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AP - For more than half a century, the legacy of World War II has meant that the mere mention of a new rise of German power sent shudders through European nations. Now, Germany is increasingly calling the shots for the entire continent — and few seem to mind. More...

BERLIN – German authorities say they haven't yet been able to resolve how sprouts at a farm became contaminated with an aggressive strain of E. coli that has been blamed for 33 deaths. Officials determined Friday that sprouts grown at the farm in Lower Saxony state, in northern Germany, were...

<div>Werder, Germany (CNN) -- Fruit and vegetable company Werder Frucht has to bring in additional workers these days or risk falling behind. But the workers are not busy selling the company's tomatoes: they are busy throwing red, ripe produce in the trash. Workers empty crate after crate of...

LONDON – An expert at the World Health Organization says time is running out for German investigators to find the source of the world's deadliest E. coli outbreak, which has spread fear across Europe and cost farmers millions in exports. German officials are still seeking the cause of the...

Berlin (CNN) -- Sprouts grown in Germany are the likely source for an E. coli outbreak that has killed 22 people, officials said Sunday. Gert Lindemann, agricultural minister of Lower Saxony, said there is a "direct link" between a company in the town of Bienenbuettel and "these people getting...

(CNN) -- An outbreak of a virulent strain of E. coli has killed 19 people in Europe and infected more than 2,000 in at least 12 countries, the World Health Organization said on Saturday. All but one of the fatalities were reported in Germany, where officials say it's still too early to...

(CNN) -- A virulent strain of E. coli that has killed 18 people in Europe has not affected produce in the United States, according to food safety and health officials who conceded Friday there's much to learn about the organism. Even as efforts continue to determine what caused the outbreak...

(CNN) -- Despite complaints from Europeans, Russia will keep intact its ban on vegetables from the European Union because of the outbreak of a rare strain of E. coli, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday. The European Union has told Russia that the ban contradicts the spirit of the...

(CNN) -- Infectious disease detectives worldwide rushed Thursday to find the cause of an outbreak of a rare strain of E. coli that has spread to 10 countries and is blamed for at least 16 deaths and hundreds of illnesses. Nine patients in Germany had died of a form of kidney failure called...

(CNN) -- An E. coli outbreak linked to some raw vegetables has killed at least six people and sickened hundreds in Germany, national and global health authorities said Monday. The first investigation results released by the German federal unit responsible for disease control and prevention --...

Germany said it had faced a "concrete and imminent danger" after police arrested three suspected members of al Qaeda on Friday. The Bild newspaper reported that officers had seized large amounts of explosives when the three were arrested. "We succeeded in preventing a concrete and imminent...

Germany indicts 'third most wanted' Nazi BERLIN, A man called the third most-wanted Nazi has been charged in Germany with taking part in the killing of 43,000 Jews during the Holocaust, authorities say. Samuel Kunz, 90, is alleged to have spent 18 months as a guard at the Belzec death camp in...

Germany, France, show a unified front BERLIN, (UPI) -- French and German leaders said they had put aside some differences on how to handle Europe's financial struggles during a summit meeting in Berlin. At a news conference, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said, "We both made a step toward...

An Egyptian man described for a German court Monday how his pregnant wife was stabbed to death before his eyes in a courtroom four months ago in a case that incensed the Muslim world and shocked Germany. The murder of 31-year-old Marwa El-Sherbiny, the mother of a 3-year-old, prompted...

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany heaved a sigh of relief on Saturday over a deal with Canadian auto parts group Magna, General Motors and the U.S. government to save carmaker Opel from the imminent bankruptcy of its U.S. parent. The accord sealed after six hours of talks in Chancellor Angela Merkel's...