Angela Merkel begins third term as German Chancellor

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 01:17

Angela Merkel was elected to a third term as chancellor in a vote in the German lower house of parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for her new government to formally take power after months of coalition talks.

Angela Merkel: Pastor`s daughter to world`s most powerful woman

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 11:58

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a pastor`s daughter who grew up under communism, rose to become the world`s most powerful woman, governing Europe`s biggest economy and setting the political tone on the continent.

Angela Merkel, finally, to be sworn in ending political limbo

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 11:52

Angela Merkel is due to be sworn in Tuesday for a rare third term as German chancellor, capping months of political uncertainty as she bartered with her rivals to help govern Europe`s top economy.

Coalition talks in Germany starts on a positive note

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 15:00

The chances for a new `grand coalition` between German chancellor Angela Merkel`s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the opposition Social Democrats (SPD) have improved following their exploratory talks here.

Triumphant Merkel reaches out to leftist rivals

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 10:09

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday reached out to her centre-left rivals on potentially forming a coalition government after romping to victory in elections that banished her preferred allies.

Angela Merkel gets boost from big win in Bavarian poll

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 09:06

German Chancellor Angela Merkel`s Bavarian allies have scored a resounding win in a state vote, provisional results showed, giving her a boost one week ahead of a general election.

Germany floods: Chancellor Merkel promises more aid

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 14:26

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has held out the prospect of massive aid for the victims of the current flood disaster.

Fox enters Chancellery ahead of PM`s dinner

Last Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 19:12

Hours ahead of a private dinner hosted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the Chancellery, an uninvited guest came in - a fox.

‘Pope Benedict XVI most important religious thinker of our time`

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 13:08

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she has `very highest respect` for German-born Pope Benedict XVI`s decision to step down, a move that the Pope`s brother said he was considering for months amid ailing health.