German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Merkel's initial coronavirus test came back negative: spokesman
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s initial test for coronavirus came back negative, a government spokesman says, adding that Merkel will undergo further tests.
Merkel confirms she won't seek re-election to CDU party chair
German Chancellor Angela Merkel confirms she would not seek re-election as chairwoman of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in December, heralding the beginning of the end of her 13-year era of dominance in European politics.
German lawmakers elect Merkel to fourth term
German lawmakers vote to re-elect Angela Merkel as chancellor for a fourth, and likely final, term that may prove her most challenging yet as she takes charge of a fragile coalition with her personal standing diminished.
Merkel bleeds support to surging far right
German Chancellor Angela Merkel wins a fourth term in office but Europe's most powerful leader will have to govern with a far less stable coalition in a fractured parliament after her conservatives haemorrhaged support to a surging far right.
Forbes ranks Hasina as 36th most powerful women
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina demonstrates her strongest showing on Forbes magazine's list of the world's most powerful women. The three-time premier ranks 36th on the 2016 Power Women list, from 59th last year.
China moves up ‘power woman’ list
Chinese women have made their strongest showing on Forbes magazine's list of the world's most powerful women.
Merkel faces test as Germany votes in regional elections
Germans are set to vote in three regional elections seen as a test of support for Chancellor Angela Merkel's policy towards refugees.
Migrant crisis: Merkel condemns closure of Balkan route
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has blamed European nations for "unilaterally" shutting the Balkan route for migrants.
Germany's Cologne Test
German Chancellor Angela Merkel seemed all set to regain control of Germany's polarising debate over refugees. In her New Year's Eve address...
Migration issue to stay crucial in 2016: UN official
The migration issue will remain crucial in 2016, observes Sir Peter Sutherland, special representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) on Migration and Development.
Cologne attacks: Merkel proposes tougher migrant laws
German Chancellor Angela Merkel proposes changes to make it easier to deport asylum-seekers who commit crimes, after the New Year's Eve sex attacks on women in Cologne.
Angela Merkel most influential figure of the year
AFP journalists choose Angela Merkel as the most influential figure of 2015 after the German chancellor stamped her mark on the European migrant and Greek financial crises.
VW emissions scandal hits 11m vehicles
Volkswagen says 11 million vehicles worldwide are involved in the scandal that has erupted over its rigging of US car emissions tests.
Migrant crisis: EU 'must accept 200,000 refugees', UN says
EU nations must accept up to 200,000 refugees as part of a "common strategy" to replace their "piecemeal" approach to the migrant crisis, the UN says.
German parliament approves Greek bailout talks
The German parliament votes in favour of starting negotiations on Greece's €86bn (£60bn) bailout deal.
Greek voters made "brave choice"
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says that the Greeks made a "brave choice" in voting to reject the terms of an international bailout.
France's Hollande says US spying unacceptable
French President Francois Hollande brands as "unacceptable" reported spying by the United States on French senior officials and warned Paris would not tolerate actions that threaten its security.
Time running out for Greece: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that time is running out for a deal to keep Greece in the eurozone.