As a foreigner in Germany, you may be eligible to receive certain benefits. This is regulated by the Asylum Seeker's Benefits Act – or "Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz". But what does that entail and what restrictions apply?

The rules regarding rescues at sea and safe ports are spelled out in the Hamburg International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, which was ratified by Italy.

The case of the suspected Osama bin Laden bodyguard Sami A. and the suicide of a recent deportee have put Germany's complex deportation system under yet more scrutiny. So how does it work? DW explains.

The European border patrol agency is back in the spotlight amid an ongoing debate about immigration in the EU. DW looks at the work of the agency, and the criticism leveled at it.