World's top 10 most powerful people on Forbes list
Russian President Vladimir Putin has now pipped Barack Obama to the title of the world's most powerful leader as ranked by Forbes.
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World's top 10 most powerful people on Forbes listRussian President Vladimir Putin was ranked as the world's most powerful leader by Forbes after Russia managed to put US threat of an attack on Syria at bay. Russia also gave asylum to former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who spilled the bins on US intelligence for the first time. -
World's top 10 most powerful people on Forbes listFourth place went to 76-year-old Pope Francis. The first Jesuit and Latin American Bishop of Rome preaches compassion for the poor and a greater role for women while signalling the church to quiet its focus on "only on issues related to abortion, gay marriage and the use of contraceptives." -
World's top 10 most powerful people on Forbes listSaudi Arabia's Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, ranked seventh on Forbes list, holds the keys to the world's second largest crude oil deposit of 265 billion barrels, amounting to 20% of the world's reserves.
