Greece

Crisis-hit Greece votes under threat of snap poll (AP)

November 7th, 2010

AP - In a major test of support for austerity measures, voters in crisis-hit Greece will cast ballots in local elections Sunday that could force the Socialist government to call…

Greece resumes air freight after parcel bomb spate (Reuters)

November 4th, 2010

Police investigators search for evidence after controlled explodion of a package outside the ACS courier offices in Athens on November 4. Greek police announced that a 14th parcel bomb had been intercepted and detonated after staff at the French embassy raised the alarm over a package delivered to them.(AFP/Louisa Gouliamaki)Reuters - Greece resumed the shipment of all mail and packages abroad after midnight on Friday, following a suspension it imposed in the wake of a spate of parcel bombs…

Greece suspends air freight after bombs found (Reuters)

November 2nd, 2010

Investigators arrive at the Swiss Embassy in Athens after a bomb alert November 2, 2010. REUTERS/Yiorgos KarahalisReuters - Greece suspended all overseas air shipments of mail and parcels for 48 hours on Wednesday following a wave of attacks by suspected leftist guerrillas on government targets in…

Greece intercepts parcel bomb addressed to Sarkozy (Reuters)

November 1st, 2010

Reuters - Greek police intercepted a booby-trapped parcel addressed to French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday, after another package exploded at a courier company in Athens, slightly wounding an employee.

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Why is the E.U. Sending Armed Guards to Greece? (Time.com)

October 27th, 2010

Time.com - As Greece struggles to cope with a flood of illegal immigrants across its border with Turkey, the European Union is for the first time sending its rapid-response force…

EU to help Greece counter clandestine immigration (AFP)

October 25th, 2010

An Iranian asylum seeker with his mouth sewn shut wears a shirt reading 'strike' referring to their hunger strike in Athens on October 18, 2010. A group of around 30 Iranian asylum seekers have been on hunger strike in Athens for weeks. The European Union will help Greece face its growing problem with clandestine immigration, Internal Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem said.(AFP/File/Louisa Gouliamaki)AFP - The European Union will help Greece face its growing problem with clandestine immigration, Internal Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem said.


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Who is the New Guerilla Group Threatening Chaos in Greece? (Time.com)

August 8th, 2010

Time.com - Since it emerged early last year, the deadly Greek terrorist group Sect of Revolutionaries has been targeting journalists and police. Now it says it will turn the country…

Turkish PM visits troubled Greece, backs arms cuts (AP)

May 14th, 2010

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, left, shakes hands with his Turkish counterpart  Recep Tayyip Erdogan  prior their meeting in Athens, Greece, on Friday, May 14, 2010. The prime ministers of Greece and Turkey — longtime foes that have invested heavily in military spending to ward off one another — looked Friday toward improving ties and economic cooperation as Greece struggles under an acute debt crisis.  (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)AP - Longtime foes Greece and Turkey held a historic joint cabinet meeting and signed nearly two dozen agreements in Athens Friday, in a new top-level effort to overcome old…

New clashes in Greece after austerity bill passed (AP)

May 6th, 2010

A protester kicks a tear gas canister at riot police during a march in central Athens, Thursday, May 6, 2010. Greek police fired tear gas to repel stone-throwing protesters after lawmakers approved drastic austerity cuts Thursday needed to secure binternational/b rescue loans worth  ($140 billion) 110 billion euro. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)AP - Greek lawmakers approved drastic austerity cuts Thursday needed to secure international rescue loans worth euro110 billion ($140 billion) and clashes briefly erupted in the streets outside parliament, forcing…

Protest erupts as Greece approves austerity bill (AP)

May 6th, 2010

Pro communist protesters march during an anti government rally in Athens on Thursday, May 6, 2010. Greek lawmakers approved a crucial austerity bill Thursday needed to tap â?¬110 billion ($140 billion) in bailout loans from other eurozone countries and the International Monetary Fund, as massive crowds gathered outside parliament to protest the measures. The bill passed with 172 votes in favor and 121 against. Greeks have been outraged by the government's proposed fiscal measures, and demonstrations turned violent on Wednesday during a nationwide general strike, leaving three people dead after becoming trapped in a burning bank torched by demonstrators. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)AP - Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Greece’s capital Thursday after lawmakers approved drastic austerity cuts needed to secure international rescue loans worth euro110 billion ($140 billion).


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