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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.
07 July 2015
'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.
07 July 2015
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.
07 July 2015
World's oldest man dies at 112 in Japan
The world's oldest man, Sakari Momoi, has died in Japan at the ripe old age of 112.
07 July 2015
Cosby admits drugging woman for sex
Embattled US comedian Bill Cosby admitted having drugged at least one woman with Quaaludes to have sex with her.
07 July 2015
Pope Francis celebrates Ecuador mass with huge crowd
Pope Francis celebrated an open-air mass with hundreds of thousands of faithful under scorching heat in Ecuador, highlighting the importance of family on his return to his home region.
07 July 2015
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.
07 July 2015
'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.
07 July 2015
UN watchdog in Iran for 'intense' nuclear talks
The UN's atomic watchdog and Iran held "intense discussions" in Tehran about the possible military dimensions of the country's nuclear programme.
07 July 2015
Demonstrators regroup after Armenian police break up energy price protest
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on a central square in the Armenian capital pledging to carry on protests over energy price hikes after police cleared a key artery they had blocked for weeks.
07 July 2015
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.
07 July 2015
Burundi president misses key regional crisis summit
Burundi's president skipped regional talks Monday aimed at brokering a deal to end weeks of unrest in the country, choosing instead to campaign for his controversial third term.
06 July 2015
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.
06 July 2015
Australia moves towards referendum on Aboriginal recognition
Australia moved closer to recognising Aboriginal people in its constitution after talks with indigenous leaders.
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.
06 July 2015
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.
06 July 2015
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.
06 July 2015
Japan's Meiji industrial sites win UN world heritage status
The UN's cultural body conferred world heritage status on a number of new sites including some seen as representative of Japan's industrial revolution.
06 July 2015
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.
06 July 2015
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.
06 July 2015