Putin welcomes BRICS leaders amid standoff with West
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the leaders of emerging powers for a summit Moscow hopes will show it not isolated despite the standoff with the West over Ukraine.
Putin hosts BRICS summit amid standoff with West
Russian President Vladimir Putin is to meet world leaders including China's Xi Jingping and India's Narendra Modi ahead of the start of a summit of the BRICS emerging economies.
Madrid's mantra: Spain is not Greece
Greece's economic turbulence is dominating political debate in Spain ahead of a year-end general election, with the ruling conservatives pointing to Syriza's difficulties to discredit its Spanish ally Podemos.
Flood of Londoners take to boats to escape housing costs
Rocketing housing costs in Britain's capital have fuelled a surge in Londoners seeking cheaper accommodation on boats, with increased numbers putting pressure on the city's historic network of rivers and canals.
Serbian PM to go to Srebrenica for massacre anniversary
Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia said he would attend the 20th anniversary commemoration of the Srebrenica massacre this weekend in a bid to forge reconciliation.
Merkel: 'still no basis' for talks on new Greek bailout
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that there was still no basis for talks on a new Greek bailout, as she arrived in Brussels for an emergency summit of eurozone leaders.
Nursultan Nazarbayev hails Eurasian integration
Nursultan Nazarbayev says Eurasian integration is the way of progress and success.
EU's Juncker wants 'to avoid Grexit'
European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said he was against an exit by Greece from the euro, even though Greeks massively rejected bailout terms in a referendum this weekend.
'Can't take risk' of Greece leaving euro: French PM
France can't take the risk of Greece leaving the eurozone, which would have an effect across the globe, the prime minister said on Tuesday.
UK remembers 2005 London bombings under shadow of Tunisia
Britain will mark 10 years since the London bombings with a minute's silence for the 52 victims.
Anger still crackles 30 years after France bombed Greenpeace ship
Thirty years after France's deadly bomb attack on the Rainbow Warrior in New Zealand, anger still crackles in Pete Willcox's voice when he discusses the sinking of the Greenpeace flagship.
IMF 'ready to assist Greece if requested': Lagarde
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said that the global crisis lender would assist Greece if asked, a day after Greek voters rejected a prior bailout plan.
'Europe without Greece? Joke,' says Greek foreign minister
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias ruled out his country's exit from the EU and called for calm after Greek voters rejected bailout terms of international creditors.
Merkel, Hollande hold talks in Paris on Greek referendum
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived for a meeting with French President Francois Hollande to take stock of Greece's resounding rejection of its international creditor's bailout proposals in a referendum.
Euro picks up after Greek finance minister quits
The euro rose after Greece's Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis announced his shock resignation, just hours after the cash-strapped nation rejected creditors' austerity demands in a landmark weekend referendum.
Yanis Varoufakis: Greece's 'erratic Marxist'
Yanis Varoufakis, Greece's finance minister resigned despite the government having secured a resounding victory in a weekend referendum.
Greek 'No' wins referendum with over 61% of votes: near-complete results
More than 61 percent of Greek voters rejected fresh austerity demands by the country's EU-IMF creditors in a historic referendum.
Lionel Richie tops chart after playing Glastonbury
Crooner Lionel Richie scored his first number one in the United Kingdom in 23 years after playing an acclaimed set at British music festival Glastonbury.
Moscow sees Greece 'closer to euro exit' after bailout referendum
Greece has moved a step closer towards a eurozone exit as early results from a crucial bailout referendum suggested Greeks had overwhelmingly rejected creditors' demands for more austerity.
Britain's Princess Charlotte christened in intimate ceremony
Britain's Princess Charlotte was christened in an intimate ceremony, in the royal baby's second public appearance since her birth nine weeks ago to proud parents Prince William and Kate.