Germany

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A river cruise offers views of mansions along the Neckar River in Heidelberg, Germany. (Associated Press)

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This July 2012 photo shows the countryside during a cable car ride in Rudesheim, Germany, while at a stop on a waterway tour on the the river ship Avalon Felicity. (Associated Press)

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In the Pakistani tribal regions, such as South Waziristan, that harbor al Qaeda and other jihadist groups, militants from Central Asia, China, Turkey and even Germany are growing in number, eclipsing Arabs, say intelligence officials, analysts and residents of the region. (Associated Press)

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Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, arrives for a news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, following a meeting of the ECB governing council concerning further strategies to deal with the European financial crisis. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (from left); Reem al-Hashimi, minister of state of the United Arab Emirates; former Syrian Vice Oil Minister Abdo Hussameddin; and Bassma Kodmani of the Syrian Business Forum listen to Abdulbaset Sieda, president of the Syrian National Council, at a gathering of Syrian opposition representatives and diplomats at the Germany Foreign Ministry in Berlin on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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Venus Williams wipes her face during a match against Angelique Kerber, of Germany, at the U.S. Open tennis tournament on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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Police load items into a vehicle they found in an apartment-sharing community of alleged neo-Nazis in Dortmund, Germany, on Wednesday. More than 900 police officers searched homes and clubhouses of suspected neo-Nazis. (Associated Press)

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Elke Fieker checks a bottle of Rotkaeppchen-Mumm, one of eastern Germany’s fine wines. (Associated Press)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a meeting of the CDU/CSU parliamentary parties prior to a special session of the German parliament in Berlin on Thursday, July 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

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Matthias Steiner of Germany gets hit by the weights while failing to make a successful lift in the men's over 105-kg, group A, weightlifting competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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Tommy Haas, of Germany, returns the ball against Mardy Fish during a semifinal in the Citi Open tennis tournament on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)