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**FILE** A sign marks Wall Street in New York. (Associated Press)

U.S. stocks rise; investors wait for the Fed

By Matthew Craft - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (right) smiles as she talks with German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler during a budget debate in the Bundestag, the lower parliamentary house, in Berlin on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

German court rejects calls to block European rescue fund

By David McHugh - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) and and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao walk together after inspecting a guard of honor during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Germany’s Merkel tightens ties with China, but slights rights

By Charles McPhedran - Special to The Washington Times

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte poses with children during a campaign visit in Dordrecht, Netherlands, on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, four days ahead of national elections. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch vote to test EU popularity in tough times

By Mike Corder and Raf Casert - Associated Press

Holger Apfel, the leader of the far right National Democratic Party of Germany, NPD, is shown at a summer festival north of Berlin in August. The NPD, Germany’s biggest far-right party, has been toning down its message recently to try and appeal more to mainstream voters, and amid a new government investigation into whether it should be banned. (Associated Press)

German far-right groups skirt neo-Nazi ban

By Frank Jordans - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, file photo, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Nuke talk questions await Iranian president at U.N.

By Brian Murphy - Associated Press

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)

European Central Bank unveils aggressive bond plan to save euro

By David McHugh - Associated Press

** FILE ** The drone-strike killing in June of Al Qaeda’s erstwhile second-in-command, Abu Yahya al-Libi, is said to be affecting al Qaeda’s numbers and morale, causing some jihadis to leave Pakistan. (Associated Press)

Uighurs, Uzbeks supplant Arabs as jihadis in Pakistan’s lawless areas

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

Israel's deputy Prime Minister Silvan Shalom and relatives light candles during a commemoration ceremony for the assassination victims of the Olympic games in Munich in 1972, at the former airbase in Fuerstenfeldbruck, southern Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. Relatives of Israelis slain by Palestinian gunmen during the games and survivors of the attack are marking its 40th anniversary with German politicians and Jewish leaders at the air base where most of the 12 victims died. Also five terrorists were killed in the failed liberation attempt. (AP Photo/dapd, Lennart Preiss)

40th anniversary of Munich Olympics massacre marked by ceremonies

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CORRECTS NAME OF OSHOALA - Morgan Brian (6) of the U.S., celebrates with teammate Maya Hayes after scoring her team's first goal against Nigeria during their semifinal soccer match of the U-20 women's World Cup in Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. At left is Nigeria's Josephine Chukwunonye (15), and Asisat Oshoala at right. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

U20 World Cup: U.S., Germany women in final

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German drug firm makes 1st apology for thalidomide

By FRANK JORDANS and MARIA CHENG - Associated Press

German drug firm makes 1st apology for thalidomide

By FRANK JORDANS and MARIA CHENG - Associated Press

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)

US Open 2012: Venus Williams ousted in 2nd round

By Howard Fendrich

Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel Yona Metzger, right, and Berlin Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal brief the media at the Federal Press Conference organization in Berlin, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. Israel's chief rabbi is in Germany for talks aimed at smoothing over controversy over the legality of circumcising young boys. German lawmakers have called for the government to draft a law this fall explicitly permitting 'medically correct circumcision'. That call came after a Cologne court concluded in June that circumcision amounts to bodily harm. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Circumcision ban ignites a religious battle in Germany

By Janelle Dumalaon - Special to The Washington Times

German group gives Facebook privacy deadline

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

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)

Conservative German lawmakers back tax breaks for gay couples

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

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

German wine regions bring people together

By Corinna Lothar - Special to The Washington Times

Increasing stereotypes threaten European unity

By Don Melvin - Associated Press

A Wall Street sign hangs near the New York Stock Exchange in New York. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

A rally on Wall Street fades; Priceline tanks

By Daniel Wagner - Associated Press

A motorist who got out of her car argues with a demonstrator as civil servants blocked traffic during a protest against government cuts in Madrid on Monday. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been introducing successive rounds of austerity measures aimed at preventing the country from being forced into a public finance bailout. (Associated Press)

European bank will buy bonds to ease debt crisis

By David McHugh - Associated Press