Merkel named world’s most powerful woman

The German chancellor takes the title for the fourth year running, while Hillary Clinton is in 40th

Picture of the Day: Hillary Clinton in DR Congo

Hillary Clinton jokes with patients and staff of the Heal Africa clinic in Goma, DR Congo

Hillary Clinton is unamused

'My husband is not Secretary of State - I am!' she corrects an out-of-order questioner in Africa

What Hillary Clinton has to put up with

Sometimes, the Secretary of State and former First Lady has to swallow hard

Obama faces mutiny, led by Clinton and Biden

US foreign policy is as hawkish as it was under Bush

Another dubious ‘scoop’ for British journalism

Scottish newspaper reporter is feted for ignoring an 'off the record' request

Afghanistan will prove to be Obama’s Vietnam

President is committing to intervention in Afghanistan that recalls JFK’s attempts to expel communism from Vietnam

New Labour is sacrificing our Army in Afghanistan

Soldiers’ lives are lost because politicians try to punch above their weight on the world stage

Team Obama is a slap in the face to his own base

As far as progressives as concerned, the appointments have offered one bitter pill after another