Dec 31 Out of print for 70 years, Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ to go on sale in Germany By Corinne Segal "Mein Kampf" will go on sale in Germany next week after its copyright expires on Friday, marking the first time in 70 years the book will be legally reprinted in the country. Continue reading
Dec 09 Time champions German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its Person of the Year By Larisa Epatko Time magazine named German Chancellor Angela Merkel its Person of the Year on Wednesday, calling her “Chancellor of the Free World” in an article that traced her success back to her upbringing in East Germany. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch Here’s what we know about the growing international fight against ISIS By PBS News Hour In the fight against ISIS, France has stepped up airstrikes in Syria since the terror attacks in Paris, shortly after the U.K. authorized its own airstrikes, and Germany has voted to support the military campaign against the group. But what… Continue watching
Dec 02 British lawmakers vote to back airstrikes against ISIS in Syria By Joshua Barajas After debating the issue for more than 10 hours Wednesday, British lawmakers voted to authorize airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria. Continue reading
Oct 29 As a Syrian in Berlin, I photographed the moment the world started caring about my country By Nour Nouralla I was born in the oldest inhabited capital in the world, Damascus. For almost five years, I have watched my country being torn apart. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 6:06 How long can Germany stay welcoming to refugees? By PBS News Hour Germany has been welcoming to thousands of refugees desperate for asylum. But not everyone in that country feels happy about the number of newcomers. Matt Frei of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 3:50 News Wrap: Volkswagen CEO steps down amid rigging scandal By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn announced his resignation in the wake of a scandal over diesel cars that were rigged to pass pollution tests, but denied personal wrongdoing. Also, imprisoned Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 4:11 After long journey to Germany, refugees confront new challenge of integration By PBS News Hour The United Nations this weekend said 80 percent of the migrants coming to Europe are from war-torn Syria, Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan. Recent refugees arriving in new countries face a challenge that will take much longer than the journey from… Continue watching
Sep 20 U.S. prepared to accept 100,000 refugees in 2017 By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press The U.S. will accept 85,000 refugees from around the world next year, up from 70,000, and that total would rise to 100,000 in 2017, according to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. Continue reading