Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany with José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, in Berlin.
German leaders have not provided details of a potential deal, but it would likely mean an expansion of executive power in Brussels over fiscal targets in member states.
Based on economic and market indicators, and a growing sense of public panic, top European Central Bank officials could easily justify a policy move at their regular monthly meeting Wednesday.
A sectarian controversy over control of a holy religious shrine where a 2006 bombing set off waves of sectarian killings turned violent again on Monday.
Abu Yahya al-Libi, the Al Qaeda commander who escaped American custody in 2005, was either killed or seriously wounded after a drone strike in Pakistan’s tribal belt, according to tribal sources.
Rehman Malik, a close aide of the president, said that he had surrendered his British nationality, but that he could not provide the necessary proof on Monday.
Hoping to push Egypt’s military rulers to disqualify Ahmed Shafik from the presidential runoff vote, his electoral rivals are planning further demonstrations.
The announcement, by Yukiya Amano, the director of the United Nations nuclear agency, suggested his statement about an agreement two weeks ago may have been premature.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to step up efforts to deter, detain and deport illegal migrants to Israel, as tensions mounted over an influx of asylum seekers from Africa.
An Istanbul court ordered that Israel be formally notified of the charges against four former Israeli military commanders over a 2010 raid on a Turkish ship headed for Gaza.
The prince, 90, was taken to a hospital on Monday after suffering from what a Buckingham Palace spokesman described as a bladder infection.
Rescue workers searched for bodies where a plane crashed in Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday.
A Nigerian airliner that crashed in Lagos, killing all 153 on board, was American-built, so the United States will be part of the investigation.
A suicide bomber set off a car full of explosives at a church in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing at least 12 people in the latest attack on Christian worshipers, witnesses said.
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda replaced five ministers in what appeared to be an effort to win an opposition party’s support for his bill to increase sales tax to cover benefits.
The book attempted to present a theological rationale for same-sex relationships, masturbation and remarriage after divorce.
An investigative reporter’s book offers glimpses of behind-the-scenes spats and power struggles as the Roman Catholic Church again moves to manage a crisis.
A Danish court sentenced four men to 12-year prison terms for planning to attack the offices of a newspaper that printed cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad.
Experts worry that Thailand, the world’s leading rice exporter, may have trouble finding people to work in rice paddies, as young people stay longer in school and prefer to work in Bangkok.
Bonn, once capital of West Germany, is now better known for its social tensions: between its Muslim newcomers, with some hard-core elements, and a far-right nationalist group.
The suspect is wanted in the killing and dismemberment of a Chinese student in Montreal and had been the subject of an international manhunt.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered for an annual candlelight vigil in Hong Kong to commemorate the Tiananmen killings.
China limited searches on Monday after an unlikely stock exchange result on the anniversary of the crackdown.
Young people are avoiding working in Thailand’s rice farms, threatening the country’s status as the world’s biggest rice exporter.
Jordan Feilders just opened Cantine California, one of the first food trucks in Paris to offer upscale versions of American food.
Tens of thousands gathered in London to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond jubilee with an extravagant river pageant.
The Guatemalan photographer Daniel Hernandez-Salazar has devoted himself to documenting not just the violence that has wracked his country, but reminding his countrymen of the need to find justice.
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Because the United States refuses to talk about its new cyberarsenal, there has never been a real debate in the United States about when and how to use cyberweapons.
The West must recognize that the only future for Syria is without the Assad political dynasty.
Instead of an ever-escalating war, governments could approach drugs as a public health issue. Would that reduce the body count?
Europe's historical markers, ignored a decade ago, have resurfaced, shifting the focus away from the bloom of euro unity 10 years ago toward the seeds of chaos.
The Department of Defense has identified 1,979 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations.
