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Jorge Mario Bergoglio may be a clean break as Pope Francis from his predecessor, Joseph Ratzinger, but he kept something German: the car.

In a funny YouTube video published Thursday, a scene taken from the 2004 film "Downfall" is subtitled with witty quips about the Nazi leader finding out that Google Reader is shutting down.

For the Vatican, the decision to select Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the next pope was a sacred one. But for secular Rome, it was all business.

The world is just starting to get used to Pope Francis I, but there are already odds posted on his resignation.

Stocks are likely to rise after the market's recent rally.

Industrial production fell further than expected in the euro zone in January, putting pressure on the ECB to cut interest rates later this year.

Daimler AG said on Wednesday that Europe will drive down Daimler Trucks sales in the company’s first quarter for 2013.

Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist, the last survivor of the failed 1944 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler died Friday in his Munich home at age 90.

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The Anschluss campaign spelled doom for thousands of Austrian Communists, Jews and other anti-Nazis.

Although this model is unsustainable, China’s over-reliance on investment is showing no signs of waning.

Japan's nuclear disaster has done little to dissuade the world's developed countries from continuing their nuclear programs.

In the wake of a surprising U.S. employment report, investors will be keeping an eye out for more proof of economic strength.

Chelsea have reportedly opened talks over signing Benfica defender Ezequiel Garay.

The Vatican is using high-tech security measures to prevent conclave leaks as cardinals vote to elect the next pope.

Nouriel Roubini, the bearish economist who predicted the subprime-mortgage mess, says U.S. growth will be dampened due to past errors.

By exposing a scrambling Android phone to subzero temps for 1 hour, law enforcement or forensic workers can expose hidden data.

The Nazi dictator doesn't appear often in speeches at the U.S. Senate, but he made an appearance in a flibuster by the Kentucky Republican.

In Stalin’s home of Georgia, 45 percent of the public hold a positive attitude toward him.

The Holy See reportedly would like to see a new pontiff elected in time for Holy Week, which begins on Palm Sunday, March 24.

Three years after it nearly sold its ailing German auto company, GM says it's committed to turning it around.