BERLIN - Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany's first female chancellor on Nov. 22, 2005. Over the next 16 years, she was credited with raising ...

This week, Germany's two main political parties agreed on a strategy for a coalition government bringing together the Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats. There are doubts about how effective ...

Germany's two largest parties agree to form a grand coalition, with Christian Democrats' leader Angela Merkel serving as chancellor. She will be the first woman to hold the post. Robert Siegel talks ...

Angela Merkel's new coalition government in Germany provides a sudden silver lining for the dark clouds that have descended over the Bush presidency. It will now be easier for Washington to work with ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel argued President-elect Trump does not believe in “any win-win situation,” and it makes international collaboration difficult. Merkel, who served as chancellor ...