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• LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) -- World leaders expressed relief on the eve of a G20 summit that Greek voters had stepped back from the edge and elected a government that supports painful reforms in exchange for a European Union bailout of the country's troubled economy.
• Fears that Greek voters would instead choose an anti-bailout government and possibly force the country's exit from the currency union had haunted the gathering in this sunbaked Mexican resort, where the crisis facing Greece, Spain, Italy and other European economies have taken center stage.

• Instead, world leaders said they saw Sunday's vote as a boost for European unity even in the face of economic turbulence.
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• ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greek conservative leader Antonis Samaras will launch coalition talks Monday after coming first in national elections that follow weeks of uncertainty over the debt-crippled country's future in Europe's joint currency.
• The campaign was closely watched by global leaders and markets, while central banks stood ready to intervene in case of financial turmoil as the Sunday's election was seen as a vote on whether Greece should stay among the 17 nations that use the euro.
• A Greek exit would have potentially catastrophic consequences for other ailing European nations, while the fallout would hit the United States and the entire global economy.
• Leaders of the European Union appeared relieved that a pro-austerity government could now be formed. The EU "is convinced that continued fiscal and structural reforms are Greece's best guarantee to overcome the current economic and social challenges," it said in a statement.
• Asian stock markets climbed early Monday on the news, as did those in Greece with Athens stocks gaining 5.1 percent in early trading.

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