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Pakistan kept in dark over bin Laden operation, says security chief

Osama bin Laden

The US raid which killed Osama bin Laden was conducted without Pakistani knowledge, according to a senior security advisor to President Barack Obama. He added however that Islamabad remained a key ally against al Qaeda. »

 
 
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Pile of German papers

Manner questioned

German newspapers welcome bin Laden's death - but say his killing was too 'Wild West.'»

 
 

history

masked al Qaeda terrorists

Al Qaeda timeline

Killing marks the end of a manhunt that began long before September 11, 2001.»

 
 

opinion

Not the end

Bin Laden's death is an important counterterrorism victory, but al Qaeda is not defeated.»

 
 
 
 
Rodney Pinder

Press Freedom

'At the end of the day journalists can trust no one to look after them'

As people around the globe mark World Press Freedom Day, the head of a media NGO warns that journalists are increasingly being attacked, detained or even murdered for their work.  »

 
 
Supporters of Moammar Gadhafi react following an airstrike in Tripoli

Arab World

Gadhafi supporters bury leader's son amid further clashes

Crowds chanting Muammar Gaddafi's name have gathered in Tripoli for the funeral of one of his sons, who was killed in a NATO airstrike over the weekend. Meanwhile, fighting continued in the besieged city of Misrata. »

 
 
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Justice

Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin

Slander scandal

Former French prime minister de Villepin returns to court in the Clearstream affair.»

 
 

Renewables

Two of the wind turbines at the offshore site

Winds of change

Germany's first offshore wind park goes online as the country turns away from nuclear energy.»

 
 

Aviation

the flight recorder

Black Box

A search team recovers the black box from an unsolved Air France plane crash that killed 228 people.»

 
 
 
Dortmund's Robert Lewandowski, third left, celebrates with teammates

Bundesliga

'Geilness factor' hits all-time high as Borussia Dortmund revel in title bliss

Dortmund’s seventh German championship was unlike all the others in the club's long history. The men in yellow and black not only won the league, they played arguably the most entertaining football in Europe. »

 
 
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Literature

Spanish startup set to launch free, legal e-book service

24Symbols is taking the model pioneered by Spotify, Pandora and Hulu, and applying them to e-books. Users will be able to read all kinds of e-books for free, and share them with the blessing of publishers. »

 
 

Food and Drink

White asparagus

White gold

Germans are stampeding market stalls in search of a simple spring vegetable - white asparagus.»

 
 

Auto Industry

Teddy bear in an Audi race suit

It's never too early...

German carmakers use toys and other tactics to impress their brand values on children.»

 
 

Environment

A forest that has been chopped down

Conning the climate

A transparency watchdog warns that corruption threatens money for climate action.»

 
 
 
 

A multimedia journey of discovery

What do people experience when they return to the country of their youth? To a country they left years before, trading it for a life in Germany? Join DW in tracing the paths of several people as they journey home.  »

 

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