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Netherlands: A referendum on EU politics?

For the euroskeptics who launched the Dutch referendum, the vote is more about getting "democracy" in the EU rather than the Ukraine deal itself. Are they going to succeed? Go to article

Why German music is storming the charts

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Northern Ireland: Divided by walls

On the Danube: from Weltenburg to Regensburg

Mossack Fonseca was on German legal radar

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Bangladesh's arsenic-tainted drinking water

Bangladesch Frau holt Wasser an einem Brunnen

Nepotism and neglect have resulted in nearly 20 million people in Bangladesh remaining exposed to dangerous arsenic in water. The WHO called it one of the largest mass-poisonings of a population in history.

Ship recycling is risky work in Bangladesh

Amnesty: Alarming surge in executions globally

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

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

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

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

Russia to fully support UN Syria peace talks

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.

Infantino implicated in Panama Papers

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

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WhatsApp goes ahead with full encryption, to law enforcers' chagrin

German banks enmeshed in Panama Papers leak

Hundreds implicated as Iceland's PM Gunnlaugsson resigns

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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.

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.

Frankreich Charlie Hebdo Cover Je suis Panama

'Je suis Panama' - Charlie's faux-solidarity

French satire magazine "Charlie Hebdo" chose a message of sarcastic solidarity with the rich and powerful whose offshore accounts were exposed by the Panama Papers. "Je suis Panama," Charlie assured the upper crust.

More and more Germans boycott state media fees

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.

Edible film could help cut down on the huge amount of packaging waste

Edible film - future of eco-friendly packaging?

Food packaging is a major source of plastic waste. Developing wrapping that is edible could help - not just the environment, but maybe even taste, too. A scientist at a green chemistry conference in Berlin tells DW how.

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
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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?

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.

More and more Germans boycotting state media fees

One year on, Haltern commemorates Germanwings crash

When Bodo Klimpel first read about the crash, he did not connect it with children from his town. Klimpel and his fellow citizens are still coming to terms with the tragedy. Manasi Gopalakrishnan reports from Haltern.

'AfD challenges democratic values'

The AfD plays on voters' fears, and this is how it is winning votes, says Alexander Häusler, a researcher of right-wing extremism. This is confirmed by a draft of a new party manifesto.

UK's Cameron ducks 'Panama Papers' problems

Netherlands: A referendum on EU politics?

For the euroskeptics who launched the Dutch referendum, the vote is more about getting "democracy" in the EU rather than the Ukraine deal itself. Are they going to succeed?

Ukraine worried about EU association agreement

The Dutch Ukraine referendum threatens to put a damper on the EU association agreement with Ukraine. The "no" campaign is leading the opinion polls. Ukrainian activists are trying to turn the tide.

Despite EU deal new refugees outnumber deportees

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Zuma defeats impeachment motion+++ICC dismisses Kenya cases+++Boko Haram arrests claimed

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Zuma defeats impeachment motion+++ICC dismisses Kenya cases+++Boko Haram arrests claimed

South Africa: Zuma survives impeachment vote

South African lawmakers have voted against a motion to impeach President Jacob Zuma. Last week the Constitutional Court ruled that Zuma had violated the constitution by spending state money on his private home.

Nigeria: Fuel shortage causes long queues # DW Business # 05.04.2016

A fuel shortage in Nigeria is causing long queues outside petrol stations. The shortage is having a dramatic effect on the country’s already faltering economy.

Cases of death from overwork soar in Japan

Gao Yu's garden 'forcibly destroyed'

The garden of former DW journalist Gao Yu has reportedly been destroyed by Chinese authorities, who claim a wall was built in the premises without a permit. Gao Yu's lawyer Shang Baojun tells DW it is an illegal action.

Analyst: 'Vietnam not submitting to China on territorial issues'

Vietnamese authorities have captured a Chinese vessel and its crew for allegedly entering its waters. DW talks to security analyst Bill Hayton about the implications of the incident.

Opinion: Bad times for pragmatists

The constant feud between India and Pakistan is fueled by spy agencies, the militaries and religious fanatics that repeatedly sabotage any reconciliation efforts launched by prime ministers, writes DW's Florian Weigand.

EnBW loses damages case over nuclear moratorium

A German court has dismissed a claim for damages by German utility EnBW after it sued the German government over its surprise move to shut down nuclear reactors in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011.

Lagarde, Merkel divided over Greek debt relief

A long battle against tax havens

OECD: Germany, push ahead with reforms!

Germany's aging society and technological change require new investments in key sectors like education and the integration of refugees. This is what the OECD says in its latest survey of Europe's biggest economy.

EU Drug Markets Report: Europeans spend 31 billion euros on illicit drugs every year

Technology is one of the driving forces behind Europe's changing illicit drugs market, impacting crime and terrorism. But one thing's stayed the same: cannabis is still most people's drug of choice.

New reality: Why virtual worlds will be 'a very big thing for humanity'

Can you tell the difference between virtual and augmented reality? Both are being pushed as big developments in education and creative industries. Cyrill Etter of Game Science Center Berlin tells us why.

Work that bump: Why exercise matters during pregnancy

New US guidelines recommend regular moderate exercise on most days for pregnant women. Unlike 20 years ago, experts now know that exercise benefits both mother and baby, even beyond pregnancy.

Robots teach Germany's refugees a foreign language

Fancy learning a new language from a robot? As Europe struggles to integrate the largest influx of refugees since the end of WWII, scientists have designed a robot that can interact with children learning German.

Sightseeing tour in Düsseldorf

Katja Birker takes in a jazz concert at the Media Harbor, discovers modern architecture and finds out what a Büdchen is.

Celebrating vintage cars: 10 timeless designs

Bound to attract the growing number of people rediscovering the engines that literally drove the past, the world's largest fair for vintage cars opens in Germany. These 10 classic models are among collectors' favorites.

Ford Model T, Copyright: picture-alliance / dpa / Ford

10 of the world's favorite vintage cars

Vintage cars are icons the past that still fascinate us today. Germany celebrates the world's classic models at the Techno-Classica fair, held from April 6-10: Here are some of the highlights you can expect to see there.

Word of the Week: Blaumann

Never fear, the "blue man" is here. This German word isn't associated with a performance group, and isn't even a human.

Ukraine worried about EU association agreement 05.04.2016

Opinion: Back to square one 05.04.2016

Opinion: 'Panama Papers' expose copycat journalism 04.04.2016

Opinion: Trust nobody! 04.04.2016

Europa League: How DW's experts think Borussia Dortmund vs. Liverpool will go

Jürgen Klopp makes an emotional return to the Westfalenstadion on Thursday when his Liverpool side meet Dortmund in the Europa League. All of DW's Bundesliga experts reckon the Bundesliga club will come out on top.

Champions League: Suarez double hands Barcelona first leg lead

An early Fernando Torres goal was first matched and then bested by two from Luis Suarez. Barcelona now take a one-goal lead in to their second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals.

Champions League: Arturo Vidal goal saves Bayern Munich in narrow Benfica win

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.

As it happened: Champions League: Bayern Munich vs. Benfica

The Champions League is back. Bayern Munich hosted Benfica in the first leg of their quarterfinal tie, with the Bundesliga side looking to win at home. DW's Alex Chaffer provided live updates.

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Netherlands: A referendum on EU politics?

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Northern Ireland: Divided by walls

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On the Danube: from Weltenburg to Regensburg

Mossack Fonseca was on German legal radar

Hiding money is easy

UK's Cameron ducks 'Panama Papers' problems

Panama Papers - a scandal of global proportions

Human trafficking in focus in German sex trade

Florence: The fate of human trafficking victims

EU deal or no, refugees outnumber deportees

Erdogan goes after PKK supporters' citizenship

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

WWF: Industry threatens World Heritage Sites

Saving Costa Rica's birds

Clinton and Trump lose in Wisconsin primaries

Trump loses Republican contests in Wyoming, Washington

Germany may drop border controls by May

Austria sets migrant cap, throws up border controls

Court case highlights N. Ireland's abortion law

Bangladesh's arsenic-tainted drinking water

Ship recycling is risky work in Bangladesh

Amnesty: Alarming surge in executions globally

UN notes 'staggering surge' of executions in Iran

Brazil's VP also facing impeachment process

Rousseff faces impeachment vote | DW News

Putin forms 'National Guard' in security reshuffle

Russia: 'We have stopped the spread of terror'

Vidal goal saves Bayern in narrow Benfica win

Champions League: Suarez double hands Barcelona first leg lead

WhatsApp rolls out full encryption

Protests for data protection

Russia to fully support UN Syria peace talks

Five years of war in Syria

‘Trump reminds me of the Wizard of Oz’

Infantino implicated in Panama Papers

German banks, individuals feature in 'Panama Papers'

Whistleblowers – the fight against tax havens

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