Eurozone finance ministers have agreed a second bailout
for Greece after marathon talks in Brussels.Greece is to receive loans worth more than 130bn euros (£110bn; $170bn).
In return, Greece will undertake to slash its debt from 160% to 120.5% of GDP
within eight years and accept a permanent EU economic monitoring mission.The country needs the funds to avoid bankruptcy on 20 March, when maturing loans must be repaid.
The euro immediately rose on reports of the deal, which was announced early on Tuesday, after 13 hours of talks.
But a report by international experts obtained by Reuters news agency warned Greece would need more help if it was to meet its debt reduction target.
Yemen violence mars poll to replace Ali Abdullah Saleh
Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi will
inherit a country in deep crisis on many fronts
Violence in southern Yemen has marred an election to replace veteran leader Ali Abdullah Saleh.
At least six people have been killed in incidents at southern polling
stations despite a large army presence, after separatists called for a voter
boycott.
But voting in the capital Sanaa was peaceful as people formed orderly queues
from the early morning.Voters are expected to rubber-stamp Vice-President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi -
the only candidate in Tuesday's poll.
Officials told BBC Arabic that gunmen killed four soldiers in an attack on a
polling station in Hadramawt province.
Two soldiers were also killed in an attack in the al-Hawta district, and there was violence reported in Aden, the main city in the south.
The separatist Southern Movement has called for a day of "civil disobedience" to mark the vote.
Two soldiers were also killed in an attack in the al-Hawta district, and there was violence reported in Aden, the main city in the south.
The separatist Southern Movement has called for a day of "civil disobedience" to mark the vote.
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