IOC could name hosts of both 2024 and 2028 Games this year
The International Olympic Committee appears to have moved a step closer towards awarding both the 2024 and 2028 Games at a meeting later this year.
PopXport: the German Music Magazine
"Rammstein: Paris" -- the new concert film by one of Germany's most notorious bands. Tokio Hotel is now touring Europe with songs from their new album. And the second album…
Former VW patriarch Piëch in talks to sell his shares
Former Volkswagen Chairman Ferdinand Piëch is in talks to sell his shares in the firm. The long-term patriarch helped the carmaker to become a giant, but more recently fell into…
50 years on: the oily legacy of the Torrey Canyon
50 years ago, the oil tanker "Torrey Canyon" ran aground off the UK coast, between the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall. What followed was the world's first major marine oil…
Defence and interior ministers visit Al-Arish, meet forces
Army and police officials vow to terminate terrorism in Sinai and stress the importance of the locals' cooperation
Will G20 governments retreat from climate funding?
As the G20 finance ministers meet in Germany, a statement has raised concerns that the world's biggest economies might scale back climate funding pledges made in Paris and shift the…
FIFA suspends Mali from international football due to government meddling
FIFA has suspended Mali from international competition after determining that the government had meddled in its football association's affairs. Mali are not due to play their next World Cup qualifying…
Joachim Löw calls in Timo Werner for games against England, Azerbaijan
Germany head coach Joachim Löw has named his squad for the upcoming international break. Timo Werner has been given his first call up, while Lukas Podolski is to play his…
Time running out for world’s smallest porpoise
Bad news for the vaquita as environmentalists find one of the last of its kind washed up on the shores of the Gulf of California. The animal is threatened by…