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Volker Kauder was defeated by Ralph Brinkhaus in an inner-party ballot Tuesday. The surprising result is seen as a warning to the German chancellor. Kauder has been one of her closest allies for the last 13 years. Go to article
The ex-comedian was handed a three to 10 year prison sentence for drugging and assaulting a woman in 2004. He must now register as a sex offender and attend counseling.
The president opened his speech by recounting his successes in office and stressing the importance of national independence. He promised to make sure that only friendly countries receive aid from the US.
The scope of sex abuse within Germany's Catholic Church has been laid out for all to see following a four-year investigation. Head bishop Cardinal Reinhard Marx admitted that the church has lost public trust.
Germany's Catholic Church is grappling with revelations that its clergy sexually abused more than 3,600 children over decades. Sexual violence is a problem for all institutions in which kids are dependent on adults.
Opinions differed on whether to conduct a second Brexit referendum when delegates voted at their annual conference. But there was unanimity in members' rejection of the plan put forth by Prime Minister Theresa May.
Bayern Munich's flawless start to the season is over, after a late Felix Götze goal won Augsburg a point at the Allianz Arena. The home side were off-color and will rue several missed opportunities.
Austrian police should minimize the amount of information they share with "critical" media outlets, according to a leaked email. The ministry, controlled by the far-right FPÖ, wants more focus on suspects' nationalities.
President Donald Trump is actually a "huge fan" of Europe, insists new US Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland. It's the trade deficit he despises. DW's Teri Schultz talks to Sondland in his first Brussels interview.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has condemned the European Union's effort to censure his government. The move is part of a broader strategy to push back against criticism of his hard-line anti-immigration policies.
A cyber defense training pact has been signed by Deutsche Telekom and Germany's Bundeswehr. Their deal expands a network of commercial and federal information security hubs centered in Bonn.
Tehran has blamed Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the US for acting from the shadows in the terror attack on a military parade in Ahvaz. Will Iran retaliate with military action as threatened — or is it just posturing?
EU officials have expressed optimism that the new framework will allow firms to keep doing business with Iran. Businesses have already pulled out and the Iranian rial has plummeted as the threat of US sanctions looms.
The 37-year-old man was given a three month suspended sentence and compelled to complete parenting classes. He admitted to getting distracted on his way home to his son while playing a game on his smartphone.
He's the main figure of anti-Kremlin opposition movement in Russia and he's been spearheading protests against upping the retirement age: Alexei Navalny's re-arrest is just one sign that Vladimir Putin may be nervous.
A massive wildfire has forced the evacuation of hundreds of inhabitants in the Italian region of Tuscany. Authorities say that arson is not being ruled out but are waiting the results of an investigation.
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Judicial advice says RWE's right to clear Hambach Forest depends on conditions that haven't been met. Are German police evicting protestors to make way for illegal activity by the energy company?
Experts say a German tanker that sank in the Baltic Sea at the end of WWII will sooner or later cause an ecocatastrophe.
Aldi Novel Adilang was working as a lonely lamp keeper when his small fishing vessel came unmoored. He was finally saved by a shipping vessel near Guam.
Improved ties between Beijing and the Vatican, following a historic deal allowing joint appointment of Catholic bishops in China, have raised concerns in Taiwan that it will lose its most important diplomatic partner.
The UNHCR's 2018 Nansen Refugee Award was presented to Dr Evan Atar Adaha for his committed service at a hospital in war-torn South Sudan. He spoke to DW about his work and the current situation in the fragile region.
Global fashion house Michael Kors announces it will acquire legendary Italian fashion giant Versace.
DW reporters from three nations at their first Oktoberfest. Culture shock or just one big party?
