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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. Go to article
Angela Merkel has said the UK cannot pick and choose which parts of the single market it wants to keep after Brexit. The chancellor insisted that Germany would stand up against any attempts to hollow out global trade.
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.
Sweden's prime minister has been voted out by parliament two weeks after the general election. The balance of power could now be in the hands of the far-right Sweden Democrats.
European parliamentarians will not be obliged to disclose how they spend their expenses, a top EU court has ruled. Journalists had attempted to use freedom of information requests to force transparency.
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?
The EU hopes the new framework will keep firms doing business with Iran. European businesses have already pulled out and the currency has plummeted as the threat of US sanctions looms.
International expectations are high for Germany after Berlin's bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council won overwhelming support earlier this year. But fulfilling them all could prove tricky.
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.
Unknown hackers have launched large-scale DDoS attacks against German energy company RWE, crippling its website. The attack comes as police clear protesters from the Hambach Forest site where RWE plans to mine for coal.
Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have resigned as CEO and chief technical officer of the photo-sharing app owned by Facebook. The two provided only scant explanation for their move.
Taiwan is due to get millions worth of spare parts for its fighter jets from the US. With the Trump administration and Beijing already locking horns over a trade war, the military sale is likely to exacerbate tensions.
Experts say a German tanker that sank in the Baltic Sea at the end of WWII will sooner or later cause an ecocatastrophe.
Chile's public and private sectors are locked in an ongoing struggle with the Mapuches. The indigenous group accuse them of taking their ancestral land, draining its natural resources, and acts of violence.
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.
Croatia captain Luka Modric has been named as the best men's footballer in the world at a FIFA award ceremony in London. The Real Madrid man pipped Mo Salah and Cristiano Ronaldo, while Marta again won the women's prize.
Luka Modric has won football's highest individual honor but he's not universally loved in his homeland. DW explains why.
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An ex-Facebook employee has sued the social media giant for failing to protect moderators who view disturbing content. Exposure to images of child abuse and gruesome killings had caused PTSD, the former staffer said.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern traveled to the UN with her 3-month-old baby Neve. The UN spokesman said: "No one is better qualified to represent her country than a working mother."
Pet owners could face major traveling issues if no Brexit deal is reached with the EU, the British government warned.
The Danske Bank-Russia money laundering affair has shocked many, but for UK high-end realtors it's a supply chain issue.
Amid trade frictions between the US and China, Beijing seems to have a few tools up its sleeve to counter US tariffs.
India has more traffic fatalities than anywhere in the world. Without coherent regulations, this number is set to grow
Air conditioners in Grenada and Carriacou are changing color. To green.
A Roman historian believed the woods played an important role in German identity; they also inspired Romantic artists.
New research shows that glyphosate, the world's most widely used weed killer, may contribute to the decline of bees.
DW reporters from three nations at their first Oktoberfest. Culture shock or just one big party?
