Eurozone ministers meeting to discuss debt concerns

Senior European Union officials are due to meet to discuss the eurozone's continuing debt woes.

The talks in Brussels were arranged by European Council president Herman Van Rompuy. His spokesman denied that it was a crisis meeting.
Reports say the meeting was organised because of worries that Italy could be drawn into the debt crisis.
It will be followed by a planned meeting of eurozone finance ministers.
The finance ministers are due to discuss a second financial support package for Greece.

Syria angrily summons US and French envoys about their visits to Hama

The Syrian foreign ministry summoned French and US ambassadors on Sunday to deliver a “strong protest” over their visit to the flashpoint central city of Hama last week.

“The ministry called in the US and French ambassadors to deliver a strong protest against their visit to Hamas without prior authoritization ... which constitutes a flagrant interference in Syria’s domestic affairs,” the SANA news agency said.