3:34pm

EU leaders meet amid austerity debate

North-south divide continues over austerity versus growth

2:46pm

EU court deals blow to Spain’s eviction law

Bloc’s highest court rules regime incompatible with EU rules

2:25pm

Live coverage of EU Summit: Brussels blog

Leaders arrive for the start of a two-day summit

2:22pm

Pope faces Vatican Bank reform challenge

Church has struggled to address lack of financial transparency

2:10pm

Live coverage of EU Summit: Brussels blog

Leaders arrive for the start of a two-day summit

12:40pm

Two popes to convene in historic meeting

Plan for Pope Francis and Benedict XVI to meet

10:51am

EU leaders gather for two-day meeting

EU leaders gather for two-day meeting

This Feb. 14, 2013 photo shows Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio leading a mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ©AP 11:57pm

Argentine Jesuit intellectual elected pope

Benedict XVI’s successor is first pontiff from the Americas

8:25pm

New leader needs skills of a modern manager

Cardinals will be hoping for an efficient administrator

7:31pm

Finance ministers seek Cyprus bailout pact

Deep divisions remain among eurozone officials

6:58pm

Ireland acts on unsustainable mortgages

Banks will be forced to write down value of some housing loans

From UK 4:40pm

Litvinenko inquest delayed by 5 months

Extra time needed to translate material on death of ex-KGB agent

From MARKETS 3:08pm

Euro crisis forces big lending retreat

Europe’s banks forced to rethink business models

From UK 2:26pm

Hague rebuffs BCC call for earlier EU vote

Business lobby says most members want no further integration

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 12:19pm

Greece and lenders fall out over firings

‘Troika’ leaves Athens without deal on civil service staff cuts

From ASIA-PACIFIC 9:55am

India orders Italian envoy not to leave

Dispute over Italian marines deepens

The Short View from MARKETS 12:53am

Work not yet complete for Ireland

Banking system still needs to overcome problems

From LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 11:37pm

Pope Francis brings humility to the Vatican

Jesuit intellectual untainted by ecclesiastical scandals

BRUSSELS 11:23pm

Brussels sugar quotas look set to stay

Food industry voices dismay after vote by MEPs

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 11:01pm

Germany defies calls for stimulus

Plan to cut spending and balance budget revealed

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