Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, who was hospitalized late Wednesday with what unofficially is being described as a stroke, will be taken to Germany for more treatment. (Associated Press)
British Prime Minister David Cameron (left) laughs as he speaks with (from right) Finland's Prime Minister Jyrki Tapani Katainen, Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Estonia's Prime Minister Andrus Ansip during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels on Dec. 13, 2012. (Associated Press)
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (left) speaks with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle during a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
In this Oct. 29, 2010 file photo steam rises from the chimneys in the industrial area in Duisburg , Germany. A closely-watched survey has found business confidence in Germany unexpectedly rising this month following six straight declines. Munich's Ifo institute reported Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who also is chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Party (CDU), delivers her keynote speech at the party's 2012 convention in Hanover, Germany, on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, right, and his counterpart from Egypt Kamel Amr, left, address the media during a joint news conference at the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
U.S. singer Alicia Keys appears on stage during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards show at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, central Germany, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
U.S. singer Alicia Keys performs during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards show at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, central Germany, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
U.S. singer Alicia Keys performs during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards show at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, central Germany, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
U.S. singer Alicia Keys performs during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards show at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, central Germany, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
The Foreign Minister of Finland Alexander Stubb, speaks during the ‘2nd Berlin Foreign Policy Forum’ in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)