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German Chancellor Angela Merkel shakes hands with children symbolizing so-called Mauerspechte (wall peckers - people who chipped the wall with hammers) along remains of the Berlin Wall at the Berlin Wall memorial site at Bernauer Strasse in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014. Twenty-five years ago - on Nov. 9, 1989 - the East-German government lifted travel restrictions and thousands of East Berliners had pushed their way past perplexed border guards to celebrate freedom with their brethren in the West. (AP Photo/Steffi Loos)

Ruins of Berlin Wall whisper 25 years later

By Ann Schneible - Catholic News Agency

The Iran Nuclear Compliance Meter (Illustration by Paul Combs of the Tribune Media Services)

GRENELL: The midterm elections and Iran

By Richard Grenell

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Devil’s Alliance’

By Martin Rubin - Special to The Washington Times

Illustration on reality and memory in Germany on the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. (By Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times)

FIELDS: The Berlin Wall, back to the future

By Suzanne Fields

In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, a person walks outside the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland. The museum, which opened in 2013 for temporary exhibitions and cultural programs, is holding the grand opening Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, for its core exhibition, the heart of the museum. The exhibition tells the 1,000 year history of Jews in Poland, from the Middle Ages until today. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Museum unveils rich story of Jewish life in Poland

By Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

United States midfielder Carli Lloyd (10) celebrates her goal with teammates Megan Rapinoe (15) and Ali Krieger (11) in the first half against Mexico during a CONCACAF semifinal soccer match in Philadelphia, Pa., Friday, Oct. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)

U.S. women qualify for 2015 World Cup behind Carli Lloyd’s 2 goals

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014 file photo, the parents of Sahra Ali Mehenni : Kamel Ali Mehenni, right, and Severine Ali Mehenni, looks at photos of their daughter in their living room in Lezignan Corbieres, southern France. At age 17, Sahra Ali Mehenni went so far as to ask her mother to get her a passport, saying she wanted her paperwork in order before she reached adulthood. When she left for Syria on March 11, departing from the Marseille airport just as the teen boy did, she took her burgundy-bound passport and nobody stopped her before she boarded the flight to Istanbul. (AP Photo/Fred Scheiber, File)

For teen with passport, Syria trip can be seamless

By Lori Hinnant - Associated Press

Illustration by Clement, National Post, Toronto, Canada

SUZANNE FIELDS: Troubled times for Angela Merkel

By Suzanne Fields

French President Francois Hollande, second from right, attends a meeting with International economic organizations at the OECD in Paris, Friday Oct. 17, 2014. The heads of major international economic organizations are to discuss the global economy following turmoil in financial markets this week and worries about another recession in Europe. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer/Pool)

MORICI: Europe must drop the Euro, Germany abandon mercantilism

By Peter Morici

refugees: Nearly 1,600 migrants fleeing lands controlled by the Islamic State have died in transit to Europe in the past three months alone. (associated press)

Migrant deaths underscore EU’s immigration problem

By Janelle Dumalaon — Special to The Washington Times

Illustration by Clement, National Post, Toronto, Canada

HANSON: Bomb or occupy — or neither?

By Victor Davis Hanson

BOOK REVIEW: ‘A World Elsewhere’

By Martin Rubin - Special to The Washington Times

Analysts say the latest round of sanctions announced tightens the noose around Russia's energy sector, making it particularly hard to invest in long-term projects to tap into new sources of oil and gas. Such sanctions might tempt Moscow to halt the flow of gas and oil, particularly the large share of gas exported through the Gazprom pipeline that crosses through Ukraine. (Associated Press)

Russia sanctions risk return to recession for Europe’s shaky economy

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

ISIS leaders, including the bearded Omar al-Shishani standing, frequently use social media accounts for communications. (AP Photo/militant social media account via AP video)

MORICI: Broad changes in global economy needed to defeat global terrorism

By Peter Morici

Oman Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah and U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry talk before a meeting of the Gulf Arab region in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday. Mr. Kerry sought to pin down Middle Eastern allies on what support they are willing to give to the new U.S. plan to beat back the Islamic State militant group. (Associated Press)

West, Arab nations take aim to stop Islamic State

By Janelle Dumalaon and Luigi Serenelli — Special to The Washington Times

Turkish immigrants go shopping on a market in Duisburg, Germany. The government has even fashioned its own version of the American dream, with its "Make it in Germany" campaign. Launched in 2012, this online platform lures non-German-speaking skilled immigrants with the promise of a lucrative future. (Associated Press)

Germany welcomes immigrants to sustain economic growth, population

By Nele Obermueller - Special to The Washington Times