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The Terrorist Hunter Germany’s Most Important Informant Tells His Story

Murat Cem enjoyed a career as one of Germany's most important police informants, tracking down a number of the country's leading Islamist extremists, including the future Berlin Christmas market attacker Anis Amri, who he tried to thwart. "We could have stopped him," he says looking back. "But we didn't." By Jörg Diehl, Roman Lehberger und Fidelius Schmid

Germany’s Most Important Informant Tells His Story - Marcus Simaitis für den SPIEGEL

Four Decades Later East German Art Heist Mystery Nears Resolution

Forty years ago, thieves swiped five valuable paintings from an East German museum. Now, they have finally been returned, thanks largely to the mayor of the town from which they were taken. But the mystery hasn't yet been solved. Von Konstantin von Hammerstein

East German Art Heist Mystery Nears Resolution - BStU

Dresden Royal Jewel Theft Experts Fear Thieves Will Recut and Sell Diamond Treasures

The recent theft of priceless jewels from an important collection in Dresden has cast light on the problem facing many museums today: security. Did the Grüne Gewölbe make the thieves' job too easy? And what is likely to happen to the looted treasures? By DER SPIEGEL Staff

Experts Fear Thieves Will Recut and Sell Diamond Treasures - Grünes Gewölbe, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

Drug Taxis and Impotent Police The Avalanche of Cocaine Hitting Europe

Drug syndicates are flooding Europe with very pure cocaine. Consumers need only send an encrypted text and a dealer will show up at their doorstep. And the authorities are all but powerless to stop them. By DER SPIEGEL Staff

The Avalanche of Cocaine Hitting Europe - Daniel Reinhardt/ DPA

'Special Advisers' Investigators Target Illicit Trade in Diplomatic Passports

Several Germans have managed to procure diplomatic passports from African countries, including former tennis star Boris Becker and figures with criminal histories. Now authorities are investigating a suspected network of intermediaries. By DER SPIEGEL Staff

Investigators Target Illicit Trade in Diplomatic Passports - Xaume Olleros/ AFP

Murder in Frankfurt The Struggle to Find Answers to Random Crime

On Monday, an eight-year-old boy got pushed in front of a train in Frankfurt and died. The crime has horrified the entire country and right-wing populists have sought to instrumentalize it. But can such acts of violence really be prevented? By DER SPIEGEL Staff

The Struggle to Find Answers to Random Crime - imago images / Patrick Scheiber

Right-Wing Extremism? The Puzzling Murder of a German Politician

The brutal murder of a politician in central Germany has led to widespread speculation about the motive and the identity of the perpetrator. Some see it as retaliation for his pro-refugee stance, but investigators have their doubts. Von Matthias Bartsch, Veronika Völlinger und Steffen Winter

The Puzzling Murder of a German Politician - Ralph Orlowski/REUTERS

Babylon Berlin The German Capital at a Crossroads

Berlin is changing. That's nothing new, of course, but even as integration challenges have resulted in crime in some neighborhoods, others are trying to find ways to avoid the stasis that comes with gentrification. Success is uncertain. Von Lars-Olav Beier, Hilmar Schmundt und Volker Weidermann

The German Capital at a Crossroads - M.Omair/ Getty Images

Former FBI Agent on Saudi Crown Prince 'He Wanted to Send a Message'

Why would someone want Saudi Arabian Jamal Khashoggi dead? The former FBI agent Ali Soufan says that the journalist posed a threat to the House of Saud. Von Britta Sandberg

'He Wanted to Send a Message' - Anadolu Agency / Abaca Press / ddp images

Death on the Bosphorus How an Apparent Saudi Hit Job Has Shaken the World

A gruesome crime has quickly turned into a crisis in international relations: Saudi agents acting on behalf of the crown prince are thought to have dismembered a prominent opposition journalist. The West is disgusted and U.S. President Donald Trump finds himself in a tight spot. By DER SPIEGEL Staff

How an Apparent Saudi Hit Job Has Shaken the World - Pete Maclaine / i-Images / eyevine / Picture Press

Trumping Trump The Truth About German Crime Statistics

U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that the German crime rate had risen by 10 percent because of refugees in the country. He's wrong. We took a closer look at just how wrong. Von Philipp Seibt

The Truth About German Crime Statistics - NICHOLAS KAMM/ AFP

Migrant Crime in Germany The Lost Sons of North Africa

Thousands of young men from North Africa come to Germany every year and many of them, like Samir, fall afoul of the law. Officials would like to accelerate the deportation process, but the criminals aren't welcome back home either. By SPIEGEL Staff

The Lost Sons of North Africa - Harald Tittel/ DER SPIEGEL

The Death of an Ideal Killing in Germany Triggers Fresh Refugee Debate

The recent rape and murder of a student in the bucolic university town of Freiburg, Germany, has shaken a city that welcomed refugees with open arms. As it emerges that a young Afghan man may have been the killer, a national debate on migrants is unfolding. By SPIEGEL Staff

Killing in Germany Triggers Fresh Refugee Debate - Eric Vazzoler / DER SPIEGEL

A Country on Tenterhooks Germans Wonder If Terror Can Be Prevented

Following the attacks in Munich, Würzburg and Ansbach, many are asking how the violence can be stopped. There is an answer to this question, but will it be heard in these turbulent times? By SPIEGEL Staff

Germans Wonder If Terror Can Be Prevented - STR/ AFP

Lucrative Loot The Murky World of the Ancient Artifact Market

A new law in Germany seeks to eliminate the trade in ancient artifacts. It was written to target people like Leonardo Patterson, whose long career selling plundered objects from Central America throws a spotlight on the dubious industry. Von Konstantin von Hammerstein

The Murky World of the Ancient Artifact Market - Peter Schinzler/ DER SPIEGEL

Chaos and Violence How New Year's Eve in Cologne Has Changed Germany

New Year's Eve in Cologne rapidly descended into a chaotic free-for-all involving sexual assault and theft, most of it apparently committed by foreigners. It has launched a bitter debate over immigration and refugees in Germany -- one that could change the country. By SPIEGEL Staff

How New Year's Eve in Cologne Has Changed Germany - Markus Boehm/ dpa

An Interview with Cologne's Mayor 'I Have Been Subjected to a Ton of Ridicule and Criticism'

In an interview, Cologne Mayor Henriette Reker, 59, discusses the sexual attacks that rocked Germany's fourth-largest city on New Year's Eve and her controversial suggestion that women keep foreign men at arm's length. Von Frank Hornig und Barbara Schmid

'I Have Been Subjected to a Ton of Ridicule and Criticism' - Theodor Barth/ DER SPIEGEL

Mobs and Counter-Mobs Pitfalls, Prejudice and the Cologne Sexual Assaults

The events in Cologne were perpetrated by a sexist criminal mob -- and have triggered the rise of racist digital mob in response. The incident has shown that much of the public doesn't care much about sexual violence, unless it comes from foreigners. Von Sascha Lobo

Pitfalls, Prejudice and the Cologne Sexual Assaults - Oliver Berg/ dpa

Cologne Assaults Police Report Outlines 'Chaotic and Shameful' New Year's Eve

An internal police protocol has revealed the full extent of the violence in Cologne on New Year's Eve. According to the report, which SPIEGEL has seen, officials were overwhelmed and powerless to help some people calling for help.

Police Report Outlines 'Chaotic and Shameful' New Year's Eve - Markus Boehm/ dpa

New Year's Eve Attacks Dozens of Women Sexually Assaulted in Cologne

Dozens of women celebrating New Year's Eve in Cologne have said they were the victims of sexual assault. With a group of men with North African and Middle Eastern appearances under suspicion, the incident threatens to augment growing concern over Germany's refugee policies.

Dozens of Women Sexually Assaulted in Cologne - Maja Hitij/ dpa

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