For its annual list of the world's 100 most powerful women, Forbes ranks its leaders by "money, media momentum, spheres of influence and impact." So who made the cut? » 5/28/14 11:50am 5/28/14 11:50am

Germany's main center-left party voted and cleared the way for Chancellor Angela Merkel, to start her third term as head of the new government. Social Democrat Barbara Hendricks said three-quarters of the members approved entering a "grand coalition" of left and right. » 12/14/13 1:35pm 12/14/13 1:35pm

BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 22: Angela Merkel, German Chancellor and Chairwoman of the German Christian Democrats (CDU), arrives after the initial exit poll results that give the party 42% of the vote in German federal elections at CDU party headquarters on September 22, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Clemens… » 9/22/13 6:00pm 9/22/13 6:00pm

It seems like it'd be pretty hard to be Angela Merkel, considering she has to constantly convince the German people that shouldering Spain's debt burden is way better than spending all those extra euros on, I dunno, a series of national indoor water parks. Or sausage factories, whatever, it's your money, Germany.… » 12/30/12 5:45pm 12/30/12 5:45pm

Forbes has released its list of world's 100 most powerful women, and, despite having a strong hand in what many Americans read over the summer, Oprah couldn't break into the top ten (she's glaring at those rarified ten from her perch at 11). Speaking of pop culture giants, J.K. Rowling is waaaay down the list at 78,… » 8/22/12 9:15pm 8/22/12 9:15pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and French President Francois Hollande embrace after delivering their speech in front of Reims Cathedral in Reims, eastern France, Sunday July 8, 2012. Leaders of France and Germany meet to mark 50 years of taking an important step toward cooperation after two world wars amid today's… » 7/08/12 12:30pm 7/08/12 12:30pm

It doesn't take a PhD in How Shit Works Studies to understand that the notion that any of us can really "have it all" is absurd. The perfect family, the perfect career, the perfect sex life, and the perfect body are all such demanding mistresses that unless we prioritize and choose one or two, we end up with none of… » 1/24/12 6:30pm 1/24/12 6:30pm

And it embarrassed even the notoriously tasteless Daily Mail. The tabloid reports, "The alleged remarks — too vulgar to repeat but referred to sex and Mrs Merkel's physique — were picked up by investigators probing a £660,000 blackmail plot against Mr Berlusconi." He allegedly made them during the same phone call… » 9/14/11 4:50pm 9/14/11 4:50pm

[Astana, Kazakhstan, December 1: Well! Looks like SOMEONE is really excited to talk about urgent threats like transnational terrorism and trafficking! Image via AP.] » 12/01/10 3:30pm 12/01/10 3:30pm

— The accused misogynist clarifies his feminist hopes and dreams. » 7/12/10 6:16pm 7/12/10 6:16pm

The good news is, not one of them is Sarah Palin. » 6/29/10 10:00am 6/29/10 10:00am

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• Barack Obama, after his meeting with Angela Merkel, will visit the ruins of the Buchenwald concentration camp. He will likely not compare our re-purposing of Abu Ghraib to the Russian's post-war re-purposing of Buchenwald for political prisoners. [UPI, Huffington Post]
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• Some vegan pet owners have begun feeding their animals vegan diets, because "living with a tiny carnivore" was too disturbing. Veterinarians remain skeptical. • » 3/25/09 5:30pm 3/25/09 5:30pm