Germany's Angela Merkel again tops Forbes most powerful women list

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, May 27, 2015. REUTERS/Stefanie Loos

NEW YORK (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel topped the Forbes list of the world's 100 most powerful women for the fifth consecutive year, edging past U.S. presidential candidate Hilary Clinton, who came in second in the 2015 annual ranking.

Clinton moved up from sixth place on last year's list and was followed by Melinda Gates, the co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, at No. 3.