The UN has described Cyclone Idai as one of the deadliest storms on record in the Southern Hemisphere. More than 1,000 have died, and millions are still fighting for survival. DW spoke with aid worker Ninja Taprogge.
At least 290 people are now known to have died in a coordinated attack on churches and hotels on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka, in what officials have called a "brand-new type of terrorism."
Why Notre-Dame will always have place in the hearts of Parisians and international visitors. Built from the late 12th Century, Notre-Dame was a trailblazer in the development of the Gothic style and is one of its most recognisable examples.
Did you know you can grow plants using pipes, water, and fish instead of soil? Kid Engineer Rikalize shows how she designed and built her own aquaponics farm.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, Scotland Yard said. The Australian is now at a police station and is set to appear in court soon. Assange has been holed up in the building since 2012, when he claimed political asylum.
It's been a huge day for science. And an even bigger day for female scientists. Katie Bouman helped develop the algorithm used for the Event Horizon Telescope, which helped create the image of the black hole. She also led testing to verify the images. Now she's the toast of social media. #WomeninSTEM
Scientists working on the Event Horizon Telescope project have produced an image of the "unseeable", capturing the world's first picture of a black hole. It took nearly two years for 200 researchers and a network of eight radio telescopes spanning the globe to make the breakthrough, which was previously thought impossible.
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