PARIS — The German chancellor and the French president met on Monday and agreed to propose penalties for countries that exceed European deficit limits as well as the creation of a monetary fund for Europe.
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, left, greeted Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany before a meeting in Paris on Monday.
ROME — Prime Minister Mario Monti of Italy unveiled a radical package of spending cuts and tax hikes Sunday.
MOSCOW — Elections that saw steep losses for Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin’s United Russia party were marred by corruption and limited political competition, monitors said.
WASHINGTON — A huge blast that destroyed a major missile-testing site three weeks ago was a major blow to Iran’s most advanced long-range missile program, experts and officials said.
LONDON — A British court gave Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, permission to launch a final appeal against extradition to Sweden on sexual abuse allegations.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Ivory Coast’s ex-president, Laurent Gbagbo, on Monday became the first former head of state to face the war crimes court in The Hague.
TAIZ, Yemen — Protesters said snipers opened fire on a demonstration in Taiz, Yemen, killing one woman.
Derek Boogaard exhibited the devastating toll of fighting on hockey players celebrated for toughness.
BEIJING — While Chinese leaders speak in favor of political reform, local authorities routinely deny voters the chance to choose their own political representative.
ISTANBUL — With Europe roiled by a debt crisis and the tumult of the Arab Spring creating opportunities for Turkey to wield new clout, Turks are weighing walking away from the European Union.
BAGHDAD — Threats of kidnapping and terrorist attacks are cited as American forces continue their withdrawal from Iraq.
LIMA — Protests that have hobbled the region of Cajamarca prompted President Ollanta Humala’s move.
In Ohio, a bill that would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detectable — usually six to eight weeks into pregnancy — is the latest effort by activists to force a legal showdown.
“Saturday Night Live,” the biggest stage for presidential parody, still has not figured out how to make Barack Obama funny.
Only 1 in 100 American children ages 10 to 17 has sent images graphic enough to violate child pornography laws.
Sócrates, who died Sunday, was a great player who lived a great life.
Newt Gingrich’s dissertation is filled with wonkery rather than racism.
Henri-Georges Clouzot is the subject of a new MoMA retrospective.
Rising numbers of business students are engaging in social enterprises as a way of standing out from the crowd.
A show of Leonardo da Vinci’s work has created a ticket frenzy at the National Gallery in London.
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Economix »A British Guide to Cutting SpendingThe British approach to slashing spending and imposing austerity provides a model for what a Republican president might do. |
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