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Mossack Fonseca was on German legal radar

Logo Mossack Fonseca

The founders of the Mossack Fonseca law firm at the center of the Panama Papers data leak filed a data breach complaint against foreign hackers. The company has been under investigation in Germany for over a year. 

Hiding money is easy  

UK's Cameron ducks 'Panama Papers' problems

Großbritanien David Cameron

Questions arise over whether UK Prime Minister David Cameron benefited from offshore funds after the "Panama Papers" leak revealed his late father to have been a Mossack Fonseca client. Cal Flyn reports. 

Panama Papers - a scandal of global proportions  

Germany may drop border controls by May

German police conduct border controls near Aachen

With the number of migrant arrivals dwindling, the German interior minister has set a provisional date to end border controls. But a new migrant route threatens Germany's plans to lift checks at its frontiers. 

Austria sets migrant cap, throws up border controls  

Human trafficking in focus in German sex trade

Prostitutes at a bar in the Pascha brothel in Cologne, Germany

The German cabinet is set to debate a new law which seeks to crack down on human trafficking in the sex trade. Justice Minister Heiko Maas said such measures made more sense than a blanket ban on prostitution. 

Florence: The fate of human trafficking victims  

EU deal or no, refugees outnumber deportees

Denizköy Beach in Turkey with the Greek island of Lesbos in the distance

The EU-Turkey deal is designed to stop refugees and crack down on human trafficking. But as deportations begin, more migrants are arriving in Greece than being returned. Anna Lekas Miller reports from the Aegean coast. 

Erdogan goes after PKK supporters' citizenship

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan next to a Turkish flag

In the latest step in Turkey's crackdown on the PKK, President Erdogan has floated the idea of revoking Kurdish supporters' Turkish citizenship. Erdogan said Turkey has "nothing to discuss with terrorists." 

Obama tells Erdogan US stands by Turkey amid media freedom concerns  

Turkish journalist faces prison over 'insulting' politicians  

Hundreds implicated as Iceland's PM resigns

Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson Island Präsident

Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson has resigned after public protests that followed allegations he hid money offshore. However, hundreds more Icelandic names are thought to be included in the "Panama Papers." 

WWF: Industry threatens World Heritage Sites

Bildergalerie Australien weltgrößtes Netz Meeresschutzgebiete

The conservation group WWF has warned that nearly half of natural World Heritage Sites are under threat from industry. The sites provide valuable economic, social and environmental benefits to communities. 

Saving Costa Rica's birds  

Infantino implicated in Panama Papers

Gianni Infantino

The signature of new FIFA president Gianni Infantino has appeared in the "Panama Papers" in connection with dubious TV rights sales in South America. The head of the world football governing body denies any wrongdoing. 

German banks, individuals feature in 'Panama Papers'  

Whistleblowers – the fight against tax havens  

Clinton and Trump lose in Wisconsin primaries

US Vorwahlen Präsidentschaftskandidat Ted Cruz

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and Texas Senator Ted Cruz have won their parties' respective primaries in the US state of Wisconsin. The victories deal a blow to current frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. 

Trump loses Republican contests in Wyoming, Washington  

Court case highlights N. Ireland's abortion law

Pro-choice protesters in Northern Ireland

A suspended jail sentence for an abortion in Northern Ireland has reignited the debate in the UK. While cultural stigma and draconian law remain, women's human rights will continue to be breached, experts say. 

Brazil's VP also facing impeachment process

President Dilma Rousseff next to Vice President Michel Temer

With the president and ex-president already under investigation, a Supreme Court justice is turning his glare on the vice president. Michel Temer could face impeachment in Brazil, as could President Dilma Rousseff. 

Rousseff faces impeachment vote | DW News  

Amnesty: Alarming surge in executions globally

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A new report by Amnesty International documents that governments executed more people last year than at any point in the past 25 years. What's the reason behind the surge in the death penalty across the globe? 

UN notes 'staggering surge' of executions in Iran  

Putin forms 'National Guard' in security reshuffle

Der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin während eines Kreml Sitzung

The Russian president has issued several executive orders creating a new internal security body. The new National Guard will likely take part in the "suppression of unauthorized mass actions," a Kremlin spokesman said. 

Russia: 'We have stopped the spread of terror'  

Vidal goal saves Bayern in narrow Benfica win

UEFA Champions League - Bayern München vs. Benfica Lissabon

A second-minute goal from Arturo Vidal was enough to give Bayern Munich a slender win over Benfica. Yet Pep Guardiola's side will have to improve if they hope to match the Lisbon side next week. 

Champions League: Suarez double hands Barcelona first leg lead  

WhatsApp rolls out full encryption

Symbolbild Whatsapp

WhatsApp has implemented full end-to-end encryption. That means when you send a message, the only person who can read it is the person or group chat that you send that message to. To law enforcement's chagrin. 

Protests for data protection  

US state enacts law denying services to gays

Gay flag in front of US Supreme Court

The governor of Mississippi has signed a law that is widely regarded as a piece of anti-LGBT legislation. Its proponents, however, say it protects religious freedoms. 

Russia to fully support UN Syria peace talks

Sergei Lavrov and Staffan de Mistura

The UN's envoy has met with the Russian foreign minister to discuss the ongoing conflict with Syria. Despite tension, Sergei Lavrov said Moscow would fully support efforts to bring an end to the bloodshed. 

Five years of war in Syria  

‘Trump reminds me of the Wizard of Oz’

USA Vorwahlen Präsidentschaftskandidat Donald Trump in Kansas City Missouri

Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Jeffrey Eugenides tells DW why he would never be interviewed by an American media outlet about Donald Trump. He also explains why Trump reminds him of the Wizard of Oz. 

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Greek euro coin

Back to square one

Auditors meeting Greek politicians is a new round in a well-known game, says DW's Henrik Böhme. 

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US Wahlen Kandidat Ted cruz

Meet Ted Cruz, Ivy League ideologue

Since winning Wisconsin Ted Cruz is seen by many as the only candidate who may be able to stop Donald Trump. While Trump is a demagogue, Cruz is a radical ideologue who disdains the government - and the Republican Party. 

Q&A; on Wisconsin primaries

Clinton and Trump lose in Wisconsin primaries. Washington correspondent Richard Walker analyzes the election results. 

Deutschland Treffen Angela Merkel & internationale Finanz-Chefs

Lagarde, Merkel divided over Greek debt relief

At a meeting with the world's top five economic organizations, German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on the IMF to remain part of Greek bailout efforts as worries about a new debt crisis appeared stronger. 

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A long battle against tax havens

The Panama Papers have revealed a vast network of dubious offshore companies, ostensibly used to hide depositors' money from tax authorities. Politicians have been trying for years to shut down such oases. 

Soul-searching in France, Belgium

Belgien Schweigeminute nach den Anschlägen in Brüssel

The terror attacks in Brussels have sparked a bout of soul searching about integration in both Belgium and France. Elizabeth Bryant reports from Molenbeek and Sevran. 

More and more Germans boycott state media fees

Deutschland Beatrix von Storch

Beatrix von Storch, deputy leader of the AfD, has claimed that her account has been suspended for not paying her mandatory fees for Germany's state media. A woman was also jailed for two months for non-payment. 

'Deported Pakistanis will have to face the law'

Griechenland Lebos Migranten aus Pakistan Rückführung Türkei

The rejection rate of Pakistani migrants seeking asylum in Europe stands at over 90 percent. DW spoke to a lawyer from Pakistan, Zia Awan, about why Islamabad is unable to control illegal migration from its soil. 

Violence growing against public sector employees

Violence growing against German civil servants

In Germany, police officers, teachers, firefighters and other public workers are increasingly becoming the target of violent acts. German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere plans to implement countermeasures. 

Workers assemble Toyota Motor Corp.'s third-generation Prius hybrid cars at the automaker's Tsutsumi plant in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, 08 June 2009 (Photo: Shinji Kita +++(c) dpa - Report+++)

Cases of death from overwork soar in Japan

As a new generation of employees joins their companies, experts express concern over the pressure that is heaped upon Japanese workers - and the growing problem of 'karoshi.' Julian Ryall reports from Tokyo. 

Deposit for coffee capsules?

Used coffee capsules are having a big environmental impact.

A recent poll has found that a majority of Germans would welcome a deposit scheme to boost recycling of coffee capsules to lessen their environmental impact. But could this really happen? 

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