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After Zita started a social media campaign against corruption, she receives a threatening call. The anonymous caller wants her to take down her social media page. Instead of doing so, she goes even further.
Shahidul Alam was not charged when he was arrested on propaganda charges in August. His release on bail comes after international pressure and ahead of elections in Bangladesh in December.
Saudi Arabia's top prosecutor has recommended the death penalty for five of the suspects charged in the murder case of dissident writer Jamal Khashoggi. However, he denied Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's involvement.
Former rebel fighters, who traded their guns, battle fatigues and heavy rucksacks for paddles, helmets and life jackets, launch four rafts laden with visitors into the Pato River, deep in Colombia's Amazon jungle.
Michael Avenatti, who represents porn star Stormy Daniels in a legal dispute with US President Donald Trump, has been accused of domestic abuse. He was arrested and later released on bail.
Under pressure, Prime Minister Theresa May defended her Brexit plan in parliament as three more ministers resigned. A summit of EU leaders has been scheduled to discuss the deal later this month.
A commission investigating Donald Trump's defense strategy has said the US could lose a military conflict with China or Russia. It argued that the US' ability to defend itself and its allies was in doubt.
A treasure trove of jewelry from the Bourbon-Parma royal family — including pieces once owned Marie Antoinette — blew past pre-auction estimates. The French queen's pearl and diamond pendant sold for $36 million alone.
The EU and UK have drafted a Brexit deal, which includes a financial settlement and a customs union backstop to prevent a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. DW breaks down the agreement.
Illegal border crossings have continued to drop, putting this year's rate on track to be the lowest since 2013, Frontex has said. Despite this, an EU dispute over the arrivals continues to feed anti-migrant sentiment.
The 94 passengers were rescued by a passing container ship last week as they were en route to Italy. After being returned to Libya they have refused to get off the ship.
Just ahead of the midterms, the US president deployed thousands of soldiers to the southern border, curtailed asylum law, and threatened the use of military force against an approaching "migrant caravan." Is that legal?
The Russian dissident politician has been repeatedly arrested and tried for his protests. Each time, he has called on Europe's human rights court for help. But will that path remain open after Thursday's decision?
Hungarian strongman Viktor Orban and embattled former Macedonian PM Nikola Gruevski have long been allies. Facing extensive corruption allegations at home, Gruevski now appears set to request asylum in Budapest.
British Prime Minister May said her Cabinet ministers agreed to a draft deal on the UK's exit from the European Union. But she could face the ultimate test as junior coalition partners hint at fresh elections.
DW takes a look back at the 'war to end all wars.'
A day after Prime Minister Theresa May presented the UK-EU draft withdrawal agreement to her cabinet, a slew of ministers have quit in protest at the deal. Rob Mudge takes a look at who's gone so far.
As the US is poised to pull out of the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, DW takes a closer look at the nuclear arms control agreement and its significance.
US President Trump did Russian President Putin a favor by leaving a treaty limiting some nuclear weapons, a Russia analyst tells DW. The world may need to prepare for a new Cold War.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel didn't offer any new ideas during her long-awaited keynote speech at the European Parliament. The signal she sent was loud and clear, says DW's Bernd Riegert: Wait for my successor.
77 percent of Africans are younger then 35. Those 77 percent can shape the continent’s future.
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus told DW that capitalism in its current form fosters inequality, environmental destruction and massive unemployment. The Bangladeshi economist talked about what he calls "social business," which he said is based more on social justice and human values than making a profit.
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In the Central African Republic, religious differences often lead to conflict. A Capoeria group in Bangui wants to use the martial art to bridge the religious divide and keep young people out of the clutches of rebel groups.
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Your own place to call home, with electricity, water and a clean toilet – that’s not much to ask, right? But even that is out of reach for many in Windhoek, where high prices have pushed more than half of the city’s population out into rental slums on the outskirts. Now a youth movement is saying: enough is enough.
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Every morning Cabanga Dikulo talks to the people of Luanda on the airwaves. The Radio presenter takes us on a tour of Angola's inspirational and contrasting capital city.
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An enormous slum on the outskirts of Luanda is the heart of Angola's Kuduro scene. This unique style of music and dance is vital to Sambizanga and its residents.
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A demonstration demanding the release of jailed Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam was held in Berlin on Tuesday. The award-winning journalist has spent 100 days in prison for speaking out against the government during a student protest.
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A local takes you on a tour of Amsterdam: Explore the canals by boat and visit the NDSM wharf.
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Iranian women have to dress up like men to sneak into football stadiums. They have been barred from attending matches since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution. They risk arrest and humiliation if caught.
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DW viewer Chris Jeffers's trip took him to Koggala, Polonnaruwa, Kandy and Sigiriya.
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Saif-ul-Mulook, the lawyer of Asia Bibi, the Pakistani-Christian woman who was recently acquitted after spending eight years on death row on blasphemy charges, fled Pakistan to the Netherlands on Saturday due to security reasons. He tells DW that if the international community does not help him now, no lawyer in Pakistan will ever take up a blasphemy case again.
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Pakistan's state minister for revenue tells DW why the PM's China visit is crucial for his country's economic stability.
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Sister Lessa, one of the only female rappers in the Guinean capital Conakry, takes us a on a city tour.
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In Ethiopia, reliable information can be hard to come by. Confidence in the media is faltering.
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Indonesia's second-largest city is motivating its residents to recycle by offering bus tickets for plastic bottles.
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Islamabad is Pakistan's capital and the richest city in the country. But this beautiful city has dozens of slums inhabited by the minority Christian community. Most of them work as servants for affluent residents. Arsalan Khalid reports.
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Stinking seaweed is heaping up along Mexico's Caribbean coast. Where is it coming from?
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Few Kenyans benefit from the country's economic growth. In Nairobi, most people live in slums.
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Global 3000 goes in search of social justice: in Nairobi, Hanoi and Berlin.
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Nga Trang has set up a social enterprise to produce efficient and affordable medical technology.
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At RambaZamba Theater in Berlin disability is a strength rather than a weakness.
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'Shujaaz' is a multi-media platform that helps improve the lives of young people in East Africa.
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Video manipulation technology can be used to spread fake news.
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The Psisu restaurant in Greece’s second largest city of Thessaloniki specializes is gyros.
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Cozumel is a popular holiday destination. But mass tourism is both a blessing and a curse.
Animals need hospitals too - mainly to treat injuries caused by humans. DW visited GREFA's wildlife hospital in Spain, one of the biggest and most active in Europe. A day with its patients is anything but boring!
