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Hurricane Maria destroyed the Puerto Rican village of Salinas. Local residents are being housed in a school building. Most people have no electricity, water, or working telephone line. The mayor and the survivors are trying to rebuild the village.

The move to postpone Catalonia's independence has not done much to calm tensions in the region. The DW reporter meets with a regional MP who supports independence, and a young man who favors a united Spain.

Gao is the most dangerous part of Mali. UN peacekeeping troops and Mali government forces are frequently attacked by insurgents.

Two young men from rural Afghanistan are hoping to become their country's first Olympic skiers. They're training at Switzerland's upscale St. Moritz resort for a sport that is little known in Afghanistan. Can they make their dreams come true?

Farmer Cédric Herrou smuggles refugees over the French-Italian border - from pure altruism. Now he is on trial, but the judiciary is having a hard time dealing with him. Can you condemn someone whose actions are motivated by charity?

Three years after the Maidan Revolution, many Ukrainians are disillusioned. Nazariy Sovsun from Kiev wants to change that. He organizes techno parties, to restore young people’s faith in the pro-democracy movement.

Isaac Nabwana makes action movies in Wakaliga – a slum in Uganda's capital Kampala. The self-taught filmmaker has almost no budget, but his enthusiasm makes up for that. Now he's set to shoot his first major television production.

Isaac Nabwana makes action movies in Wakaliga – a slum in Uganda's capital Kampala. The self-taught filmmaker has almost no budget, but his enthusiasm makes up for that. Now he's set to shoot his first major television production.

Five years ago, the people in the Spanish village of Sodeto won the "El Gordo" Christmas jackpot. How has it affected their lives? What's left of the prize money? Has it bought them happiness, or led to tensions?Five years ago, the Spanish village of Sodeto won big. Together, its 250 residents hit the 'El Gordo' Christmas jackpot of over 100 million euro. Over night, almost the entire village was rich...

Five years ago, the people in the Spanish village of Sodeto won the "El Gordo" Christmas jackpot. How has it affected their lives? What's left of the prize money? Has it bought them happiness, or led to tensions?Five years ago, the Spanish village of Sodeto won big. Together, its 250 residents hit the 'El Gordo' Christmas jackpot of over 100 million euro. Over night, almost the entire village was rich...