Syrian Refugee Finds $55,000 Cash, Turns It In To German Police
Eight months after he entered Germany as a refugee from Homs, a Syrian man is being praised as a hero by local police for his honesty.
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In Germany, Asylum Seekers' Medical Needs Are Being Contained
Providing care to asylum seekers has been a challenge, not least due to language barriers. Two entrepreneurs have turned shipping containers into mobile clinics, with 24-hour access to translators.
German Parliament Votes To Recognize Mass Killing Of Armenians As Genocide
German legislators overwhelmingly agreed the World War I-era killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turks constituted genocide. In response, Turkey withdrew its ambassador to Germany.
Lightning Strikes Child's Party in Paris And Soccer Match In Germany, Injuring Dozens
More than 40 people — most of them children — were injured from lightning strikes in two separate incidents in Europe on Saturday.
The Ultimate Latin Dictionary: After 122 Years, Still At Work On The Letter 'N'
Work on the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae began in 1894 and carries on to this day in a Bavarian palace in Munich, Germany. There's still a long way to go for a project with a soft deadline of 2050.
Methods For Reforming Neo-Nazis Help Fight The Radicalization Of Muslims
To fight radicalization of young Muslims, a German program applies lessons from an unexpected source: reformed neo-Nazis. "There is a commonality between extremist ideologies," says a counselor.
At Turkey's Request, Germany Allows Criminal Investigation Of Comedian
Comic Jan Boehmermann could face jail time for reading a satirical poem on TV that criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A German law makes it illegal to insult a foreign leader.
Dispatcher In Deadly German Train Crash Was Playing Game On Phone, Prosecutors Say
The crash that killed 11 people in February appears to have been caused by a distracted dispatcher, prosecutors say. The controller has been arrested and may face charges of negligent homicide.
Refugees Rescue German Politician, But The Rhetoric Stays The Same
A local leader of Germany's far-right NPD party, which has campaigned for closed borders, crashed his car. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the irony of what happened next: refugees stopped and helped.
Wanted: Female German Astronauts
Aerospace engineer Claudia Kessler is searching for Germany's first female astronaut. The country's previous 11 astronauts were all men, which she says highlights German sexism in the sciences.