Greece heads for IMF default, despite last-minute overtures to creditors

Greece made last-minute overtures to its international creditors for aid on Tuesday, but it was not enough to save the country from imminent default on loans with the International Monetary Fund, people close to the negotiations said. Athens asked its European partners for new aid and offered to scrap a referendum in an attempt to lure creditors back into talks after five months of inconclusive negotiations have brought Greece close to leaving the euro currency bloc. Sources said the offer was m