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Beloved pop artist James Rizzi dies at 61

By VERENA DOBNIK - Associated Press

Debt crisis stole Christmas in Europe

By Ruby Russell and Sumi Somaskanda and Jason Walsh - Special to The Washington Times

Pop artist James Rizzi dies at 61

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Dutch-born entertainer Heesters dies at age 108

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the German parliament on the European debt crisis on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, at the Reichstag in Berlin. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

JURKEVICH: Merkel ends the postwar era

By Mark Jurkevich - The Washington Times

HOLMES: A two-tiered Europe

By Kim R. Holmes

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives with European People's Party President Wilfried Martens for the 20th Congress of the EPP in Marseille, France, on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

European Union weighs greater unity to save euro

By Don Melvin and Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

Illustration: Afghan dove by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

HAIDARI: Bonn II: Seeking a secure Afghanistan

By M. Ashraf Haidari - The Washington Times

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

Threat to European ratings deflates stock rally

By Daniel Wagner - Associated Press

French President Nicolas Sarkozy waves goodbye to German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday as she leaves the Elysee Palace after their meeting in Paris. The two leaders discussed a cohesive plan to help save the euro through stricter oversight of government budgets. The warning by Standard & Poor's of a possible credit downgrade of European nations over the debt crisis came after U.S. financial markets closed Monday. (Associated Press)

France, Germany face S&P downgrade

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai shakes hands with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (center), while German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (right) stands next to them at the International Afghanistan Conference in Bonn on Monday. (Associated Press)

Karzai: Afghanistan will need financial support until 2024

By Anne Gearan and Juergen Baetz - Associated Press

French President Nicolas Sarkozy greets German Chancellor Angela Merkel before their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

Merkel, Sarkozy want new treaty to rescue euro

By Greg Keller and Sarah DiLorenzo - Associated Press

A defused World War II bomb sits the Rhine River near Koblenz, Germany. The massive British bomb that triggered the evacuation of about half of the 107,000 residents of Germany's western city of Koblenz was defused Sunday, authorities said. (Associated Press)

Briefly: Europe

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Israel to get German sub after unfreezing Palestinian funds

By Abraham Rabinovich - Special to The Washington Times

Sandbags frame a 1.8-ton World War II bomb in the Rhine near Koblenz, Germany, on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/dapd, Harald Tittel)

Massive WWII bomb succesfully defused in Germany

By Juergen Baetz - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during her speech at the German Federal Parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Merkel wants treaty rewrite to fix euro

By David McHugh and Melissa Eddy - Associated Press

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By Wire dispatches and staff reports

** FILE ** German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy say goodbye after their meeting in Strasbourg, France, on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Sarkozy: France, Germany to push for euro treaty changes

By Greg Keller - Associated Press

Central banks’ move buoys Dow

By David McHugh and Paul Wiseman - Associated Press