German chancellor Angela Merkel has welcomed that they have found a starting point for discussions with the new Greek government.

Greece may face difficulties in finding the money to pay its obligations to the IMF and the ECB.

Russian ships already have made port calls at Limassol, but the new agreement apparently aims to create a more solid legal basis for it.

Samaras says coalition stuck with same measures his administration was due to adopt.

The Eurogroup urged Greece to develop and broaden the list of reform measures, based on ‘the current arrangement’.

70 people of more than 1,000 being held Amygdaleza detention centre have been released.

“Despite steps forward… problems persist, including worrying levels of xenophobia and violence,” says the Council of Europe’s commission against racism and intolerance.

Eurozone finance ministers are scheduled to discuss the final document during a teleconference late Tuesday (AEST).

Giorgos Papaconstantinou has denied all charges and claims he is being made a scapegoat for the inaction of others.

The bomb is being guarded by coast guard officers until bomb disposal experts arrive.