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A motorway bridge, reported to reach around 50 meters over the northwestern city, has collapsed. Dozens of people have been killed and many others seriously injured, according to authorities. Go to article
Illegally displaying Nazi symbols in Germany can be punished by three years in jail. The ban broadly exempts art, but which works are allowed to show swastikas, SS sig runes and such is often more a matter of the medium.
Vladimir Putin is coming to Germany on Saturday to discuss Syria, Ukraine and the Nord Stream 2 pipeline with Angela Merkel. But what can the two long-serving leaders hope to say that they haven't said before?
The Turkish lira crash is threatening to turn into a debt and liquidity crisis. DW explains how the lira got to this point.
After several decades in which the independence of central banks was seen as essential to economic stability, the notion is being questioned again. So are central banks free spirits? And do they truly need to be?
Nebraska had abolished the use of capital punishment in 2015 but reinstated it through a referendum a year later. A German company attempted to stay the execution, saying Nebraska obtained the lethal drugs improperly.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned his country would boycott electronic goods from the United States in retaliation for recent sanctions imposed by Washington over the detention of an American pastor.
London police have arrested a man on suspicion of terrorism after he ploughed through pedestrians and cyclists in central London. The man eventually smashed his car into barriers outside the parliament building.
A National Guard general and a colonel have been detained in Venezuela over an attempt to kill President Nicolas Maduro with drones, officials said. The authorities claim some of the remaining suspects hide in the US.
The Aquarius vessel operated by a Franco-German aid group has arranged to dock in Malta. The 141 rescued migrants on board will be distributed among six EU member states, with support from the European Commission.
Denmark is set to build a fence along the German border in an attempt to keep out swine flu. Critics say it won't work, harms wildlife and may only be a symbolic gesture to cater to farmers and anti-immigrant sentiment.
Swedish police have described the arson attacks on cars as "organized and prepared." They come amid growing concern over violence, which could benefit Sweden's anti-immigration Sweden Democrats in the upcoming election.
German police have been investigating suspicious letters containing white powder sent to the American and Israeli embassies in Berlin. The probe is focusing on a suspect known to authorities.
DW spokesman Christoph Jumpelt has called on Romania to bring the perpetrators to justice. Several journalists, including a DW correspondent, were attacked by police during anti-corruption protests in Bucharest.
Supporters of Bangladesh's embattled former premier Khaleda Zia are hopeful she will be released from prison and run for election at the end of the year. But political experts are less optimistic.
The opposition figure was arrested after violent clashes during a campaign rally at a by-election. The musician-turned-lawmaker is viewed by many as a potential political threat to longtime President Yoweri Museveni.
Turkey's current crisis may end badly for European economies, says DW's Henrik Böhme.
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While an extreme heat wave sweeps the globe this summer, a forecast by researchers brings little hope for cooling in the near future. There's a high chance it will be "anomalously warm" until at least 2022, they say.
Vienna has been ranked as the most livable city in the world for the first time, according to the latest Economist Intelligence Unit global survey. Five German cities, including Frankfurt, have ranked in the top 30.
President Donald Trump's plan for a Space Force will not change the way we explore beyond Earth, says Fabian Schmidt.
A proposal by the Indonesian government intended to prevent wildfires has been criticized by local environmental groups.
A global campaign to boycott goods and services from Israel is hitting the arts scene. Six artists due to appear at Berlin's Pop-Kultur festival this week have canceled.
Democrats hope to mobilize Texas's growing Latino population to vote in November's midterm elections.
More trouble for Donald Trump — a new book by former aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman describes the US president as racist and misogynist. The former Apprentice contestant also made a secret recording of her firing.
"Pippilotta" stole the headlines last week after following a man "relentlessly" through the streets of Karlsruhe.
