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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande are among the U.S. allies who are upset at revelations that the U.S. National Security Agency was engaging in eavesdropping in their countries. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was so upset, she refused to attend a U.S. state dinner. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

NSA spying sours relations with Germany, Brazil

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

** FILE ** The Jan. 20, 2011, file photo shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel using her mobile phone at the German Federal Parliament Bundestag in Berlin. The German Foreign Ministry said Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, it has summoned the U.S. ambassador in the wake of allegations that American intelligence may have targeted Merkel's cellphone. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

Germany summons U.S. ambassador for spy claims

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Downfall of Money’

By Martin Rubin - Special to The Washington Times

The Oct. 22, 2009 photo shows Hans Riegel, the longtime boss of German candy maker Haribo who took the gummi bear to international fame, in Bonn, western Germany. Haribo said in a statement that Riegel, the son of the company&#8217;s founder, died of heart failure in Bonn on Tuesday. He was 90. (AP Photo/dpa, Rolf Vennenbernd)

Gummy Bear creator dies of heart failure, age 90

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Kobe progresses, but still weeks away from playing

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

Angela Merkel, German chancellor and chairwoman of the Christian Democratic party, smiles during a news conference after a party's board meeting in Berlin on Sept. 23, 2013. (Associated Press)

Merkel reaches out to rivals on coalition

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

DIBACCO: Peace in our time, Obama-style

By Thomas V. DiBacco

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union political party, waves to residents with her husband, Joachim Sauer (left), after they cast their votes in national elections in Berlin on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. Mrs. Merkel is running for her third term as chancellor. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

Angela Merkel bidding for 3rd term as chancellor in German election

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union political party, waves to residents with her husband, Joachim Sauer (left), after they cast their votes in national elections in Berlin on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. Mrs. Merkel is running for her third term as chancellor. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

Germany’s Merkel wins 3rd term; coalition partner uncertain

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

Merkel cruising; coalition to govern Germany in question

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

**FILE** German Finance Minister Peer Steinbruck arrives for the G20 finance Minister's summit at the Treasury in Westminster, London, on Sept. 5, 2009. (Associated Press)

A ‘bird’ in hand proves costly for German challenger

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel waves during an election campaign event of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in Bad Koestritz, Germany, on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

Merkel’s allies appear to triumph in German state of Bavaria

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

KUHNER: Damping the drums of war

By Jeffrey T. Kuhner

GAO, Pentagon spar on Germany base for Africa Command

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Test for Klinsmann will be at the World Cup

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Striking metro workers stand under a banner that reads: "Strike 8th Day'' at the the central depot in Athens, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Greece’s conservative prime minister is holding emergency meeting after a deadline for striking public transport workers expired, leaving Athens’ subway system closed for an eighth day. Strikers protesting pay cuts refused to return to work Thursday despite a court decision declaring their protest illegal. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Greece’s economy plays role in German election

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Learning at the point of a gun

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

** FILE ** In a Jan. 26, 2005, file photo, visitors walk under the notorious "Arbeit Macht Frei" — Work Makes (You) Free — sign at the entrance gate of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp in Oswiecim, southern Poland. The special prosecutors' office that investigates Nazi war crimes said Tuesday Sept. 3, 2013, it is recommending charges against dozens of alleged former Auschwitz guards, opening the possibility of a new wave of trials almost 70 years after the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski/file)

Germany mulls prosecution of 30 ex-Auschwitz camp guards

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

**FILE** Gen. Keith B. Alexander, director of the National Security Agency and head of the U.S. Cyber Command, testifies before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 18, 2013. (Associated Press)

German firms poach email business after NSA snoop scandal

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama kisses German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the cheek on her arrival for the G-8 summit on Friday, May 18, 2012, at Camp David, Md. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama the ‘messiah’ would give Germany’s Angela Merkel a run for her euro

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times