Philippines reinforcing rusting ship on Spratly reef outpost
The Philippine navy is quietly reinforcing the hull and deck of a rusting ship it ran aground on a disputed South China Sea reef in 1999 to stop it breaking apart, determined to hold the shoal as Beijing creates a string of man-made islands nearby.
Greek PM: bailout deal must be implemented, even if 'one-way street'
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras defended on Tuesday a bailout deal struck at a euro zone summit, saying that although it had been "a bad night for Europe" and "imposed" on Greece, the agreement saved it from exiting the euro and must be implemented.
Greece faces tough conditions under deal with euro zone
Euro zone leaders made Greece surrender much of its sovereignty to outside supervision on Monday in return for agreeing to talks on an 86 billion euro bailout to keep the near-bankrupt country in the single currency.
Iraq launches offensive to drive Islamic State from biggest province
Iraqi troops and Shi'ite Muslim militia forces attacked Islamic State fighters on several fronts on Monday in Anbar, the country's largest province, at the start of what is likely to be a long and fiercely contested offensive.
OPEC sees more balanced oil market in 2016
The oil market should be more balanced next year as China and the developing world use more oil while supply of fuel from North American shale grows more slowly, OPEC said on Monday.
Kerry doesn't view Russia as existential threat: State Department
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry does not agree with the Marine Corps general nominated to be America's next top uniformed commander that Russia poses an existential threat to the United States, a spokesman said on Friday.
Tight weekend timeline for deal to save Greece
Euro zone countries have set a tight timeline for any deal to save Greece from economic collapse that could catapult it out of Europe's common currency.
India, Pakistan to join China, Russia in security group
India and Pakistan began accession to a regional security group led by China and Russia on Friday after two days of summits which President Vladimir Putin held up as evidence Moscow is not isolated in the world.
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