Daily Bulletin | 28.02.2012, 19:30 UTC

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Daily Bulletin 28.02.2012 | 19:30 UTC News German Law German high court expands role of parliament in bailout decisions Germany's Constitutional Court has declared that parliament must participate more actively in emergency decisions on eurozone aid, rejecting measures to turn over these powers to a select body of representatives. German court bans euro crisis panel Human Rights Syria crisis getting worse, says UN rights chief The UN commissioner for human rights says Syria's humanitarian crisis is dire and getting worse, as government forces continue to kill civilians. UNHCR urges an end to the violence Transportation Rescuers tow stricken Costa cruiser to Seychelles mainland Rescuers have mounted efforts to aid the cruise ship Costa Allegra, adrift without power in the Indian Ocean. The vessel comes from the same fleet as the tragedy-stricken Costa Concordia that capsized in January. Urban development One in every three children lives in a slum: UNICEF One in three children is growing up in a slum, UNICEF says. Ever more families are moving into the world's cities, where life is often worse there than in the countryside, according to the UN children's agency. EU Expansion EU to grant Serbia candidate status Serbia is soon to begin the long process of joining the EU now that the bloc's foreign ministers say the country should get official candidate status. EU government heads will have the final say later this week. Serbia's long march into the EU Piracy Two hostages killed in piracy rescue operation The Danish navy has freed 16 hostages held captive by pirates off the Somali coast, but a further two hostages were killed in the rescue operation. The circumstances leading to their deaths were unclear. European Union Belarus kicks out ambassadors over EU sanctions Belarus has asked the ambassador of the EU and the Polish ambassador to leave the country after a diplomatic human rights row. It has also recalled its own ambassadors from Brussels and Warsaw. Business Iran A nuclear Iran will choke world economy, Israel claims Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that a nuclear-armed Iran would control the Persian Gulf, dictate far higher oil prices - and cause severe disruption to the global economy. Newsletters More DW Shift – Living in the Digital Age How is the Internet changing society around the world? Check out SHIFT – the magazine for digital culture, issues and technology. It's our weekly show with insights delivered directly from blogs and boardrooms. More DW DW and you! We need your help! Just take a picture of yourself with the new DW logo, send it in and you could win one of three iPads or one of 20 Nokia Lumia 710 smart phones. Enter now for your chance to win!   Unsubscribe   Personal Data   Feedback   Imprint © Deutsche Welle 2012