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(AP) Germany summons US envoy over alleged NSA spyingBy GEIR MOULSONAssociated PressBERLINGermany’s Foreign Ministry summoned the U.S. ambassador Thursday following allegations that American intelligence may have targeted Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cellphone.Lawmakers, meanwhile, made clear they weren’t satisfied with a U.S.

One need only compare the sense of dispatch at Federal Express with time endured to send a package via the U.S. Postal Service to recognize the federal government doesn’t do things quite as well as the private sector. It doesn’t

FOX NEWS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel complained to President Barack Obama on Wednesday after learning that U.S. intelligence may have targeted her mobile phone, and said that would be “a serious breach of trust” if confirmed, her government announced. The

The German government has received information that US intelligence is spying on the mobile phone communications of Chancellor Angela Merkel, her spokesman said Wednesday.

(AP) Merkel calls Obama to complain about surveillanceBy GEIR MOULSON and JOHN-THOR DAHLBURGAssociated PressBERLINGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel complained to President Barack Obama on Wednesday after learning that U.S. intelligence may have targeted her mobile phone, saying that would be “a

(AP) Pope expels German ‘luxury bishop’ from dioceseBy NICOLE WINFIELD and GEIR MOULSONAssociated PressVATICAN CITYPope Francis expelled a German bishop from his diocese on Wednesday pending the outcome of a church inquiry into his 31 million-euro ($43-million) new residence complex.The

(AP) France is latest US ally angered by NSA snoopingBy DEB RIECHMANN and KIMBERLY DOZIERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe sweep and scope of National Security Agency snooping abroad forced President Barack Obama once again to hear complaints from a U.S. ally angry about

The New York Daily News published a cartoon featuring a Washington Redskins flag logo alongside of the Confederate Army war flag and the Nazi Germany swastika flag with the caption “Archaic Symbols of Pride and Heritage” in making reference to the

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis held crisis talks on Thursday on the fate of Germany’s “luxury bishop” who is under intense pressure to resign for spending some 31 million euros ($42 million) on an ultra-luxurious residence. The pope, who

Naamen Meziche was extradited from Pakistan on Tuesday to France. It is believed he has links to the German al-Qaeda cell behind the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.  In May 2012, Pakistan arrested Meziche close to the border of Iran. Authorities

PARIS, Oct. 12 (UPI) — French authorities have formally filed terrorism charges against a reputed al-Qaida operative extradited from Pakistan this week. Naamen Meziche, 33, who had been in Pakistani custody for more than a year, was charged after arriving

(AP) Pollution disrupts sports events, travel in ChinaBy LOUISE WATTAssociated PressBEIJINGFog and pollution descended on northern China on Sunday, forcing international golf and tennis players to play in hazardous smog and leading to flight cancellations and road closures as millions

One fun thing about watching electoral politics is that it soon becomes clear who has won and who has lost. Elections are completely binary; one party enjoys the thrill of victory, the other suffers the agony of defeat. You’re either

Brazil’s tourist board Embratur said Thursday it had stepped up efforts to lure more foreign visitors as the Latin American giant gears up to host next year’s World Cup. Embratur said September had seen a major publicity push worldwide, including

(AP) Global study: World not ready for aging populationBy KRISTEN GELINEAUAssociated PressThe world is aging so fast that most countries are not prepared to support their swelling numbers of elderly people, according to a global study going out Tuesday by

President Barack Obama’s telephone call with Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani took place on the 75th anniversary of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s appeal to Adolf Hitler for peace in Europe. Roosevelt urged that “negotiations [between Germany and Czechoslovakia] be continued until

Groundbreaking books about the history of communism, such as Robert Conquest’s The Great Terror, Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s Gulag Archipelago or Viktor Suvorov’s Ice-Breaker, are never written by “professional” historians. Indeed, historians typically meet those books with remarkable hostility. Yet, non-academic history

(AP) Germany charges alleged Auschwitz guard, 93BERLINGerman prosecutors said Thursday they have charged a 93-year-old man who allegedly served as an Auschwitz death camp guard with being an accessory to murder. The suspect, Hans Lipschis, was charged in connection with

(AP) Militant group attacks Kenyan border townBy TOM ODULAAssociated PressNAIROBI, KenyaThe Islamic extremist group that killed scores of people at a Nairobi mall attacked two Kenyan towns near the Somali border, killing three people. The leader of the Somali group

By SARAH DiLORENZOAP Business WriterPARISThe French government has declared the economic crisis over and is promising that its budget for next year will bring growth and jobs, but experts are criticizing the proposal from all sides and a true rebound

(AP) Germany gets its 1st black members of ParliamentBy FRANK JORDANSAssociated PressBERLINA chemist and an actor — both with family roots in Senegal — have become Germany’s first black federal lawmakers, according to official election results released Monday. They were

By GEIR MOULSONAssociated PressBERLINChancellor Angela Merkel led her conservatives to a stunning victory in Germany’s election Sunday, a personal triumph that cements her position as Europe’s most powerful leader. However, she will need to reach out to center-left rivals to

Germany votes Sunday with Chancellor Angela Merkel poised to win a third term, making her Europe’s only major leader to survive its financial crisis but potentially forced into governing with her main rivals. After shepherding Europe’s top economy through the

Single-minded revellers gathered for the world-famous Oktoberfest beer festival Saturday, hoping the heady atmosphere of ale, lederhosen and oompah music will not be flattened by Germany’s election fever. The first keg was opened for the 180th edition of Munich’s Oktoberfest

A new study shows that Germany’s progressive Green Party is steadily becoming a party for the rich. According to Der Spiegel, the study conducted by Berlin’s German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) shows “a greater share of high earners and

By JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONIn Britain this week, a judge struck a blow against religious oppression. Or for religious freedom. It all depends who you ask. Judge Peter Murphy ruled that a female Muslim defendant may stand trial wearing a face-covering

By TOBY STERLINGAssociated PressAMSTERDAMKing Willem-Alexander delivered a message to the Dutch people from the government Tuesday in a nationally televised address: the welfare state of the 20th century is gone. In its place a “participation society” is emerging, in which

In 1975, Syrian President Hafez al-Assad told Henry Kissinger, “You abandoned Vietnam, you will soon abandon Taiwan, then Korea. We will be here when you abandon Israel.” The next month, Syria invaded Lebanon. Last week, his son, Bashar al-Assad, said

(AP) Bach elected IOC president, gets call from PutinBy STEPHEN WILSONAP Sports WriterBUENOS AIRES, ArgentinaWithin minutes of being elected to the top job in the Olympics, Thomas Bach got a phone call from a powerful leader he’ll work with closely

(AP) Ronaldo scores 1st international hat trickBy STEVE DOUGLASAP Sports WriterSpain, Germany and Italy won Friday to move to the brink of qualification for next year’s World Cup, while Cristiano Ronaldo’s first international hat trick kept Portugal on course for

(AP) After tough August, investors face scary SeptemberBy MATTHEW CRAFTNEW YORKAugust was tough on the stock market. Now, investors face an even scarier September. Disappointing news on consumer spending helped pull stocks lower Friday in a quiet end to the

A team of 20 social workers, police officers, and special agents raided a homeschooling family’s residence near Darmstadt, Germany Thursday, forcibly removing the family’s four children, aged 7-14.  Law enforcement raided the home and seized the children solely because the

(AP) Zurich begins experiment with drive-in ‘sex boxes’By JOHN HEILPRINAssociated PressZURICHNo car, no sex. That’s the rule for a novel experiment Zurich is launching Monday to make prostitution less of a public nuisance and safer for women. Switzerland has long