Former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher has died at the age of 89, his office said on Friday. In a statement the office said Genscher died of heart failure at home surrounded by his family on Thursday night. Genscher, a one-time refugee from the Communist East who as West Germany's top diplomat helped unite his divided homeland, reached the height of his power as reunified Germany's first foreign minister. http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/198450.aspx