Greece Referendum

The vast majority of voters in Sunday's referendum in Macedonia supported a plan to rename the country aimed at ending a decades-long spat with Greece and unlocking a path to NATO and EU membership.

The Irish have swept aside one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the developed world in a landslide vote that reflects Ireland's emergence as a socially liberal country no longer obedient to Catholic dictates.

Greece's new cabinet was sworn in on Wednesday, bringing in few new faces as re-elected Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras sought continuity in pushing through economic reforms under the watchful eye of international lenders.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will submit his resignation to the country's president later Thursday to clear the way for early elections on Sept. 20, a government official said.

British Prime Minister David Cameron intends to hold a referendum on the country's membership of the European Union around June of 2016, the Independent on Sunday reported.

Having staved off financial meltdown with a new agreement from Greece's international creditors, Tsipras now faces the anger of lawmakers and the public for agreeing to measures much tougher than those rejected in a referendum on July 5.

A sleep-deprived Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will fly back to Athens to sell an agreement that ended up being tougher than proposals Greeks overwhelmingly rejected in a referendum on July 5. He has days to quell dissent within his own ranks -- probably by sacking hardliners -- and ram reform laws through parliament.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew that a cash-for-reform deal to keep Greece in the euro zone would need the commitment of all sides, a Greek official said, ahead of a crucial summit of euro zone leaders on Sunday.

A Grexit, with a managed default and devaluation to kickstart recovery, is the only deal that should be on the table.

Greece today promised it would start pension and tax reforms next week, as demanded by creditors, in return for a three-year eurozone loan to drag its financial system back from the brink of collapse.

The German Red Cross said today it was willing to rush medical and other humanitarian aid to Greece as the country's economy teetered on the brink of collapse.

President Barack Obama spoke by telephone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday to discuss the Greece debt crisis before his talks with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, the White House said.

France can't take the risk of Greece leaving the eurozone, which would have an effect across the globe, the prime minister said today, adding that the basis for a deal with Athens was there.

At least three companies in Greece including its biggest electronic appliances chain have paid staff in cash, after the country imposed limits on withdrawals from banks last week in a bid to ward off a possible collapse of its banking system.

The Greek crisis is unlikely to have any impact on the Indian economy since it has only negligible exposure to the troubled Mediterranean island, fund managers said here on Monday.

The vast majority of voters in Sunday's referendum in Macedonia supported a plan to rename the country aimed at ending a decades-long spat with Greece and unlocking a path to NATO and EU membership.

The Irish have swept aside one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the developed world in a landslide vote that reflects Ireland's emergence as a socially liberal country no longer obedient to Catholic dictates.

Greece's new cabinet was sworn in on Wednesday, bringing in few new faces as re-elected Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras sought continuity in pushing through economic reforms under the watchful eye of international lenders.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will submit his resignation to the country's president later Thursday to clear the way for early elections on Sept. 20, a government official said.

British Prime Minister David Cameron intends to hold a referendum on the country's membership of the European Union around June of 2016, the Independent on Sunday reported.

Having staved off financial meltdown with a new agreement from Greece's international creditors, Tsipras now faces the anger of lawmakers and the public for agreeing to measures much tougher than those rejected in a referendum on July 5.

A sleep-deprived Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will fly back to Athens to sell an agreement that ended up being tougher than proposals Greeks overwhelmingly rejected in a referendum on July 5. He has days to quell dissent within his own ranks -- probably by sacking hardliners -- and ram reform laws through parliament.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew that a cash-for-reform deal to keep Greece in the euro zone would need the commitment of all sides, a Greek official said, ahead of a crucial summit of euro zone leaders on Sunday.

A Grexit, with a managed default and devaluation to kickstart recovery, is the only deal that should be on the table.

Greece today promised it would start pension and tax reforms next week, as demanded by creditors, in return for a three-year eurozone loan to drag its financial system back from the brink of collapse.

The German Red Cross said today it was willing to rush medical and other humanitarian aid to Greece as the country's economy teetered on the brink of collapse.

President Barack Obama spoke by telephone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday to discuss the Greece debt crisis before his talks with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, the White House said.

France can't take the risk of Greece leaving the eurozone, which would have an effect across the globe, the prime minister said today, adding that the basis for a deal with Athens was there.

At least three companies in Greece including its biggest electronic appliances chain have paid staff in cash, after the country imposed limits on withdrawals from banks last week in a bid to ward off a possible collapse of its banking system.

The Greek crisis is unlikely to have any impact on the Indian economy since it has only negligible exposure to the troubled Mediterranean island, fund managers said here on Monday.