After the prisoners were killed, their bodies were given to a researcher. More than 75 years later, hundreds of slides bearing microscopic remains were buried.
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Kyrgyzstan Dispatch: A Mennonite Town in Muslim Central Asia Holds On Against the Odds
A community of Mennonites in Kyrgyzstan is one of Christendom’s most remote and oddest outposts in the Muslim world, as ethnic Germans cling to their faith even as emigration shrinks their numbers.
Hundreds of Bodies, One Nurse: German Serial Killer Leaves as Many Questions as Victims
A nurse, Niels Högel, admitted to dozens of murders but might have killed as many as 300 patients. So what prevented colleagues from stopping one of the world’s deadliest serial killers?
Pompeo Makes Unscheduled Trip to Iraq to Press U.S. Concerns About Iran
The secretary of state canceled a meeting with Germany’s chancellor for a quick trip to Iraq, where the Trump administration says U.S. forces face a new Iranian threat.
Germany Considers Fines for Not Vaccinating Children Against Measles
As cases of the disease rise, the country’s health minister proposed barring school entry to pupils without immunization and a penalty of $2,800 for parents.
Push for Deal Between Kosovo and Serbia Puts National Divisions on Display
The two countries’ presidents have been willing to discuss territorial swaps. But anger among voters is an opportunity for rival politicians, like Kosovo’s prime minister.
Woman Wakes After 27 Years Unconscious
An Emirati mother who suffered brain damage in a car accident in 1991 made an unexpected recovery at a clinic in Germany.
Germany Dispatch: A Fairy-Tale Baddie, the Wolf, Is Back in Germany, and Anti-Migrant Forces Pounce
The wolf is “dangerous” and “breeds explosively.” The way some politicians talk about wolves sounds a lot like the way they talk about immigrants.
To View Online Porn, First Show Your Papers: U.K. Will Begin Age Checks
From July, commercial providers of pornography will have to verify their users are over 18, either through identity documents or passes bought face to face.
Merkel ‘Saddened’ as Germany Awaits Answers on Deadly Bus Crash in Madeira
Most of the victims seem to have been Germans on vacation on the Portuguese island. Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her condolences as an inquiry was opened.