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.
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.
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.
Russia is top U.S. national security threat: Gen. Dunford
Russia presents the greatest threat to U.S. national security and its behavior is "nothing short of alarming," Marine General Joseph Dunford told lawmakers on Thursday as they weighed his nomination to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
IMF says Greece spillovers limited to rest of world
Greece is a small part of the world economy, and its possible exit from the euro zone should have limited impact on the rest of the world, the IMF's chief economist said on Thursday, though he warned similar crises could happen in other countries.
Greece seeks new EU loan deal in race to avert collapse
A race to save Greece from bankruptcy and keep it in the euro gathered pace on Wednesday when Athens formally applied for a three-year loan and European authorities launched an accelerated review of the request.
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