Italy's divided government kept Europe waiting on Tuesday for long delayed reforms on the eve of a summit to devise a strategy to confront the euro zone's worsening debt crisis. Just 24 hours before European Union leaders are due to adopt a plan to reduce Greece's debt burden, fortify European banks to withstand bond losses, and scale up the euro zone rescue fund to prevent market contagion, all eyes were on Rome. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's faction-ridden cabinet failed to agree at an emergency session late Monday on raising the retirement age, one of the key economic reforms demanded by Italy's EU partners ... (full story)