Angela Merkel
Curb illegal migration into Africa, says Angela Merkel
Libya is the main departure point for African migrants trying to cross to Europe.
Weakened Merkel scrambles to form govt with unlikely allies
Merkel’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc launched exploratory talks with the liberal and pro-business Free Democrats.
Refugee issue hits Angela Merkel bid to form government
Merkel met for private talks with her Bavarian CSU allies led by Horst Seehofer.
EU needs to chart a new course
The police tried to manhandle those going to vote deepening divisions, for which Madrid belatedly apologised.
Germany must do a serious rethink
The moderate left Social-Democrats (SPD) did even worse, with some 20 per cent, also their lowest score since 1949.
Wedding bells ring out as Germany celebrates first gay marriages
Germany becomes the 15th European nation to legalise gay marriage.
German reckoning
It poses a challenge, though, for Angela Merkel, whose status as chancellor remains unchallenged, but who is now obliged to forge a new coalition.
Angela Merkel seeks partners in Germany
Five million voters turned their backs on the governing parties, and 1.5 million of them voted for the AfD.
Cobbling up coalition challenge for Chancellor
Merkel faces tough task of bringing together divergent parties FDP, Greens to form majority government.
Merkel’s top priority: Restore order to EU
Merkel is often billed as the world’s most powerful woman.