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

Angela Merkel: Germany's Wonder Woman Published May 28, 2011 at 10:00 AM EDT Updated Aug 23, 2011 at 10:40 PM EDT German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at the NATO Summit in Portugal on November ...

Angela Merkel has been written off many times in her career – by the politician’s rivals, her own party members and, yes, the press.. It’s difficult to imagine today, as Germany’s widely ...

Angela Merkel, a once-obscure scientist who claimed the global spotlight, leaves a mixed legacy as her 16-year tenure as Germany's chancellor ends.

Angela Merkel is stepping down after 16 years as Germany's chancellor. Earlier this fall, NPR caught up with some people who remembered her earliest days as a politician and reflected on her legacy.

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was a turning point for Angela Merkel, who had grown up in East Germany. RIGHT: From left, Malgorzata Jeziorska, who is now a quantum chemistry professor ...

Who will replace Angela Merkel in Germany? 03:52 Berlin — German Chancellor Angela Merkel is about to leave her post as leader of Europe's biggest economy after 16 years in power. Just a few ...

Merkel’s Germany, a Generation after Reunification. German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a meeting of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in Berlin, November 20, 2017. (Axel Schmidt/Reuters) ...

The German chancellor warned that lifting restrictions too soon could have an adverse effect on the positive result the nation has seen.

When German votes head to the polls on Sunday, an extremely familiar name will be absent from the ballot. After serving 16 years as German chancellor, Angela Merkel is not running for reelection.

Premiering at Telluride, “Merkel,” Eva Weber’s documentary on former Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, seems like a star-studded fête featuring many world leaders and dignitaries, such ...

Angela Merkel poses for a selfie with Anas Modamani, a refugee from Syria on September 10, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Germany eventually welcomed an estimated 1.2 million ...