German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s initial test for coronavirus came back negative, a government spokesman says, adding that Merkel will undergo further tests.
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 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.
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.
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.
Chinese women have made their strongest showing on Forbes magazine's list of the world's most powerful women.
Germans are set to vote in three regional elections seen as a test of support for Chancellor Angela Merkel's policy towards refugees.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has blamed European nations for "unilaterally" shutting the Balkan route for migrants.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel seemed all set to regain control of Germany's polarising debate over refugees. In her New Year's Eve address...
Germans are set to vote in three regional elections seen as a test of support for Chancellor Angela Merkel's policy towards refugees.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has blamed European nations for "unilaterally" shutting the Balkan route for migrants.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel seemed all set to regain control of Germany's polarising debate over refugees. In her New Year's Eve address...
Five times more attacks were carried out on migrant hostels in Germany last year than in 2014, German police say.
The migration issue will remain crucial in 2016, observes Sir Peter Sutherland, special representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) on Migration and Development.
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.
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.
Volkswagen says 11 million vehicles worldwide are involved in the scandal that has erupted over its rigging of US car emissions tests.
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.
The German parliament votes in favour of starting negotiations on Greece's €86bn (£60bn) bailout deal.
