Midtown Blogger/Manhattan Valley Follies: Der Spiegel- Attacks on Asylum Seekers

Is the Ugly German Back? Flames of Hate Haunt a Nation

DPA/ Polizei Sachsen-Anhalt

During the first six months of this year, right-wing extremists in Germany committed attacks against places housing asylum-seekers on an almost daily basis. Many refugees living in the country fear for their lives. By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Comment ]

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The Last EuropeanRomanian Driver Navigates the Soul of the EU

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Photo Gallery: Across Europe in a Mini-Van

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07/23/2015 from nsmith: I have yet to read one featured SPIEGEL Online comment about Julian Assange that is even remotely... more...

A Government DividedSchäuble's Push for Grexit Puts Merkel on Defensive

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SPIEGEL Interview with Wolfgang Schäuble'There Is No German Dominance'

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07/23/2015 from Deutschland über alles: i just want to say this, why doesn't the European Union just fall and all the countries just go...more...

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07/21/2015 from Hipatia II: I wish good luck to Tsipras, his task is not easy, I hope you get for the good of all. more...

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Photo Gallery: Islamic State's Baghdad Bomb Czar

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07/24/2015 from namteyd: I agree with rshouck3 in that many of the overcrowded museums in Paris, London, and NYC are such... more...

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