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Karlsruhe

South-western German city, home to the country's Supreme Court and to roughly 300,000 people. Karlsruhe is the second-largest city in Baden Württemberg state.

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Lecture hall at Karlsruhe University

Higher Learning

Germany offers a host of opportunities to people who want to study here -- even in English.
February 5, 2009
German navy

Fighting Piracy

Germany says an international court should be set up to try increasingly dangerous Somali pirates.
December 23, 2008
Boy standing in front of a genocide exhibit containing hundreds of skulls

Rwandan Arrested

Germany arrests a former Rwandan mayor suspected of involvement in the 1994 genocide.
December 23, 2008
A soldier aboard the "Brandenburg" frigate

Anti-Piracy Mission

German lawmarkers favor sending the German navy to the coast of Somalia to fight piracy.
December 19, 2008
Traffic on the freeway

Germany to Re-Introduce Tax Relief After Court Rebuke

Germany's highest court says commuter tax breaks have to be made available to everyone.
December 9, 2008
Hoffenheim's Vedad Ibisevic celebrates as he scores the opening goal against Karlsruhe

High-Flying Hoffenheim

Hoffenheim thrashed Karlsruhe 4-1 to reclaim the top spot in the Bundesliga.
November 2, 2008
Weapons

Iranian "Secret Agent" Charged in Germany

German federal prosecutors said Wednesday they had indicted an Iranian “secret agent” for purchasing large quantities of weapons equipment for the Defense Industries Organization (DIO) of Iran.
September 11, 2008
The Georgian team which played Germany in 2006: First row (l-r): George Demetradze, Otar Martsvaladze, Zurab Menteshashvili, Levan Kobiashvili, Jaba Kankava. Second row: (l-r): Dato Kvirkvelia, Zurab Khizanishvili, Kakha Kaladze, Mate Ghvinianidze, Levan Tskhitishvili and goalkeeper Giorgio Lomaia.

FIFA Agrees on Mainz for Georgia-Ireland World Cup Qualifier

Due to the on-going instability in the Caucasus region, Georgia's national soccer team will now play its World Cup home qualifier against the Republic of Ireland in the German city of Mainz.
August 28, 2008

The Season Begins

DW-WORLD.DE presents special previews of all the teams.
August 14, 2008
Alexander Iashvili pulls a face at the ball during a game

Karlsruhe

August 12, 2008
A magnifying glass positioned over an incriminating Website

Cyber-terrorism

In a landmark case, a German court jailed an Iraqi man for posting al-Qaeda propaganda online.
June 19, 2008
Princess Caroline of Monaco

Freedom of the Press

Princess Caroline suffered a legal setback in her longstanding battle with Europe's paparazzi.
March 18, 2008
A long line of cars on the autobahn

Long Drive Home

Despite 45 years of cooperation, commuting on the French-German border is still a one-sided affair.
January 22, 2008
Werder Bremen's Diego celebrates a goal against VfB Stuttgart this season

Kudos for Diego

Bremen midfielder Diego has been voted the best player of the season so far by his contemporaries.
January 7, 2008
Telephone cable

Historic Lawsuit

Over 30,000 Germans have filed a mass lawsuit against a sweeping data retention law.
December 31, 2007
Children stick their hands in the air to ask a question at the Karlsruhe Children's University

Science for Kids

Thousands of children in Germany have been flocking to university lectures designed for kids.
September 3, 2007

French vs. English

Despite protests from parents, students in southern Germany have to take French before English.
May 20, 2007
Thomas Kies from Karlsruhe celebrates with beer

One Up, One Down

Karlsruhe will replace Mönchengladbach in the first division next year. We look at the reasons why.
May 2, 2007

Preparing for Freedom?

A German court has granted prison day releases to a past terrorist amid debate over former crimes.
April 24, 2007

Anti-Nazi Images

A German court has ruled that a law banning Nazi symbols does not include crossed-out swastikas.
March 15, 2007
Princess Caroline von Hannover

Celebrities' Rights Strengthened

Princess Caroline won a case in Germany against publication of paparazzi photos in the media.
March 7, 2007

Germany Mulls DNA Tests

Germany's Justice Minister called for a ban on secret paternity tests at a court hearing on Monday.
November 21, 2006

Terrorists Planned Attack

German prosecutors say a terrorist group planned an attack on a German plane last summer.
November 20, 2006

Berlin to Remain Broke

A German court has said no to more federal money for Berlin. So where does the city go from here?
October 19, 2006

Karlsruhe Verdict on Berlin's Call for Financial Help

Germany’s highest court on Thursday threw out a bid by the city state of Berlin to make the federal government help reduce its 60 billion euros debt.
October 19, 2006

Elite Schools Chosen

Three universities have been deemed Germany's best and will be flush with cash for top research.
October 13, 2006

German Court Restricts Police Profiling to Find Terrorists

Germany's highest court on Tuesday ruled that profiling by police and intelligence agencies to identify potential terrorists is illegal if it is based on a mere suspicion without any concrete evidence.
May 23, 2006

Press Review: No Right to Shoot

Wednesday's high court ruling against a law which would allow hijacked planes to be shot from the skies, has provoked a mixed reaction in German editorials.
February 16, 2006

Jobless in Germany? Head to France

As Chancellor Merkel meets President Chirac on "German-French Day," an exchange of another kind is taking place on the Franco-German border -- young German jobseekers are being urged to try their luck in France.
January 23, 2006

Christmas Trees Take a Bizarre Twist

Twinkling lights and bright ornaments are the traditional dress for a Christmas tree. But some young German designers want to prove that flashy, ugly, spicy is the way to go, as they showed at an exhibition in Karlsruhe.
December 25, 2005

Full Steam Ahead for Election Campaigns

The decision to allow early elections in Germany has been interpreted as support by Gerhard Schröder, who said he can now pursue his new mandate. His opponents also seem to be relishing the now official contest.
August 25, 2005

Court Decision Expected on Early Elections

The second senate of the Federal Constitutional Court will decide on Tuesday on the legality of an early election in the German parliament.
August 22, 2005

Court to Rule on Vote in Two Weeks

Germany's Constitutional Court has heard oral arguments on whether or not Chancellor Schröder's plan triggering early elections is constitutional. The court now says to expect a ruling in two weeks.
August 10, 2005

Student Unnerves Public with "Art Attack"

A news anchor taken hostage and forced to read terrorists' messages at gunpoint? Turns out it was all a gag orchestrated for art's sake -- one that is having legal consequences for the artist and, maybe, the nation.
July 1, 2005

Consumer Culture's Grip on Youth

The influence of advertising is everywhere. How can young people maintain their own personalities amidst all the commercial noise? The exhibition "Coolhunters" shows that youngsters are not just victims of consumerism.
April 28, 2005

City Portrait Karlsruhe

In Karlsruhe, known for its openness and tranquility, visitors can enjoy Mother Nature at her best.
March 2, 2005

Legal Action vs Rumsfeld Seen as Unlikely

German justice authorities reportedly will not take legal action against US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld over the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq. But prosecutors have yet to decide.
January 28, 2005

Energy Supplier EnBW Sees Profit in 2004

January 19, 2005

Court Orders Commitee Revamp

December 8, 2004

CDU to Pay Fine for Slush Fund Scandal

September 16, 2004

Court Rejects Insurance Claim Over Husband's Death

August 18, 2004

Germany Celebrates 20 Years of E-Mail

When a group of computer scientists at the University of Karlsruhe sent Germany's first e-mail 20 years ago, they had no idea they were heralding in the digital age.
August 2, 2004

Autobahn Speed Killer Gets Probation

The man who was convicted and sentenced to jail for causing the death of a young woman and her infant daughter through aggressive driving on a German autobahn last year has had his sentence reduced by an appeals court.
July 29, 2004

International Art Fair Opens in Karlsruhe

March 3, 2004

High Court to Decide If Germans Can Shop on Sundays

The laws governing shop opening hours in Germany are strict. One large retailer is trying to change that, taking its fight to the country's highest court.
November 6, 2003

Second Run for Germany's Immigration Bill

The German government's controversial proposals on immigration and integration are back -- and unchanged. But the opposition to them is unchanged, too.
March 14, 2003

German Parties Squabble Over Immigration

After Germany’s first attempt to regulate immigration was blocked in court, political haggling threatens to further delay the process. The conservatives are now proposing their own law for the integration of foreigners.
December 20, 2002

Germany's Indomitable Lion

With the African Nations Cup already under his belt, Winfried Schäfer takes Cameroon's Indomitable Lions onto the world stage with sky high optimism and a chance to confront former colleagues.
May 30, 2002

Art With a Global Perspective - Franz Ackermann

Franz Ackermann is one of Germany's most successful contemporary artists. He is now representing Germany and his hometown Berlin at the most important art fair in Latin America, the Biennial in São Paulo/Brazil.
April 11, 2002

All the World's a Brain

In the new "Web of Life" exhibit, blood vessels flow into traffic arteries, surfers hang ten on brainwaves, humans shake hands with computers, and our world is transformed by the very networks that compose it.
March 27, 2002