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Greek`s pro-austerity parties gaining in polls

Three weeks before Greece has another election, opinion polls published indicated election will resu...

Greece`s Left in govt bid, says EU bailout deal `invalid`

Alexis Tsipras leader of Left Coalition party was on Tuesday given the tough task of forming an anti...

Greece in political impasse after election

Antonis Samaras announced that it was “impossible” for him to form a coalition government.

Greeks punish pro-bailout parties: Exit polls

Greece is holding the first general election since the debt crisis hit the country in late 2009.

Greek policemen available on rent of 30 euros/hr

The cash-strapped Greek state is now looking to a new way of raising revenues renting out its polic...

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...

Riot police guard Greek Assembly from protesters

Riot police shielded Greece`s national parliament as demonstrators gathered to protest against auste...

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...

Greeks hurl petrol bombs as lawmakers weigh austerity

Greek lawmakers looked set to endorse a new austerity deal on Sunday to secure an EU/IMF bailout.

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 ...

Package bomb at Greek Embassy in Paris

The package arrived with no external markings, prompting suspicious embassy staff to call the polic...

Greeks hold 1st major strike under new government

The strike is the first such test for new technocrat Prime Minister Lucas Papademos.

New Greek coalition wins confidence vote

Papademos` coalition won support from the vast majority of deputies in both main parties and the rig...

Lucas Papademos sworn in as new Greek PM

Technocrat PM Lucas Papademos is heading a coalition cabinet filled with many of the same politician...

Papademos is new Greek PM

Senior banker Lucas Papademos will replace outgoing Prime Minister George Papandreou.

Greek parties agree on speaker as new PM, barring snags

Papandreou said he was stepping down and declared that Greece had avoided bankruptcy.

‘Ex-ECB`s Papademos front-runner for Greek PM job’

A Greek economist, Papademos was vice president of the European Central Bank from 2002-10.

Greek President to host talks with PM, opposition

Greece Premier George Papandreou survived a confidence vote in his government on Saturday.

Greek PM faces knife-edge survival vote

Greek PM`s plan for a referendum on a bailout - supposed to save both Greece, the eurozone from disa...

Greek PM scraps referendum on Greek debt plan

George Papandreou warned an early election was too dangerous as it would force Greece into leaving t...

`Greek PM is history`

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has already summoned a cabinet meeting at noon.

Revolt against Greek PM over call for referendum

Greek govt faced possible collapse as ruling party lawmakers demanded PM George Papandreou resign fo...

Greek referendum threatens new euro zone crisis

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou risks a new euro zone crisis with his shock announcement that...

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...

Greek PM cancels US trip as debt crisis deepens

Papandreou was in London, en-route to United Nations and IMF meetings, when he decided to turn back.

Greek PM rules out snap polls, protesters are back

The indignant protest group camping for weeks in front of parliament, came back Saturday, shouting s...

Germany declares end to E. coli outbreak

Germany`s federal disease control institute declared on Tuesday that an E. coli outbreak is now over...

US backs tough Greek austerity measures: Hillary

Greece`s government has embarked on austerity after missing its deficit-cutting targets.

Greece passes key austerity plan despite violence

The vote was vital for securing international funds and preventing the euro zone`s first default.

Greece are not match-fixers – federation

Greek football federation president Sophocles Pilavios insists that the country`s national team was ...

Greek PM survives confidence vote in parliament

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou survived a confidence vote in parliament, winning a gamble o...

Greek PM faces crucial confidence vote

A key requirement from the eurozone and the IMF is that Greece steps up its privatization drive.

Greek PM faces confidence vote, eye on 12 bn euro

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou faces a confidence vote, a hurdle he must clear to secure a 1...

Greeks protest, almost half oppose austerity

PM George Papandreou vowed to push on with an austerity campaign that a poll showed half the country...

Greek Prime Minister to reshuffle Cabinet

The discussions came as anti-austerity riots hit central Athens.

Mail bomb defused at Greek prison

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

Dutch marines freed by Libya flown out to Greece

The marines were held last week while trying to evacuate European citizens.

Three dead, 14 missing after Libya ship arrival

Nearly a dozen Greek Coast Guard and Navy vessels, a military helicopter and fishing boats were scou...

Greek strike disrupts flights, cripples services

The strike halted transports across Greece & 100 flights were cancelled.

Greek police clash with anti-austerity protesters

About 100000 protested over austerity policies aimed at managing debt crisis.

Bullets sent to Greek embassy in Madrid

The letter arrived at the embassy with no return address and numerous stamps.

Fenugreek could cure common cold

Fenugreek has been hailed as an unlikely "fix-all elixir" thanks to its powerful antiviral propertie...

Migrant boat found off Corfu, 22 missing

Greece has become main gateway to EU for illegal migrants, asylum seekers.

Package bomb found at Greek embassy in Italy

A package bomb was found at the Greek Embassy in Rome on Monday, three days after mail bombs explo...

Greek police nab nine suspected terrorists

The weapons include 7 handguns, 3 machine guns, grenades, 200 grams of TNT.

Polls close in Greek vote testing austerity plan

Polls have closed in crucial local elections that Greece`s Prime Minister has vowed will lead to a s...

Greek police intercept parcel bomb addressed to Sarkozy

Greek police said they arrested two suspects carrying a parcel bomb addressed to French President Ni...

Greece: Suspects carried letter bomb for Sarkozy

Police believes there is no link with al Qaeda and are still investigating.

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