BBC News with David Austin
Influential EU figures have cast doubt on an austerity package agreed by Greek politicians in an effort to
unlock
another 130bn in bailout funds. The deal which includes drastic wage cuts was struck after days of talks in Athens. The Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos urged his colleagues in the Eurogroup to
endorse
it, but the head of the Eurogroup, Jean-Claude Juncker, said too many points still needed clearing up for that to happen at talks in Brussels today. Chris Morris reports.
The pieces of an overall deal on Greece are beginning to
fall into place
, but the agreement between political parties in Athens is just one part of a complex set of negotiations involving the second financial bailout and a deal with private banks to
write off
100bn of Greek debt. Crucially the whole package has to satisfy the demand from creditors like the IMF that it will make Greek debts sustainable, and it's not clear that that point has yet been reached. So no one will be signing any checks straight away.
Activists in the Syrian city of Homs say nearly 40 people have been killed during the sixth day of bombardment by government forces.
Several districts were
pounded
with tank, artillery and rocket fire. Three families were buried in the rubble of their homes. In the country's border areas, the Syrian authorities have stepped up security to prevent smuggling of weapons to rebels. Our correspondent Jim Muir has been monitoring developments from Beirut.