Caught in the act?
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After shooting and wounding five people and injuring 32 others at his former school, an 18-year-old German took his own life, according to a pathologists' report issued Tuesday. (21.11.2006)
German prosecutors have launched an investigation into a group that is alleged to have planned a terrorist attack on a passenger plane in Germany last summer. (20.11.2006)
German security officials agree that Germany is still a potential target of terrorist attacks and that something should be done about illegal immigration. (17.11.2006)
Usually it's the police who are involved in a sting, but this time is was the thieves who managed to get away with thousands of stingers. (13.11.2006)
The "Weisse Ring" (White Ring) -- Germany's only nation-wide support group for the victims of crime and their families -- marks its 30th anniversary. (11.10.2006)
Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries wants to legalize anti-Nazi paraphernalia featuring crossed-out swastikas -- a symbol banned in Germany in any form. (02.10.2006)
Two police officers in Bavaria pressed charges against a woman who used a slang word for cops in front of them. But an appeals court has overturned the case. Calling a cop a bull is OK in this day and age, usually. (07.09.2006)
Magnus Gäfgen is a busy man. He has written an autobiography. He is fighting legal battles against police torture. He is starting a charitable foundation for children. At the same time, he is a convicted child murderer. (07.08.2006)
Some European nations are using their national courts to try people for committing war crimes abroad. But a new report says Germany is falling behind in recognizing the principle of universal jurisdiction. (July 13, 2006)
Crime rates in Germany are down and the police are more effective, making the country one of the safest places in the world. That's the claim of Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble. Police unions, however, disagree. (16.05.2006)
The western German city of Cologne needs to rehabilitate the women it condemned as witches centuries ago, a city committee has said. The body argued that it was a moral duty to do so.
Fewer right-wing extremists than expected marched in Dresden on the 67th anniversary of the city's destruction; but 13,000 gathered for a human chain of tolerance in the afternoon.
In the western German town of Duisburg, a citizens' initiative has forced the mayor to step down over his role in the Love Parade disaster in 2010. DW spoke to Ansgar Klein, an expert on citizen political involvement.
Eurozone finance ministers kept Greeks waiting on Wednesday after Athens fell short of their target for budget cuts. There was also concern about whether a future Greek government would implement the measures.
Family members of pop icon Whitney Houston have rejected plans for a two-day public memorial, opting instead to hold a private funeral on February 18. Houston, 48, was found dead in a hotel in Beverly Hills on Saturday.
France has raised the prospect of establishing humanitarian corridors in Syria as security forces launched renewed operations against the opposition. President Assad, meanwhile, has decreed a referendum for February 26.
Greeks feel left in the lurch by their politicians as austerity descends on the country. But at the same time, they're also shocked at the extreme violence of protesters hitting the streets of Athens. DW takes a look.
Iran on Wednesday denied involvement in a series of explosions in Bangkok after Israel accused the Islamic Republic of targeting its officials for assassination. Authorities in Thailand are investigating the incident.
International security experts have gathered in Berlin for the European Police Congress. The focus this year is on stepping up police cooperation across the EU to fight cross-border crime and international terrorism.
