
World
German magazine Der Spiegel fires award-winning journalist Claas Relotius, says scribe has been fabricating stories for years
Some of the roughly 60 stories Relotius had written since 2011 were accurate but others were “completely invented or embellished with manipulated quotes or other fact-fantasy,” it said.

News & Analysis
German prosecutors launch investigation of spying charges
Germany's top public prosecutor will look into accusations that the country's BND foreign intelligence agency violated laws by helping the United States spy on officials and firms in Europe, including Airbus group, the federal prosecutors office said.