Greece defaults on IMF payment despite last-minute overtures to creditors

By Renee Maltezou and Robert-Jan Bartunek ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece made last-minute overtures to its international creditors for financial aid on Tuesday, but it was not enough to save the country from becoming the first developed economy to default on a loan with the International Monetary Fund. The left-wing Greek government had asked European partners for a two-year aid package to cover its financing needs. Later on Tuesday, Greece's Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis indicated on a call