German Chancellor Merkel visits Israel

German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung (L ) shakes hands with his Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak on March 17, 2008 during their meeting at the Israeli prime minister's offices in Jeruslem. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, accompanied by a high-ranking delegation, started yesterday a three-day visit to Israel aimed at cementing ties with the Jewish state nearly 60 years after its creation following the Nazi Holocaust. (UPI Photo/Yoav Lemmer/Pool)

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Analysis: Merkel in Israel

BERLIN, March 21 (UPI) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel in her three-day visit to Israel sounded in a new era in German-Israeli relations -- one that may not exactly be of help to the Middle East peace process, observers say.

EU discusses Kosovo security force

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- European Union defense ministers Friday discussed a possible security force in Kosovo and ways to keep this week's clashes from spreading.

Claim: NATO should work with Moscow

MOSCOW, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Germany's defense minister said Saturday NATO should be committed to cooperating with Moscow because global solutions need Russia's help.

Analysis: Afghanistan meets U.S. vote

BERLIN, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The German government fears a Democratic U.S. president will increase the pressure on Germany to send more troops into Afghanistan.

Rice asks Europeans for Afghan commitment

LONDON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged European governments Wednesday to keep as a NATO priority troop deployment to Afghanistan.

No more German troops for Afghanistan

BERLIN, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Germany will not send more soldiers or allow its troops to be deployed in southern Afghanistan, Defense Minister Franz-Josef Jung said Friday.

Analysis: Germany enters Afghan war

BERLIN, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- It looks like Germany has succumbed to international pressure and will now send battle forces to Afghanistan.

Analysis: Germany to stay in Middle East

BERLIN, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Germany is not presenting exit strategies for its stability missions in Lebanon and Afghanistan and Lebanon, despite worsening security in the region. The German public, it seems, will have to get used to several more years of military contributions in the region.

Germany vows to stay in the Middle East

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- An end of the German naval mission off the coast of Lebanon is not in sight.

German minister wants bigger Afghan force

BERLIN, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- The European Union should plan to send far more people to Afghanistan to train the military and police, German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung said.