WASHINGTON – Forbes magazine is out with its list of the 70 most powerful people in the world.

Heads of state, business and religious leaders, opinion makers and criminals make a strong showing on the annual compilation.

Below are the top 10:

1. President Barack Obama
2. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Russia
3. President Hu Jintao, China
4. Chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany
5. Bill Gates
6. King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud, Saudi Arabia
7. Pope Benedict XVI
8. Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve
9. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook
10. Prime Minister David Cameron, United Kingdom

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