Author: Reuters
Euro zone sets emergency summit on Greece as money flees
Euro zone leaders will hold an emergency summit on June 22 to try to avert a Greek default after bank withdrawals accelerated and government revenue slumped as Athens and its international creditors remain deadlocked over a debt deal.
Gunman at large after killing nine at black South Carolina church
A gunman was still at large after killing nine people during a prayer service at a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, the city's police chief said on June 18, describing the attack as a hate crime.
Moody's says MERS outbreak credit negative for RoK
Moody's Investors Service said on June 18 the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in the Republic of Korea (RoK) is a credit negative for the country as the virus has weakened consumer sentiment in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
VietJet orders more A321 jets, mulls long-haul operations
Vietnam-based budget airline VietJetAir signed a firm contract at the Paris air show on June 17 for six additional Airbus A321 single-aisle jets worth US$682 million at list prices to meet demand on some of its busiest routes.
Korean MERS outbreak a wake-up call for increasingly mobile world - WHO
An outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in the Republic of Korea shows how easily diseases can spread in a connected world, but is not serious enough to warrant travel bans or other global measures, the World Health Organization said on June 17.
Islamic State car bombs kill or injure 50 in Yemeni capital
Car bombs killed or injured at least 50 people near mosques and the headquarters of Yemen's dominant Houthi group in Sanaa on June 17, in coordinated attacks claimed by Islamic State.
With barbs and bluster, Trump barges into 2016 White House race
Real estate mogul and TV personality Donald Trump barged his way into the 2016 US presidential election on June 16 in a blitz of boasts, inflammatory comments and attacks on both fellow Republicans and President Barack Obama's administration.
German man dies of complications stemming from MERS
A 65-year-old German man who was infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus earlier this year has died in hospital, the health ministry of the German state of Lower Saxony said on June 16.
Yemeni al Qaeda leader killed in suspected drone strike
The Yemeni leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Nasser al-Wuhayshi, who was once an associate of Osama bin Laden, was killed in a suspected US drone strike, CNN reported on June 15, citing two Yemeni national security officials.
Russia says will retaliate if US weapons stationed on its borders
A plan by Washington to station tanks and heavy weapons in NATO states on Russia's border would be the most aggressive US act since the Cold War, and Moscow would retaliate by beefing up its own forces, a Russian defense official said on June 15.
