Amid protests against immigration in Germany, Islamophobia and anti-immigration sentiment could rise in Europe, following the attack on Charlie Hebdo.

Since the inception of the euro, France and Germany have pursued divergent visions of European economic and monetary union.

Germany and France have issued Greece with an ultimatum that will see it receive no more aid until it decides on whether it will stay in the eurozone.

The exit of Juergen Stark could hardly have come at a worse time for euro zone policymakers as they grope for a way out of their financial crisis.

The noose is tightening around Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his family after his foreign minister and another top diplomat defected.

Here’s how Paul Taylor described the incident to his US readers …