The Wall Street Journal

Greece's international lenders have warned that they won't discuss further aid disbursements until a new government is formed, a prospect that still seemed elusive Monday.

Australian Broadcast Corp

Recent polling suggests the Syriza coalition could emerge the largest bloc in a new parliament, giving fresh impetus to moves against austerity.

CNN

The stakes are potentially huge, with concern stirring that the lack of leadership could jeopardize Greece's bailout agreement. That could lead to a disorderly default by Greece and force the nation out of the eurozone.

Chosun Ilbo

Re-election will be conducted next month. Until then, Greece misses the chance to make a judgment about the euro bailout.

The News International (Pakistan)

Both Greek conservative leader Antonis Samaras and Socialist chief Evangelos Venizelos, whose parties recorded heavy losses as Greeks angry with austerity fled to smaller parties, said earlier they would seek a coalition government.

BBC

The BBC's Mark Lowen in Athens says the chances of success at this 11th hour are slim.

Asahi Shimbun

President Juncker (the Prime Minister of Luxembourg) said, “we firmly want Greece to remain in the European Union.”

NHK

JP Morgan Chase has not made the exact reason for the investment mistake clear yet, but it seems like it may have been related to insurance stock, which was prepared for defaulting on a debt (called a credit default swap or CDS) in London.

China Daily

Chase's massive loss thus seemed to only exaggerate the image of the irresponsible bank held by many Americans, and reignited the public dialogue for more banking rules to reign in Wall Street trading.

CNN

The Jamie Dimon apology tour is likely to continue on Tuesday as the CEO of the nation's largest bank and his $23 million pay package go before shareholders at JPMorgan's annual meeting.

The Guardian (UK)

The embattled boss of JP Morgan, Jamie Dimon, faces shareholders at the bank's annual general meeting on Tuesday amid a backlash against its campaign to dilute plans for the tighter regulation of Wall Street.

JoongAng Ilbo

JP Morgan’s chairman and CEO, Jamie Dimon, keeps his position at the shareholders meeting 5 days after he released the bank’s $2 billion loss.

The Syndey Morning Herald

The largest bank in the US last week revealed it had lost the sum through arcane financial products known as synthetic debt securities, rekindling fears of excessive risk-taking on Wall Street.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

Iksil, who also traded in London, acquired the nickname “whale of London” and “Voldemort”, after the villain from the world-famous “Harry Potter” books. Iksil is said to be the main person responsible for the loss that was made.

The Huffington Post

"JPMorgan is one of the best-managed banks there is," Obama said during an interview on ABC's "The View", which will air on Tuesday. "Jamie Dimon, the head of it, is one of the smartest bankers we got, and they still lost $2 billion and counting."

Dawn

Addressing public anger toward Wall Street, Dimon said he wants a more equitable society and does not mind paying higher taxes. But he said attacking all of busines is ”very counterproductive.”

Xinhua News Agency

According to Iran’s side, he confessed his guilt and said he went abroad to receive training and back to execute the assassination.

Azzaman

The aesthetic fascist is considered to be the primary person responsible for the motorcycle bomb attack that killed an internationally known nuclear physicist.

BBC

Iran has repeatedly accused Israel and the US of trying to harm its nuclear programme.

Australian Broadcast Corp

Israel has made no official comment on his hanging which rated only a few lines in the local news.

CNN

Iran has hanged a man who was convicted of killing one of its nuclear scientists.

The Daily Mail

An Iranian kick-boxer was hanged for the assassination of a Tehran nuclear scientist after WikiLeaks published a confidential U.S. Embassy cable.

The Guardian (UK)

The Europeans could share the burden among themselves much more effectively in terms of both money - so vital in this age of austerity - and military equipment.

CNN

As the primary leader in the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. needs to have the alliance come together and hammer out details on what it wants the future of Afghanistan to look like.

The New York Times

As they assess Afghanistan, the Europeans see an economic depression looming as Western aid and military spending evaporate.

Le Monde

Barack Obama, fresh into his electoral campaign, is set on Afghanistan and antimissiles as sources of diplomatic “success” to put to good use in attracting voters.

NHK

Concerning the withdrawal of troops, some fear that public order will become worse and aid from the international community will decrease.

CNN

Tensions between Pakistan and Western forces operating in Afghanistan have been high since NATO airstrikes killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers.

El Mundo

The European Union pledged Monday to keep until the end of 2014 their police training mission in Afghanistan and arguably continue the support beyond that date to Afghan security forces, once the bulk of international troops have left the country.

BBC

The US is threatening to impose sanctions which could exclude nations from the US financial system if they do not reduce Iran oil imports.

http://tech.ifeng.com

As early as two years ago, experts revealed that Iran has proposed to China about using RMB as oil production measure. But China didn’t say yes

Les Echos

Iran, having more and more trouble finding buyers for its oil as a result of international sanctions against it, must play a game of hide-and-seek on the seas.

The New York Times

Iranian oil production, the backbone of the Islamic republic’s economy, fell by 12 percent in the first three months of the year and is likely to fall even more, industry experts say, as sanctions make it increasingly hard for the country to find markets for its crude.