PARIS (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is charming his way through the capitals of western Europe with his knowledge of local languages, delighting audiences by speaking German and French to his hosts. The ... Read more
BRUSSELS (AP) — A German official is saying Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has told NATO allies that the U.S. will leave between 8,000-12,000 American troops in Afghanistan after 2014, when combat ends. German ... Read more
FRANKFURT (AP) — German's central bank says the country's economy is on track to avoid a recession as it shows signs of growth in the first three months of the year. Europe's largest economy shrank 0.6 percent ... Read more
BERLIN (AP) — Online retailer Amazon reacted to mounting criticism Monday by firing a security company named in a German television documentary about alleged mistreatment of foreign temporary workers. An Amazon ... Read more
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI signed off on one of the last major appointments of his papacy Friday, approving a German lawyer and financier to head the Vatican's embattled bank. Ernst von Freyberg has ... Read more
BERLIN (AP) — Facebook has won a court battle against a German privacy watchdog that challenged the social networking site's policy requiring users to register with their real names. Schleswig-Holstein state's ... Read more
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's education minister resigned Saturday after a university decided to withdraw her doctorate, finding that she plagiarized parts of her thesis — an embarrassment for Chancellor Angela ... Read more