Cypriot Authorities in Revised Deal Talks, Cyprus Concerns Rattle Asian Markets

From Brussels, Europe cannot allow unfinished business to fester, For every Ireland, where there is a sense that a corner is being turned, there is a France, where the sustainability of current policy is increasingly questionable, writes Lawrence Summers

Head on Cyprus, Cypriot authorities in revised deal talks, Cypriot authorities consider additional bank holiday on Tuesday pending emergency ratification of deal that would mitigate danger of a bank run

From Moscow Russians join locals as big Cyprus losers, The mood is angry as islanders digest the news they are to lose up to 10% of their deposits in a universal levy imposed as a condition for a €10bn bailout

Here is The impact on Cyprus bank depositors, The IMF was concerned that a €17bn rescue under discussion would be so large relative to the size of Cyprus' economy that it would not be sustainable

Meanwhile, European Union fails to speak with one voice on Syria, Union torn between interventionist instincts of UK and France, two nations that see themselves as world powers, and passivity of Germany