There has been a surge in support for conservative Islamic policies, particularly among younger and more religious Malay ...

Around 15,000 GDR athletes were often unknowingly doped, some of them as children - like the boxer Andreas Wornowski.

A court has ruled that the government cannot renege on a promise of visas to an Afghan family at risk of persecution by the ...

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius plans to attract more voluntary recruits to the German Armed Forces rather than bringing back conscription quickly. DW visited a recruitment center in the eastern city ...

New Delhi continues to be the most polluted capital on Earth, but it's not the world's most polluted city. That title goes to Byrnihat, an industrial town in India's northeast. DW explores why.

The leading independent election observer in Russia, Golos, has announced its closure after 25 years of monitoring the country's elections. The decision comes after the group's co-chair was sent to a ...

Jasper Philipsen, one of the world's best sprinters, is out of the Tour de France. A heavy crash is the Belgian's undoing - not unusual for the traditionally hectic first week of the race.

The most powerful EU official faces a challenge to her authority, if not her hold on office, thanks to a censure motion. Center-left EU lawmakers seized the moment to slam cooperation with the far ...

The US president's latest volley of tariffs heavily targets Asian countries, including Japan, South Korea and Indonesia. Many experts say it's part of a strategy to force them to reduce trade with ...

The ancient temple in Athens draws millions of visitors each year. But authorities were forced to close it off to protect tourists and workers from extreme heat.

The Bundestag is debating the government's budget plans, which see record expenditure and record debt. The aim is to get the country back on its feet through massive investment.

Russia's former Transport Minister Roman Starovoit has been found dead hours after Russian President Valdimir Putin fired him ...