Europeans wait as leaders debate debt deal

BRUSSELS - Europeans were waiting for a deal to tackle a worsening debt crisis on Wednesday after leaders held an one-hour work session.

The Justus Lipsius building, headquarters of the European Council in the heart of Brussels, has been thrust into the global spotlight as state and government heads gathered for the second time in less than three days.

After their previous summit on Sunday, when they agreed on basic elements of a comprehensive strategy, leaders gathered on Wednesday night to decide how to get out of the debt crisis and how to fiscally govern the European Union.