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| Jul.25 |
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Fire causes mass evacuations from resorts
Map of Rhodes Greece Police evacuated more than 2,000 European vacationers from a strip of holiday resorts as fierce forest fires swept through the island
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| Jul.16 |
Greece |
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Second quake hits near sland of Rhodes
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| Jun.9 |
Greece |
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Greece warned of earthquake aftershock
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| Jun.8 |
Greece |
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Deadly quake traps residents
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| Mar.30 |
Greece |
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Greece hands China Olympic torch
The torch has been handed over to Chinese officials at a ceremony in Athens, amid scuffles between police and pro-Tibet demonstrators
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| Mar.24 |
Greece |
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Protest as Olympic torch is lit 
| A protester managed to breach the tight security during the torch lighting ceremony. He unfurled a banner, but was apprehended | |
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| Mar.19 |
Greece |
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Riots in Athens as millions strike
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| Sep.27 |
Greece |
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Forests recovery 'to take decades'
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| Sep.16 |
Greece |
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PM claims election victory| The conservative prime minister won re-election with a diminished majority in parliament after a financial scandal and devastating forest fires | |
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Conservatives 'lead Greek vote'
Exit polls in general election suggest the centre-right party of Prime Minister Karamanlis is set to defeat its socialist rival
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| Sep.15 |
Greece |
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Voting begins in elections
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| Sep.3 |
Greece |
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Greece faces flood threat
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| Aug.29 |
Greece |
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Fire victims queue for cash
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| Aug.28 |
Greece |
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Foreign firefighters aid Greece
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Greece |
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Agents probe 'arson plot'
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| Aug.27 |
Greece |
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MPs row over fire response Opposition MPs have attacked the government's response to the devastating forest fires, which have claimed at least 63 lives
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Greece may label fires acts of terrorism A top prosecutor ordered an investigation into whether arson attacks in Greek forests could be considered terrorism
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| Aug.26 |
Greece |
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Fires inch closer to Olympic cradle The wildfires that have scorched southern Greece, reached the ancient city of Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic games,
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Forest fires reward offered A 1m euro has been offered to help catch the arsonists suspected of being behind forest fires which have killed at least 60
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| Aug.25 |
Greece |
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63 died from forest fires 
The emergency workers continue to find the bodies of people burned to death by forest fires that are raging in the south of the country
| Karamanlis: Fires may have been deliberately set ahead of national elections. The newspapers are calling the southern Peloponnese region a 'crematorium'. The worst fires are concentrated along an 50 mile stretch on the west coast of the Peloponnese
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| Aug.24 |
Greece |
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Fires kill 27 in southern Greece
At least 15 people have been killed on the deadliest day of wildfires this year. At least 9 people have burned to death in their cars
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| Jul.26 |
Greece |
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Raging fires add to heat wave woes |
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| May.23 |
Greece |
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Inzaghi brace wins cup for Milan
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| Apr.5 |
Greece |
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1,200 rescued from cruise ship| A ship carrying 1,200 passengers and a crew of 400 was being evacuated off the island of Santorini after issuing a distress signal | |
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| Mar.30 |
Greece |
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Brawl halts team sports
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| Jan.11 |
Greece |
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Blast hits U.S. Embassy compound
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| May.23 |
Greece |
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Greek, Turkish fighter jets crash The pilot of a Turkish fighter jet was rescued, after colliding with a Greek F-16 following a mock dogfight
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| Apr.16 |
Greece |
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Four die in train crash
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| Feb.11 |
Italy |
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Deadly bird flu spreads in Europe The deadly H5N1 strain that has killed at least 88 people around the world has been detected in Italy and Greece
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| Aug.14 |
Greece |
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Cypriot jet crashes; 121 dead Air traffic controllers lost contact while Boeing 737 was approaching Athens
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| Jun.14 |
Greece |
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Powell breaks world 100m record |
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| May.10 |
Greece |
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Athens anarchists release hostages
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| Dec.15 |
Greece |
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Bus Hijack Siege Ends, Gunmen Surrender All 23 passengers were safely freed and two Albanian gunmen who had demanded a $1 million ransom surrendered
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| Sep.11 |
Greece |
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Top cleric feared killed in helicopter crash
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| Aug.29 |
Greece |
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Olympics: Games Close Greece staged an exuberant closing ceremony to bring the curtain down on the Athens Games
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Argentina claims soccer gold |
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Greece |
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El Guerrouj, Holmes claim doubles |
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Spectator bundled marathon lider |
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| Aug.28 |
Greece |
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Men's Basketball: Argentina Beats Italy |
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China Grabs 1st Men's Gold in Track |
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Greece |
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British Stun U.S. in Sprint Relay |
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Greece |
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United States Retains Both 4x400 Titles |
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Greece |
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U.S. Women Win Basketball Gold |
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Crawford stormed to victory in 200m |
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| Aug.23 |
Greece |
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Shot put Korzhanenko stripped of gold |
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| Aug.22 |
Greece |
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Gatlin guns to 100m glory |
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Greece |
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Dope tests 'catch medallists' |
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| Aug.21 |
Greece |
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Phelps got record-tying 8th medal
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Nesterenko takes women's 100m gold |
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| Aug.19 |
Greece |
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Patterson made gold in all-around |
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| Aug.13 |
Greece |
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Glittering opening for Olympics| The Games returned to their birthplace after 108 years with a glittering ceremony that featured more than 4,000 performers. The ceremony set to put to memory construction delays and doping scandals. President Stephanopoulos opened the Games. 75,000 spectators... | |
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| Aug.12 |
Greece |
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Stars hurt in crash
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| Jul.6 |
Greece |
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Olympics hotels face strike threat
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| Jul.5 |
Greece |
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Greece welcomes back squad |
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Greece win Euro 2004 over Portugal
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| May.12 |
Greece |
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IOC: No doubts over Athens Games |
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| May.4 |
Greece |
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Bombs hit Athens police station 3 bombs have exploded outside a heavily-guarded police station, in a series of timed blasts
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| Mar.7 |
Greece |
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Conservatives sweep to power Conservatives try to reclaim power after 10 years and turn around the preparations for the Olympics
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| Dec.16 |
Greece |
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N17 leader, hitman jailed for life The head of the radical November 17 organisation has been jailed for life, as has the group's main hitman
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| Dec.7 |
Greece |
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November 17 leader found guilty
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| Jun.22 |
Greece |
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Greece seizes explosives ship Special forces boarded a ship loaded with 680 tonnes of explosives as it sailed through Greek territorial waters
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| Jun.20 |
Greece |
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EU leaders welcome constitution
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| Apr.16 |
Greece |
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Violence erupts near EU summit Demonstrations against the war in Iraq clashed with police, torched banks and smashed shopfronts
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| Mar.28 |
Greece |
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Turkish passenger plane hijacked
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| May.17 |
Greece |
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General strike
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| May.4 |
Greece |
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Pope moves to heal ancient rift
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| Apr.26 |
Greece |
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General strike
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| Apr.3 |
Greece |
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Peres Meets Palestinians