DFB denies mulling criminal complaint against Zwanziger
The German FA has denied a media report that it is considering legal action against its former president. This comes amid questions over how Germany won the right to host…
Internet censorship in Russia
Russia has already blocked over 10,000 internet sites, describing them as propaganda for terrorism or pornography. But pages critical of the Kremlin have also been "deleted". The freedom of the…
FIFA confirms February presidential election date
FIFA has confirmed that it will hold a special congress to elect a new president early next year. It is not clear whether the suspended Michel Platini, formerly a favorite…
Voters could be bought starting from EGP 50 in parliamentary elections: Reports
Candidate supporters were arrested for violations
What to expect from Sharif-Obama talks
Pakistani PM Sharif and US President Obama are set to hold talks on Wednesday amid Washington's concerns over Pakistan's support for Islamists in Afghanistan and its nuclear safety. But will…
The potential of laser for data transfer
Lasers have been around since the 1960s, but what few people know is that they're pretty good at transmitting data - in many ways just as efficiently as fiber-optic cables…
Greenpeace outlines plans for German coal exit
Greenpeace is serious about acquiring coal mines and power plants owned by Swedish utility Vattenfall in eastern Germany. But the environmentalists don't want to pay anything. The operations, they say,…
Figueres: climate change is ‘a shared responsibility’
Can this week's climate talks in Bonn come up with a draft text for COP 21 in Paris to suit all parties? DW talks to UN climate chief Christiana Figueres.…