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The New York twin towers, burning

Berlin wants no part in potential 9/11 execution

A legal team is going to New York to prevent the use of evidence provided by Germany in seeking a death penalty. Berlin wants to ensure that promises made by the US are kept if the suspects are found guilty. »

 
 
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A German flag waves behind an armored vehicle in Afghanistan

Relatives of Kunduz airstrike victims seek reparations

A class-action suit is being brought against the German government. The suit will seek compensation for the families of people killed in a controversial airstrike in Afghanistan. »

 
 
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Eastern Europe

Man hangs Romanian and EU flags from a balcony

End of communism

DW correspondent Zack Baddorf talks with Romanians about their lives under communism.»

 
 

NATO

British infantry soldiers cautiously advance along a street in Goch, Germany, February 22, 1945.

Pulling out

The British opposition plans to lighten its military's load by withdrawing troops - from Germany.»

 
 

Crime

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Grisly murders

Authorities in Peru have broken up a gang which allegedly sold human fat to cosmetic companies.»

 
 
 
Vladmir Putin

Putin backs Medvedev's call for Russia modernization

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has backed a call by President Dmitry Medvedev to modernize Russia's economy during a speech in St. Petersburg. In opening remarks, Medvedev also went after political corruption. »

 
 
A voter casts puts her voting paper into the ballot box, with an Albanian flag in the background

Albania's opposition takes to the street in row over unopened ballot boxes

Demonstrators in Tirana are camping in a city square to demand a probe into election fraud and a recount. This will never happen, says the country's conservative prime minister. »

 
 
German and UEFA authorities give a press conference on the widening scandal in Bochum

Soccer match-fixing scandal thought to be Europe's biggest ever

German prosecutors and European soccer body UEFA have revealed the magnitude of a continent-wide match-fixing scandal, which they said involved as many as 200 matches in competitions including the Champions League. »

 
 
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Slovakia in 1989

Bratislava remembers 1989 as the "Gentle Revolution", leading to an independent Slovakia.»

 
 

European Union

European Union President Herman van Rompuy

Herman who?

Was the world hoping for stronger appointments, or will it be happy to see the status quo preserved?»

 
 

Research

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The God particle

A year after its debut was cut short, CERN's collider is again ready to simulate the big bang.»

 
 
 
 

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