Merkel helps German mums shed "raven mother" tag
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A falling birth rate and an aging population have prompted Germany's female leaders to shake up the nation's old-fashioned family policies.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel received the Dalai Lama in Berlin on Sunday, knowing full well that it would infuriate Beijing. The German press welcomes her firm stance on human rights issues and plays down any long-term damage to relations between Germany and China. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader spent an hour with the chancellor in what were described as private and informal talks. After the meeting Merkel's spokesman Ulrich Wilhelm said that she had assured the Dalai Lama of "her support in his efforts to maintain the cultural identity of Tibet and in his policy of non-violent striving toward religious and cultural autonomy." There have been concerns, particularly among German businesspeople with interests in China that Sunday's meeting could damage Berlin-Beijing relations. China's Foreign Ministry had called in Germany's ambassador to Beijing earlier this month to protest the impending visit and China cancelled a two-day meeting scheduled for this weekend on legal issues with German Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries citing "technical reasons." The German press on Monday played down the risk of any long-term damage to relations with Beijing and praises the chancellor for her emphasis on human rights in her foreign policy.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday defended Germany's troop deployment in Afghanistan, even as a kidnapped German was found dead there and government officials warned the country is facing a higher risk of terrorist attacks.
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Many of the young and poor gave their voices to a neo-Nazi party in this weekend's elections in Chancellor Angela Merkel's home state, a development that has unsettled the German government.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his wife, Doris, have adopted a 3-year-old Russian girl, German newspapers have reported.
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German politicians on Wednesday condemned as &quot;tasteless&quot; a mocked-up photo on the cover of a Polish magazine of Poland&#39;s ruling twin brothers sucking German Chancellor Angela Merkel&#39;s bare breasts.
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A German woman held hostage in Iraq since February has been freed, but her son was still being held, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Wednesday.
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Elections in a northeastern German state this weekend could prove a breakthrough for a far-right party and bring more woe for Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she was pleased to hang Gerhard Schroeder at last -- even if it was only a portrait of her former rival.
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German voters dealt Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives a bitter blow in regional elections in Berlin while a neo-Nazi party made a stunning breakthrough in her home state.
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A German woman who was kidnapped by  militants in Iraq in February is free but her son remains in  captivity, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said  on Wednesday.
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An impromptu back rub that President Bush gave German Chancellor Angela Merkel is now massaging millions of funny bones.
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The German chancellor&#39;s decision to adopt a young child has unleashed massive media coverage. SchrÃ¶der&#39;s been fighting revelations about his private life but the current attention could help rather than harm his career.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel has joined a growing movement to criminalize forced marriages in Germany, which is growing less tolerant of practices among Muslim immigrants that clash with the nation's liberal social values.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives suffered heavy losses in a key state Sunday, in a significant setback for her authority ahead of national elections next year.
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Germany's Chancellor Merkel urges vigilance to prevent child abuse, in a New Year address.
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German media reported earlier that the dark-blonde toddler named Victoria had been living in a home in St.