SPIEGEL ONLINE - 27.03.2013
The project was put on hold after thousands showed up in protest, but early Wednesday morning developers resumed their removal of a section of the longest remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall to make way for luxury housing. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 15.03.2013
At a time when the Catholic Church was sinking into opulence and pomposity, a powerful religious countercurrent formed in the High Middle Ages: beggar-monks like Francis of Assisi, who preached abstinence and humility. A profile of the religious leader who has become the new pope's namesake. By Hans-Ulrich Stoldt more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 07.03.2013
Leading Nazi Hermann Göring was instrumental to Hitler's reign of terror, but research suggests his brother Albert saved the lives of dozens of Jews. Israel must now decide whether he deserves to be honored as one of the "Righteous Among the Nations." By Gerhard Spörl more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 05.03.2013
Josef Stalin ruled the early years of the Soviet Union with torture, show trials and vast numbers of executions. Yet today, many Russians are willing to forgive this brutality. They see him as a hero for consolidating power and modernizing the country. By Uwe Klussmann more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 04.03.2013
The investor behind a controversial luxury housing complex in the German capital has suspended construction after thousands protested plans to remove a section of the Berlin Wall to accomodate the building. He will try to find a compromise at a meeting with officials later this month. more... [ Video | Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 01.03.2013
Franz Ferdinand, the Austrian archduke whose assassination triggered World War I, started a trip across the world in 1892. His newly published diary from the journey reveals a world of extremes, from island cannibals to skyscrapers. By Matthias Schulz more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 28.02.2013
Pope Benedict has withdrawn to Castel Gandolfo while his successor is chosen. But few know that the papal summer residence of almost 400 years has a curious history, serving as a hideout for Jews, delivery ward and target for paparazzi. By René Schlott more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 22.02.2013
Historian Othmar Plöckinger argues that Adolf Hilter's time in the military facilitated his transformation into a murderous dictator. His new book traces how in the army Hilter acquired skills and an education that he would put to use during his later rise to power. By Felix Bohr more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 14.02.2013
In the past, right-wing extremists have sought to dominate Dresden efforts to remember the World War II bombing of the city on Feb. 13, 1945. But on Wednesday night, a vast human chain blocked a planned neo-Nazi march while peacefully marking the tension-filled anniversary. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 08.02.2013
Prominent French journalist Anne Sinclair was most recently in the headlines because of her husband, Dominique Strauss-Kahn. In a SPIEGEL interview, she discusses the scandal, her "magical" childhood in New York, and hobnobbing with the famous artists her grandfather represented. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 01.02.2013
A German prosecutor is involved in a race against time as he searches for enough proof to bring charges against former SS troops responsible for the gruesome World War II massacre in the French village Oradour-sur-Glane. Proving the utterance of a single quote might be enough. By Charles Hawley more... [ Forum ]
