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Instead of persecuting child abusers, Vatican officials worked to silence the victims, senior German Cardinal Reinhard Marx has told the Vatican. He claimed files on the abusers were often destroyed. Go to article
Opposition leader Juan Guaido has vowed to help volunteers bring in humanitarian aid across the border. Ahead of his arrival, security services threw tear gas at locals who had been trying to remove a border barricade.
Observers say Saturday's vote to re-elect Muhammadu Buhari or his main rival Atiku Abubakar is too close to call. The election was marred by technical issues that delayed the opening of polling stations in some areas.
Germany's socialist party has presented a fundamental EU reform agenda at their convention in the western city of Bonn. Members decided against calling for the creation of a "European Republic" in the manifesto.
After an encouraging display and result in the Champions League, Bayern Munich return to domestic action. Victory over Hertha Berlin would put them level on points with Borussia Dortmund at the top of the Bundesliga.
Kelly Craft is a substantial donor to the Republican Party and is married to a billionaire coal-mining baron. Nikki Haley is due to step down as envoy to the United Nations.
Italy’s right-wing populists are likely to win Sunday’s regional elections in Sardinia. The poll is seen as a test run for a new coalition in Rome. Italy is moving to the right. Bernd Riegert reports from Sardinia.
The victims, who included many women, worked at local tea estates in the northeastern state of Assam. Deaths from toxic alcohol are quite common in India, with many poor people drinking cheap, bad quality liquor.
"Better Smart than Drunk" seeks to teach school children about alcohol by getting them to drink it and tell supervisors how they feel.
Fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld has been cremated in Nanterre, west of Paris, in a "very private" ceremony. The Hamburg-born designer, who was a brand in his own right, died on Tuesday at the age of 85.
A five-year-old boy who had not received the measles vaccine went on holiday to Costa Rica with his parents. The country had been measles free for five years before his arrival.
The reporter Jason Rezaian was about to travel home to the United States when he was detained in Iran in 2014, accused of being a spy. His memoir of his year and half in prison was published by HarperCollins in January.
The double act of Carlotta and Laurita took Germany's top Eurovision honors with their pop song "Sister," coming on out top among the seven acts representing a diversity of styles.
Algerians across the country took to the streets to protest President Bouteflika's plan to seek a fifth term as president. Bouteflika has only been seen in public a handful of times since suffering a stroke in 2013.
The 57-year-old was arrested in a town north of Vienna on charges of sexual abuse of his children and the grand-children under his custody. The case is being compared to another, discovered 10 years ago.
Listening to EU media and politicians, one could think that the British are heading for the end, Nemanja Rujević writes.
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A dispute between a local politician and Eintracht Frankfurt supporters has escalated.
In 2022, the world's most important exhibition for contemporary art will be directed by the group Ruangrupa from Jakarta. The previous curator, Adam Szymczyk, had led the Documenta to the brink of bankruptcy.
With Brexit looming, thousands of Brits are becoming German. So, what's it like swapping your scones for Sauerkraut?
Botswana is mulling lifting a ban on big game hunting following recommendations from a government committee. The committee said lifting the ban on hunting animals, such as elephants, would "promote conservationism."
Marine Le Pen's National Rally party hopes to surge in May's European Parliament elections. What role do they play as part of a broader euroskeptic boost across Europe? Elizabeth Bryant reports from Paris.
German car giants BMW and Daimler have announced a $1 billion investment in a joint ride-hailing and carsharing business. The automakers said they want to "establish a new player" to rival services from firms like Uber.
