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Greek police say no bomb in Hungary embassy package (Reuters)

November 9th, 2010

Members of Yemen's U.S.-trained counter-terrorism force raid a house during field training near Sanaa November 9, 2010.   Yemen needs more help from its allies to combat al Qaeda, its foreign minister said, after the militant group said it had been responsible for sending U.S.-bound parcel bombs on two aircraft. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)Reuters - A suspicious package found at the Hungarian embassy in Athens on Tuesday contained no explosives, Greek police said.


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Greek Voters Give the Austerity Plan a Second Chance (Time.com)

November 8th, 2010

Time.com - Despite their anger over the government’s austerity measures, Greeks gave their support to George Papandreou’s ruling PASOK party in Sunday’s regional elections. Now the Prime Minister has to…

Papandreou rules out early Greek election (Reuters)

November 7th, 2010

Reuters - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou ruled out calling a snap parliamentary election on Sunday after apparently winning enough support in local elections to press ahead with an austerity…

Greek Socialists lead in local polls (Reuters)

November 7th, 2010

Reuters - Greece’s ruling PASOK socialist party was ahead in most regions in crucial local elections on Sunday, an official estimate showed, in a boost for Prime Minister George Papandreou…

Local Greek poll a test for rescue deal (AP)

November 7th, 2010

AP - Greeks have begun voting in a municipal election seen as a crucial test of support for austerity measures in the crisis-hit country.

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Greek police detonate bomb sent to French embassy (Reuters)

November 4th, 2010

Reuters - Greek police detonated a parcel bomb on Thursday addressed to the French embassy in Athens and were investigating others packages at a courier company in a city suburb.

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Greek police detonate parcel sent to French embassy (Reuters)

November 4th, 2010

Reuters - Greek police detonated a parcel bomb on Thursday addressed to the French embassy in Athens.

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Greek police intercept parcel bomb addressed to Sarkozy (Reuters)

November 1st, 2010

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

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Greek PM gives new hint he may call election (Reuters)

October 30th, 2010

Reuters - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou gave a fresh hint Saturday that he may call a new general election if his party fares poorly at municipal polls next week,…

Greek Truckers Protest Law to Open Up Competition (Time.com)

September 23rd, 2010

Time.com - Truck drivers in Greece have been blocking highways to protest a new law that, after 40 years of monopoly, opens up their industry to competition

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