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German minister quits over Afghan strike fallout (AP)

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:46:59 +0000

AP - Germany's labor minister says he is resigning from the Cabinet amid the fallout from an airstrike in northern Afghanistan that already cost the head of the armed forces his job.

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Germany to send trial observer to NY (AP)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:06:03 +0000

AP - A German government official says the nation will send an observer to the upcoming trial in New York of the professed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks and four accused henchmen.

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German defense chief: No move now on Afghan troops (AP)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:44:23 +0000

AP - Germany will hold off on any decision about adding troops to Afghanistan at least until the United States makes a move, the country's defense chief said Thursday.

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Source: Germany to extend Afghanistan mission (AP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:23:01 +0000

AP - Chancellor Angela Merkel's government will extend Germany's mission to Afghanistan for another year, but not increase the number of troops, a source close to the government said Wednesday.

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90-year-old charged in Germany for Nazi-era crimes (AP)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:19:04 +0000

AP - A former SS sergeant who worked unnoticed for decades as a train-station manager was charged with 58 counts of murder Tuesday after a student doing undergraduate research uncovered his alleged involvement in a massacre of Jewish forced laborers.

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Hutu extremist group leaders arrested in Germany (AP)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:56:43 +0000

AP - Two top leaders of a mostly ethnic Hutu militia were arrested in Germany Tuesday on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity in Congo.

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A look at prosecutions of Nazi suspects in Germany (AP)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:36:01 +0000

AP - A look at recent prosecutions of suspected Nazi war criminals in Germany.

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Dennis Rodman temporarily detained in Germany (AP)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:23:34 +0000

AP - Former basketball star Dennis Rodman was temporarily detained in Germany for allegedly skipping out on a euro3,400 ($5,100) hotel bill for a post-game party, a prosecution official said Monday.

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Germany launches databases on fate of POWs (AP)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:44:34 +0000

AP - A new database with the names of some 70,000 Soviet prisoners of war held in Germany during the Third Reich is now available online, the Saxony state government said in a statement Monday.

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