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Nigerian election officials said they would postpone presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for Saturday. The head of the electoral commission said the delay was needed to ensure free and fair elections. Go to article
The militant attack in India-ruled Kashmir has once again put New Delhi and Islamabad on a war footing. Analysts at the Munich Security Conference say it is a setback to those who wish to see lasting peace in the region.
The US president described the situation at the Mexico border as a national security crisis that requires a wall, saying "it's a great thing to do because we have an invasion." Legal challenges have already been filed.
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen told DW that Europe would welcome continued military cooperation with the UK after Brexit. She shared the Munich Security Conference podium with her British counterpart.
The Vatican has defrocked the ex-archbishop of Washington, Theodore McCarrick, over numerous charges of sex abuse. Pope Francis has called the expulsion "definitive" after an appeal by the ex-cardinal.
Wolves carried out almost 500 attacks on livestock across Germany in 2017, according to fresh data. Some are calling for the predators to have their protection status lowered.
As students around the world protests for action in fighting climate change, one German education minister has said she wants kids back in classrooms. She said students could be escorted to class or even expelled.
German Health Minister Jens Spahn wants gay conversion therapy to be made illegal, calling it "a form of assault." Spahn has said he hopes a law banning the practice could be ready by mid-2019.
Ecuador is the world's largest exporter of bananas. The fruit plays just as big a role as oil for the country's economy and its fight against poverty. Some German discounters seem to care little about that.
The league has agreed to play the former star quarterback an undisclosed sum after blacklisting him. Kaepernick has emerged as an advocate and activist after his pre-game demonstrations cost him his football career.
More than 3 million people have fled Venezuela in recent years. And many companies have moved away, as well. But Thilo Schmitz, a German-Venezuelan businessman, remains optimistic that better days are around the corner.
Two executives and two managers were among those arrested and could face charges ranging from environmental violations to homicide. They are suspected of having known the danger the dam presented.
A German internet expert says children under 14 should be banned from using smartphones. She says the technology drastically raises their risk of exposure to damaging pornographic content.
France is struggling to deal with an uptick in anti-Semitic acts. Some blame the yellow vest movement for fueling hate crime against Europe's largest community. Elizabeth Bryant reports from Saint-Geneviève-des-Bois.
Carnival is fast approaching in the Rhineland, with its traditional Rose Monday parade featuring often satirical floats. DW shows you the designs that can be expected.
Last November, the Camp Fire in California killed 86 people — the deadliest wildfire in the state's history. Three months later, the devastated town of Paradise is severely scarred but trying to move on.
President Trump has declared a national emergency to fund his border wall. It's a ploy and a wake-up call for Congress.
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From Berlin with Love: The Stammtisch podcast talks peacekeeping and defense ahead of the Munich Security Conference.
Berlin's politicians and clubs are teaming up to make partying more sustainable. And there's an even bigger goal.
Bayern Munich recovered from a Leon Goretzka own goal after 13 seconds to get all three points in Augsburg.
Who'll win the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival's Golden and Silver Bears? The jury may pick one of these films.
Laura Codruta Kovesi, who once led Romania's National Anti-Corruption Directorate, faces malfeasance and bribery charge
Hayabusa 2 will collect samples to take back to Earth, so researchers can learn more about our universe's origins.
"The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" tells the story of 13-year-old William Kamkwamba, who saved his village from famine.
