6 migrants drown off Turkish coast trying to reach Greece
By MIKE CORDER Six Syrian migrants, including an infant, drowned off the Turkish coast Tuesday as they tried to reach a Greek island, a rescuer said, underscoring the deadly risks…
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Italy: At least 40 migrants dead at sea, 320 others rescued
FRANCES D’EMILIO and MIKE CORDER At least 40 migrants died Saturday in the hold of an overcrowded smuggling boat in the Mediterranean Sea north of Libya, apparently killed by fuel…
THE LATEST: Obama says G-7 studying more sanctions on Russia
President Barack Obama has told a news conference before returning to Washington that G-7 leaders had discussed additional steps they could take if Russia were to “double-down” on aggression inside…
Obama: US lacks ‘complete strategy’ for training Iraqis
By NEDRA PICKLER The United States does not yet have a “complete strategy” for training Iraqi forces to fight Islamic State militants, President Barack Obama said Monday amid signs of…
German Parliament approves Greece’s bailout extension
By GEIR MOULSON Germany’s Parliament overwhelmingly approved the four-month extension of Greece’s financial bailout on Friday, despite unease over the new government in Athens. Lawmakers voted 542-32 to back the…
Greece bailout set to get strong German Parliament backing
Greece’s four-month bailout extension can expect to win wide support in the German Parliament after a large majority of lawmakers in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc signaled their backing. Parliament…
Greece to present creditors with proposal, Germany skeptical
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Greece was preparing Wednesday to present its creditors with an official proposal aimed to save bailout talks from collapse, as time is running out for a deal…
Markets unnerved by Greek leader’s tough talk on bailout
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Investors hammered Greece’s markets Monday after the country’s new government renewed a pledge to seek bailout debt forgiveness and dubbed the rescue package a “toxic fantasy” —…