President Putin allows himself to be celebrated at the Olympic Games, and then unceremoniously annexes the Crimea. The so-called Islamic state spreads terror in the Middle East, and hundreds of thousands flee their homeland at the risk of their lives. Separatists take over power in the east of Ukraine by force, and flight MH 17 is smashed to pieces after a rocket fire in a field near Donetsk. Germany rejoices over its soccer world champions, and Uli Hoeneß is sent to prison for tax offences. Ebola causes fear - not only in West Africa, and the Gaza war causes more than 2000 deaths. Rail and air strikes paralyze the republic, and the toll is causing ridicule and controversy in politics. Conchita Wurst wins the Eurovision Song Contest, and the world's most desirable bachelor is under the hood. All this and more in the 2014 album.