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Germany's decision to consider allowing non-citizens into its armed forces is not unique. In fact, many countries, including the US and Russia, use the promise of citizenship as a way to recruit new troops. Go to article
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says the council must include more permanent members to reflect today's world order. He also said Germany will not "shun its responsibility" for global conflict resolution.
The idea, similar to Germany's church tax, would aim to make mosques independent of foreign donors. Germany's government and progressive Muslim leaders have supported the idea.
Parts of Congo where a widespread Ebola outbreak has taken hold will not be able to vote until March. The country, meanwhile, has expelled the EU's ambassador after Brussels renewed sanctions on 14 Congolese nationals.
The electoral commission has announced the provisional result despite allegations by his opponent Marc Ravalomanana of electoral fraud. The country's highest court has nine days to decide whether to confirm the win.
The European Union has roundly condemned new Israeli plans to build more than 2,000 homes in the West Bank. Israel's settlements in the occupied territory are a major obstacle to peace efforts in the region.
Archaeology explores the history of mankind. But scientists' eagerness can transfigure their interpretation of finds.
Climate change is prompting Miami's rich to abandon the oceanfront and head for the hills. That's bad news for the people of Little Haiti, a ridge-top immigrant community suddenly sitting on hot property.
As one of the last coal mine closes in Bulgaria, unemployment and health issues linger.
A messy Brexit without a London-Brussels deal would land Germany a substantial bill, EU commissioner Günther Oettinger has warned. He reckons Britain's parliament will opt in January for a formal divorce.
Police have incinerated some 9 tonnes of drugs seized in northern Germany in the past two years. But authorites say they are finding only a tiny fraction of the drugs entering the country illegally.
Opposition lawmakers have rebuked the government for a "deliberate obstruction" of legal cannabis laws. Producers are likely to have to wait at least six more months to receive licenses.
A teenager in southwestern Germany set a four-storey house on fire when she decided to blow-dry her mattress to warm it up. More than a hundred firefighters were called to the scene.
A fan of Italian football club Inter Milan has died after being hit by a car during clashes between rival fan groups prior to a league game. The incident is under investigation.
Serie A has ordered the club to play two matches behind closed doors after a Napoli defender was racially abused.
If the interior minister wants "Islam in Germany," then it is right to consider taxing mosques just like churches.
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Germans are more and more likely to return items they have bought online, a new poll shows. The under 30s are the worst offenders, with fashion retailers most affected.
Almost a million athletes now train through the online platfom Zwift. Is this the future of sports?
Coastal fishermen in Honduras have found a lucrative but dangerous way to support their families.
Imad Alarnab, a star Syrian chef, has introduced Londoners to Syrian food, using the profits to help people back home.
Gemstones and precious metals are pretty, and pretty useful, too. Cobalt, silver, diamonds... everywhere you look.
A look at Jacques Offenbach's work, as his home town, Cologne, prepares to celebrate his bicentennial throughout 2019.
Online applications for the 11th intake of the IMS Master’s Degree are now being accepted. Start of study of the next intake, taking place in Bonn, is September 2019.
