Putin hosts BRICS summit amid standoff with WestRussian 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.
08 July 2015
Madrid's mantra: Spain is not GreeceGreece'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.
08 July 2015
Flood of Londoners take to boats to escape housing costsRocketing 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.
08 July 2015
Serbian PM to go to Srebrenica for massacre anniversaryPrime 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.
08 July 2015
Merkel: 'still no basis' for talks on new Greek bailoutGerman 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.
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.
IMF 'ready to assist Greece if requested': LagardeInternational 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.
Merkel, Hollande hold talks in Paris on Greek referendumGerman 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.
07 July 2015
Euro picks up after Greek finance minister quitsThe 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.
06 July 2015
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.
Lionel Richie tops chart after playing GlastonburyCrooner Lionel Richie scored his first number one in the United Kingdom in 23 years after playing an acclaimed set at British music festival Glastonbury.
Britain's Princess Charlotte christened in intimate ceremonyBritain'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.
06 July 2015
Greece would need new currency if votes 'No': SchulzGreece will have to introduce another currency if it votes 'No' in Sunday's referendum on its potential bailout terms, European Parliament president Martin Schulz said.