The International Court of Justice said Friday that Germany withdrew its call for urgent steps against Italy which Berlin said wrongly continued to claim World War II compensation. Berlin dropped a request for so-called provisional measures ordering Italy not to auction any German properties as a result of civil claims 'following recent judicial developments in Italy' and after exchanges between the two countries, the ICJ said in a statement. The UN's top court, based in The Hague, the Netherlands, therefore cancelled hearings on the measures which were due to be held on Monday and Tuesday. But the overall case itself...