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Greek caretaker government sworn in

The Greek caretaker government will lead the country to the second round of national polls in June.

Greece: Clash after service for man who shot self

Dimitris Christoulas shot himself on Wednesday in the Greek capital`s Syntagma Square.

Greek suicide a symbol of austerity pain

A Greek pensioner`s suicide has become a symbol of the pain of austerity and been seized upon by opp...

Elderly Greek kills himself in main Athens square

The 77-year-old retired pharmacist drew a handgun and shot himself in the head near a subway exit on...

Massive security for Greek Independence Day parade

Thousands of police cordonned off streets across central Athens on Sunday as a military parade to ma...

Greek minister resigns over ancient Olympia theft

Greek Culture Minister resigned after masked armed robbers stole more than 60 ancient objects of "i...

Greek lawmakers pass austerity bill as Athens burns

Greece`s parliament approved a deeply unpopular austerity bill to secure a second EU/IMF bailout and...

Second earthquake in 2 days rattles Greek islands

An earthquake with preliminary 5.2-magnitude shook Greece`s southern Aegean Sea islands on Friday, t...

Magnitude 5.3 quake off Greek islands, no injuries

Greek authorities say an earthquake with preliminary 5.3-magnitude has shaken the southern Aegean ...

Greece paralysed again as austerity vote looms

The austerity bill won initial approval in a first vote on Wednesday night, and deputies are now to ...

Transport strikes hit Greek capital

Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos criticised the repeated strikes and protests.

Clashes in Athens as workers strike against cuts

EU officials are scrambling to protect banks from a repeat of the crisis that froze the world financ...

Clashes in Athens as workers strike against cuts

Workers marched against austerity measures the government says are needed to save the nation from ba...

Greek police clash with austerity protesters

Parliament is due to vote on a package of spending cuts and tax hikes as part of a massive bailout.

184 Special Olympics athletes selected to represent India

184 special youth will undergo the final training camp to represent India at Special Olympics World ...

Mail bomb defused at Greek prison

The parcel was sent to the Governor of Korydallos prison in western Athens.

`World`s largest solar park planned in Greece`

Greece plans to build the world`s largest solar park over depleted coal mines in Kozani.

Blast outside Athens court building, no injuries

A warning phone call had enabled police to evacuate the area.

Greece: Mail bombs target embassies

Small mail bombs exploded outside Russia, Swiss embassies in Athens & police destroyed at least 3.

Hyd Runners to take part in Athens Classic Marathon in Greece

`Hyderabad Runners` are heading for Athens, the ancient Greek city, to take part in the historic A...

Marathon man runs 2,200 kms to mark anniversary

German social worker Juergen Mennel arrived in Athens on Thursday after running 2,200 kms in 30 days...

Greek journalist killed near Athens: Police

Gunmen shot and killed a Greek journalist early Monday in front of his home.

Greek riot police clash with protesters in Athens

Greek riot police clashed with protesters marching through the capital Athens against govt austerity...

More than 10,000 demonstrate in Athens: Police

Protesters demonstrated peacefully in Athens as lawmakers voted on a drastic austerity package.

Three killed in deadly Greek riots

A fire-bomb attack on a bank in Greece killed at least three people on Wednesday.

Thousands march in Athens to protest austerity

Thousands of Greek public sector workers marched in Athens on Tuesday to protest new austerity measu...

One dead, two injured in Athens bomb blast: Police

A powerful bomb exploded in front of an institute for training public officials in the west of Athen...

Bomb blast outside Pakistani leader`s Athens home: Police

A bomb exploded early Friday outside the home of a Pakistani community leader in Athens without inju...

Bomb damages right wing-group`s Athens office

A makeshift bomb damaged the office of a far-right group in central Athens early on Friday but no on...

Attacks on Greek ruling party offices ahead of debt talks

Arsonists attacked offices of Greece`s ruling Socialist party in Athens on Friday as the country s...

Bomb explodes in central Athens; no injuries

Greek police say a bomb has exploded in central Athens near the office of an opposition Socialist pa...

Liverpool striker Nemeth makes loan switch to AEK Athens

Liverpool have loaned out Hungarian striker Krisztian Nemeth to AEK Athens, the Greek club have conf...

Firefighters claim victory over Athens wildfire

Firefighters claimed victory on Tuesday over a devastating, wind-swept wildfire that ravaged the out...

Greek forest fire rages near Athens

A large forest fire raged out of control on the northern outskirts of Athens on Saturday, sending th...

Kyrgiakos poised for Liverpool move

Liverpool are set to sign Greece central defender Sotiris Kyrgiakos from AEK Athens, the player said...

Britta Steffen will try to keep the German flag flying high

In 2004 German freestyle specialist Britta Steffen arrived at the Athens Olympics full of hope and e...

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