German unemployment rises slightly
The number of people out of work in Germany rose in July, ending nine consecutive months of falls. Still, the jobless rate remains at its lowest level since German reunification…
UK pledges fences, deportations to tackle Calais crisis
As the refugee drama continues to unfold outside the Channel Tunnel, the UK is sticking to its consistently hardline stance on refugees and migrants. But is this helpful, asks Samira…
Three Turkish soldiers killed in PKK attack: military
The Turkish military says three soldiers have been killed by militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in an attack in the southeast. The deaths come as Ankara steps up…
Big German firms with mixed earnings
It's earnings season and some of Germany's largest companies have watched their earnings soar as others' have fallen flat. Lufthansa and Deutsche Bank were up while Siemens, amid restructuring, saw…
The ‘War on Terror’ after Mullah Omar and Bin Laden
Taliban leader Mullah Omar provided sanctuary to Osama bin Laden. Both men are now dead. But with the rise of Islamic State, there's no end in sight to America's 14-year-running…
UPDATE: Al-Jazeera re-trial case adjourned to 2 August
Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed expected court verdict
Art in the 80s: How the wild decade looks on canvas
The 1980s were a wild, unruly decade. The Städel Museum in Frankfurt looks at the untamed period through the eyes of artists. Electronic music with nonsense lyrics resounds from the…
Why Pakistani Islamist Malik Ishaq became an ‘obstacle’
In a DW interview, Islamism expert Arif Jamal says that slain Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader Malik Ishaq had become a threat to the Pakistani military establishment, which "got rid" of him in…
Egyptian court postpones verdict in Al Jazeera journalists’ retrial
A court in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, has postponed the verdict in the retrial of three Al Jazeera journalists, jailed for aiding a terrorist organization with false reporting. The case…
‘Mission Impossible’ mimics Bond for risk-free action
The bad guys are back and that means Tom Cruise is, too. With chases and explosions galore, "Mission Impossible 5" sticks to the standard action tricks. But that's exactly why…