Iran met with officials from Russia, China, the United States, France, the United Kingdom and Germany on April 6 for a second day of negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program, AFP reported.

The International Monetary Fund will contribute 1 billion euros ($1.28 billion) over three years to Cyprus' 10 billion euro bailout, IMF head Christine Lagarde said April 3, Reuters reported.

Cypriot Finance Minister Michalis Sarris resigned April 1 after an investigation into the country's economic difficulties was ordered, the government said, AP reported April 2.

Malian soldiers backed by French fighter jets clashed with Islamist militants in Timbuktu after militants used a car bomb to cover their overnight incursion into the city, sources said March 31, Reuters reported.

All of Cypriot banks' foreign branches eventually will be sold, Cypriot Finance Minister Michalis Sarris said March 30, Voice of Russia reported March 31.

Cyprus has no intention of abandoning the euro, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades said March 29, the BBC reported.

Banks in Cyprus were set to open again March 28 as temporary capital controls were introduced, Cyprus Mail reported.

A bomb exploded near the Acropolis in central Athens on March 27, Greek police said, AP reported.

Cypriot banks will reopen March 28 for the first time in almost two weeks, The New York Times reported March 27.