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| Compiled on September 25, 2013, 07:00 PM CET |
| POLITICAL DIVERSITY German Parliament Sees Ethnic Mobilization Parliamentarians with foreign roots were considered exotic in Germany for a long time, but that has changed. Candidates with Turkish heritage now represent a new force in the country's political landscape. |
| ELECTION REACTIONS ABROAD 'Merkel Can Be Very Tough' Germany's influence in Europe is at its highest in decades, and leaders around the world watched the federal election closely. Now embarking on her third term, Chancellor Angela Merkel remains a uniting figure at home and a polarizing figure abroad. |
| AUF WIEDERSEHEN AUSTERITY? European Hopes for Gentler Merkel A sigh of relief can be heard around the Continent, where many European countries are hopeful that a left-leaning German coalition partner could steer Angela Merkel toward a gentler course and less austerity in managing the euro crisis. |
| NARROW FAILURE Will Germany's Anti-Euro AFD Party Implode? Germany's euroskeptic Alternative for Germany party came tantalizingly close to the threshold needed for parliamentary representation in Sunday's election. But it failed. Now members are worried that the young party could unravel. |
| WORLD FROM BERLIN The SPD 'Has to Negotiate' with Merkel The Social Democrats hate the idea of a coalition with Angela Merkel, but media commentators say the party will probably have to accept one -- and could even benefit if it extracts the right price. A Merkel coalition with the Greens is possible, but unlikely. |
| AFGHAN WARLORD 'The West Must Give Us Our Weapons Back' Once, he was the Lion of Herat. Now Ismail Khan is a minister in the government of Afghan president Hamid Karzai. In an interview, he calls for the West to rearm the tribal militias to prevent a civil war once NATO forces leave the country. |
| NAIROBI ATTACK Threat of Somali Militants Spreads Beyond Borders The Somali Islamist group al-Shabaab has been weakened at home. But the devastating terrorist attack on a shopping center in Nairobi shows that the group poses a growing risk to neighboring countries. |
| ATTIC MYSTERY SOLVED Mummy Has Plastic Bones and Real Skull A mysterious mummy found in a German attic has kept experts busy for several weeks. Now they have finally determined it's a fake. |
| PICTURE THIS Frugal Flowers |
