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America's Willing Helper: Intelligence Scandal Puts Merkel in Tight Place

Germany's latest spying scandal has created the biggest crisis yet for the country's foreign intelligence agency. The German government appears to have been aware of widespread US spying, possibly including economic espionage, against European targets and yet it did nothing to stop it. By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Comment ]

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Rem Koolhaas Interview'We Shouldn't Tear Down Buildings We Can Still Use'

Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas talks to SPIEGEL about the new Fondazione Prada museum he designed in Milan, the danger of turning cities into historical Disneylands and his desire to raze an entire neighborhood of Paris. Interview Conducted by Marianne Wellershoffmore... [ Comment ]

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Donetsk Separatist Leader'We Are Not Citizens of Ukraine'

Alexander Zakharchenko is the leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, which is not recognized by the international community. In a rare interview, he says his greatest hope is that Moscow will annex his territory just as it did Crimea. Interview Conducted By Christian Neef more... [ Comment ]

05/04/2015 from danram: The same can be said for most of the so-called "freedom fighters" of the "Donetsk... more...

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?Fears As Predator Returns To Europe

The wolf has returned to Germany and along with it, ages old fears. But these worries are unfounded, argues Italian biologist Luigi Boitani, who has studied the creature's return across Europe. Interview Conducted by Julia Koch more... [ Comment ]

05/01/2015 from calle.seleborg: Boitani should know that in the 19th centuary close to 100 people were killed in Finland by wolves.... more...

The Beginning of the EndCase Could Halt Lethal Injections in US

Following a string of horrific botched executions, the US Supreme Court is considering a case that could lead to a ban on lethal injections. The alternatives are so cruel that they might bring the country closer to abolishing capital punishment. By Markus Feldenkirchen more...[ Comment ]

05/03/2015 from John_Banister: Capital punishment in USA will never be stopped by attempts to make it impossible to physically... more...

Debt CrisisGreek President Promises Repayment of all Debt

In comments made to SPIEGEL ONLINE, new Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos categorically rules out his country exiting the euro zone and supports calls for German reparations payments in connection with Nazi war crimes. By Giorgos Christides, David Böcking and Roland Nelles in Athens more... [ Comment ]

04/30/2015 from eks2040@aol.com: In sum, Greece needs money from EU, wants no conditions attached thereto, but cannot repay...more...

Spying Close to HomeGerman Intelligence Under Fire for NSA Cooperation

US intelligence spent years spying on European targets from a secretive base. Now, it seems that German intelligence was aware of the espionage -- and did nothing to stop it. By SPIEGEL Staff more...[ Comment ]

05/03/2015 from progermany: Sad comments, but hard to dismiss. The reasons are clear, the trauma of WWII, the trauma of the... more...

An Unending Refugee TragedyEurope's Path to Deadly Partition

Germany and its European Union partners want to prevent further refugee dramas in the Mediterranean Sea. But a look back at the policies adopted after the 2013 tragedy in Lampedusa shows they have made a terrible situation even deadlier. By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Comment ]

05/04/2015 from agabio: Undoubtedly this is an Unending Refugee Tragedy and must be addressed by the Eu as its National... more...

A War Waged From German SoilUS Ramstein Base Key in Drone Attacks

The US Air Force base in Ramstein is a central and indispensible element in Barack Obama's controversial use of drones in the war against terror. New documents are creating pressure for both Washington and the German government. By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Comment ]

05/04/2015 from mckay00: All the hoopla about this key protective tool is counterproductive. It is designed to shed Europe... more...

The Terror StrategistSecret Files Reveal the Structure of Islamic State

An Iraqi officer planned Islamic State's takeover in Syria and SPIEGEL has been given exclusive access to his papers. They portray an organization that, while seemingly driven by religious fanaticism, is actually coldly calculating. By Christoph Reuter more... [ Comment ]

05/01/2015 from axmukher: This story seems to be incomplete. The ISIS terrorists seem to be very well dressed, with new... more...

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