Euro zone agrees 10 billion euros bailout for Cyprus

By Annika Breidthardt and Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - International lenders struck a deal on Saturday to hand Cyprus a bailout worth 10 billion euros (8 billion pounds) to stave off bankruptcy, a senior euro zone official said. Cyprus is the fifth country after Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain to turn to the euro zone for financial help in the wake of the sovereign debt crisis that started in 2010. ...