligsprechung Alvaro del Portillo in Madrid 27.09.2014"/> </div> <p>At an outdoor mass in Madrid the Roman Catholic church has beatified Bishop Alvaro del Portillo, who until his death in 1994 led Opus Dei. The once secretive sect has lost influence at the Vatican, say analysts.</p> </div> </a> </div>    </div> </div>   <div class="col2"> <div class="group"> <h4>Refugees</h4> <div class="news"> <a href="/web/20140928015432/http://www.dw.de/germany-to-host-conference-on-syrian-refugee-crisis/a-17959552"> <h2 class="linkable"> Germany to host conference on Syrian refugee crisis </h2> <div class="newsWrapper"> <div class="teaserImg"> <img width="220" height="124" border="0" src="/web/20140928015432im_/http://www.dw.de/image/0,,17955499_301,00.jpg" alt="Syrian Kurdish refugees cross the border into Turkey"/> </div> <p>The German government says it plans to host an international conference on the refugee crisis triggered by the conflict in Syria. Millions of people have fled to neighboring countries to escape the violence.</p> </div> </a> </div>    </div> </div>   <div class="col2"> <div class="group"> <h4>Egypt</h4> <div class="news"> <a href="/web/20140928015432/http://www.dw.de/verdict-in-mubarak-murder-retrial-postponed/a-17959275"> <h2 class="linkable"> Verdict in Mubarak murder retrial postponed </h2> <div class="newsWrapper"> <div class="teaserImg"> <img width="220" height="124" border="0" src="/web/20140928015432im_/http://www.dw.de/image/0,,17958967_301,00.jpg"/> </div> <p>An Egyptian court has postponed its verdict in the murder retrial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, in the latest twist in the legal battle surrounding the ousted autocrat.</p> </div> </a> </div>    </div> </div>   <div class="col2"> <div class="group"> <h4>Spain</h4> <div class="news"> <a href="/web/20140928015432/http://www.dw.de/opinion-catalonia-flexes-its-muscles/a-17959034"> <h2 class="linkable"> Opinion: Catalonia flexes its muscles </h2> <div class="newsWrapper"> <div class="teaserImg"> <img width="220" height="124" border="0" src="/web/20140928015432im_/http://www.dw.de/image/0,,17915998_301,00.jpg" alt="Unabhängigkeitsbestrebungen in Katalonien"/> </div> <p>The decision to hold a referendum that, at the moment, is unconstitutional, paves the way for an unpredictable and superfluous Catalan adventure spearheaded by provincial leader Artur Mas, writes DW's Carlos Delgado.</p> </div> </a> </div>    </div> </div>   <div class="col2"> <div class="group"> <h4>Nuclear</h4> <div class="news"> <a href="/web/20140928015432/http://www.dw.de/iran-urges-faster-talks-as-nuclear-deadline-looms/a-17958851"> <h2 class="linkable"> Iran urges faster talks as nuclear deadline looms </h2> <div class="newsWrapper"> <div class="teaserImg"> <img width="220" height="124" border="0" src="/web/20140928015432im_/http://www.dw.de/image/0,,17958617_301,00.jpg" alt="Iran's President Hassan Rouhani gives a news conference on the sidelines of the 69th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters in New York September 26, 2014."/> </div> <p>Iranian and world powers have reported little progress as they wrapped up their most recent round of nuclear talks. Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has urged for more speed in the negotiations.</p> </div> </a> </div>    </div> </div>   <div class="col2"> <div class="group"> <h4>China</h4> <div class="news"> <a href="/web/20140928015432/http://www.dw.de/opinion-china-needs-medicine-in-xinjiang-not-morphine/a-17958664"> <h2 class="linkable"> Opinion: China needs medicine in Xinjiang, not morphine </h2> <div class="newsWrapper"> <div class="teaserImg"> <img width="220" height="124" border="0" src="/web/20140928015432im_/http://www.dw.de/image/0,,17940972_301,00.jpg" alt="Ilham Tohti"/> </div> <p>After the sentencing of Ilham Tohti, a moderate government critic, to life in prison, the conflicts in western China's restive Xinjiang province are likely to get worse, says DW columnist Frank Sieren.</p> </div> </a> </div>    </div> </div>   <div class="col2"> <div class="imgTeaserM white below"> <a href="/web/20140928015432/http://www.dw.de/the-fight-against-jihadists-in-iraq/g-17744953"> <div class="teaserImg"> <img width="460" height="259" border="0" src="/web/20140928015432im_/http://www.dw.de/image/0,,17741083_302,00.jpg" alt="Iraqi security forces taking up posts west of Baghdad (Photo: Reuters)" title="Reclaiming Tikrit"/> </div> <div class="teaserContentWrap"> <h4>Iraq</h4> <h2> The fight against jihadists in Iraq </h2> <p>Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has launched an offensive to reclaim territory from extremist Islamist group ISIS. 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