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| 2013 Jan. 11 |
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Greek MPs approve fresh tax rises  Map of Athens Greece| The parliament has approved a series of unpopular tax rises aimed at boosting revenue in line with Athens' commitments to international creditors | |
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| 2012 Nov.1 |
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Greek bank list editor on trial  Map of Athens Greece| Journalist Costas Vaxevanis has gone on trial in Athens for breach of privacy after publishing the names of 2,000 Greeks with Swiss bank accounts | |
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| 2012 Oct.18 |
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Thousands rally, standstill by anti-austerity strike Map of Athens Greece| Tens of thousands of people rallied across Greece, as a general strike essentially shut down much of the country's transportation network | |
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| 2012 Oct.9 |
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  German leader in tense Athens visit Map of Athens Greece| Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged her country's continuing support to Greece, during her first visit to Athens since the eurozone crisis erupted | |
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| 2012 Sep.26 |
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Athens clashes as Greek police fire tear gas Map of Athens Greece| Police have fired tear gas to disperse anarchists throwing petrol bombs near Athens' parliament on a day-long strike against austerity measures | |
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| 2012 Jun.17 |
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Greek pro-bailout poll win hailed Map of Athens Greece The narrow election victory of Greece's New Democracy party has been welcomed by world leaders, who urged Athens to form a cabinet quickly
| With 99.9% of ballots counted, interior ministry results put New Democracy on 29.7% of the vote (129 seats), Syriza on 26.9% (71) and the socialist Pasok on 12.3% (33)
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| 2012 Apr.5 |
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Greeks pay tribute to suicide victim Map of Athens Greece| Greeks paid tribute to an elderly man who took his own life in central Athens in an apparent response to the hardship caused by the austerity crisis | |
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| 2012 Apr.4 |
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Greek clashes over man's suicide Map of Athens Greece| Protesters have clashed with riot police in the Greek capital, Athens, hours after a pensioner shot himself dead outside parliament | |
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| 2012 Feb.13 |
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 Greece cleans up after night of rioting Map of Athens Greece| Anger over Greece's austerity measures exploded in the streets of Athens as tens of thousands of protesters clashed with police | |
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| 2012 Feb.10 |
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Greece anger over spending cuts Map of Athens Greece| Greek protesters have clashed with police in Athens at the start of a 48-hour strike against austerity measures | |
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| 2011 Oct.20 |
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Rioters have fought other protesters Map of Athens Greece| Rioters have fought other protesters in Athens where thousands of people are rallying outside parliament to condemn a new round of cuts | |
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| 2011 Oct.19 |
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Greece MPs back austerity plans Map of Athens Greece| The Greek parliament has given initial approval to new austerity measures, as clashes broke out between protesters and police in Athens | |
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| 2011 Oct.19 |
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Greek clashes amid general strike Map of Athens Greece| Greek riot police have fired tear gas and fought running battles with protesters, amid a 48-hour general strike that has paralysed the country | |
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| 2011 Sep.29 |
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Greek PM holds new bailout talks Map of Athens Greece| George Papandreou is to hold further talks with European leaders as negotiations continue in Athens on a new instalment of bailout loans | |
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| 2011 Jun.28 |
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Greek protests turn ugly as strike begins Map of Athens Greece| Riot police fired tear gas to disperse stone-throwing demonstrators, as thousands rallied to protest proposed austerity measures | |
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| 2011 May.27 |
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Greek austerity negotiations fail Map of Athens Greece| Greek leaders meeting in Athens have failed to agree on Prime Minister George Papandreou's new austerity plan | |
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| 2010 Nov.1 |
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  Sarkozy 'target of Greece bombs' Map of Athens Greece| French President Nicolas Sarkozy was among the intended recipients of four parcel bombs found in Athens | |
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| 2010 Jun.24 |
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Deadly blast at Greece ministry Map of Athens Greece| A bomb blast at the offices of Greece's public order ministry in Athens has killed one person, a senior ministerial aide who opened a parcel | |
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| 2010 May.5 |
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Three dead as Greek strike grows violent Map of Athens Greece Police sirens and tear gas filled the streets around parliament building after protests against government. 3 people dying in a fire inside a bank
| President warns the country is 'on the brink of the abyss'
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| 2010 May.4 |
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Greeks protest austerity measures Map of Athens Greece| An estimated 2,000 protesters representing teachers from the public sector marched past the finance ministry and parliament | |
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| 2010 May.1 |
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Police tear gas anti-austerity protesters Map of Athens Greece| Riot police have used tear gas to disperse angry protesters, during a march against government cuts to tackle the country's crippling debt | |
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| 2010 Mar.11 |
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Thousands protest Greek austerity plan Map of Athens Greece| Thousands of people marched through Athens as part of a 24-hour nationwide strike to protest further measures by the embattled government | |
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| 2010 Feb.16 |
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Bomb blast hits J.P. Morgan building Map of Athens Greece| A medium sized-bomb exploded at a building housing offices of the financial services firm | |
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| 2010 Jan.9 |
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Bomb explodes outside parliament Map of Athens Greece| There were no casualties in the blast. Prime Minister George Papandreou: Greeks would not be intimidated by such acts | |
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| 2009 Dec.6 |
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Protesters on police shooting anniversary Map of Athens Greece| The anniversary of a fatal police shooting triggered a new riot, with protesters occupying a university building and throwing rocks and burning garbage | |
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| 2009 Aug.23 |
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Six wildfires ring Greek capital Map of Athens Greece| Thousands of residents of Athens' northern suburbs have spent the night away from their homes as wildfires continue to threaten the area | |
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| 2009 Aug.22 |
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Wildfire threatens Athens Map of Athens Greece| Greek firefighters planned to continue to work through the night to contain dozens of wildfires, including a massive blaze outside Athens | |
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| 2009 Jan.4 |
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Gunmen shoot policeman in Athens Map of Athens Greece| A riot policeman has been seriously injured by two men with Kalashnikov automatic weapons in central Athens | |
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| 2008 Dec.13 |
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Violent protests resume Map of Athens Greece| Violent clashes broke out in Athens, following a day of largely peaceful vigils for Grigoropoulos. Youths threw petrol bombs at banks | |
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| 2008 Dec.12 |
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Athens rocked by 7th day of clashes Map of Athens Greece| Protesters, described as mostly students, smashed windows and threw rocks at police in central Athens | |
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| 2008 Dec.10 |
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Strike adds to unrest Map of Athens Greece| Hundreds of people have marched through Athens to protest at the government's economic policies; police dealt with low-level violence | |
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| 2008 Dec.9 |
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Protests as Athens funeral held Map of Athens Greece Clashes broke out in the capital as the funeral was held of a 15-year-old whose fatal shooting by police sparked days of rioting across the country
| Protesters confronted police outside the parliament. Hundreds of buildings have been torched and dozens of people injured in four days of rioting
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| 2008 Dec.7 |
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Fresh riots erupt in Greek cities Map of Athens Greece| Thousands of protesters have attacked banks and shops in Athens and Thessaloniki, angered by the police's killing of a teen | |
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| 2008 Dec.6 |
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Police shooting sparks riot Map of Athens Greece Riots have broken out in several cities after police shot dead a teenager in Athens. Youths threw petrol bombs, burned cars
| The riots started, when 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a gunshot wound inflicted by Epaminondas Korkoneas, a special guard of the police, following an altercation between police and a group of youths in the Exarcheia district of Athens. Demonstrations and rioting later spread to several other cities, including Thessaloniki
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| 2008 Aug.16 |
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Greek star Halkia tests positive Map of Athens Greece| Fani Halkia, who won gold in the women's 400 meters hurdles at the Athens Olympics, has tested positive for a banned substance | |
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| 2008 Mar.30 |
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Greece hands China Olympic torch Map of Athens Greece| 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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| 2007 Jan.13 |
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Police hunt embassy attackers Map of Athens Greece| Police are examining accounts from 10 people who witnessed an attack in Athens | |
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| 2007 Jan.11 |
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Blast hits U.S. Embassy compound Map of Athens Greece| A rocket-propelled grenade launched from across the street in downtown Athens is causing no injuries | |
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| 2006 May.30 |
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Bomb 'targets' minister Map of Athens Greece| A powerful bomb targeting Culture Minister Voulgarakis exploded in Athens, wrecking cars but causing no injuries | |
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| 2006 May.20 |
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Eurovision Song Contest final Map of Athens Greece| The Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens | |
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| 2005 Aug.20 |
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 Attendant's blood found in cockpit Map of Athens Greece| The blood found in the cockpit of the Cypriot airliner that crashed near Athens was that of a flight attendant | |
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| 2005 Aug.14 |
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Cypriot jet crashes; 121 dead Map of Athens Greece| Air traffic controllers lost contact while Boeing 737 was approaching Athens | |
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| 2005 Jun.14 |
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 Powell breaks world 100m record Map of Athens Greece| Jamaican set a new men's record of 9.77 seconds at the Athens Olympic Stadium | |
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| 2004 Aug.29 |
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Olympics: Games Close Map of Athens Greece| Greece staged an exuberant closing ceremony to bring the curtain down on the Athens Games | |
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| 2004 Aug.19 |
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 Phelps banks his 4th gold medal Map of Athens Greece| Michael led from start to finish at the Athens Olympics with a victory in the 200 meters individual medley | |
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| 2004 Aug.18 |
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 Van den Hoogenband wins 100 meters Map of Athens Greece| Dutchman won big battle in the pool in Athens to retain his Olympic title | |
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| 2004 Jul.6 |
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Olympics hotels face strike threat Map of Athens Greece| Hotel workers in Athens are threatening to go on strike during the Olympic games next month | |
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| 2004 May.9 |
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Olympics work anxiety grows Map of Athens Greece| Officials from the International Olympic Committee are visiting Athens for their last inspection | |
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| 2004 May.5 |
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'No Olympic link' to Greek blasts Map of Athens Greece| The government says there is no evidence that a bomb attack on a police station in Athens is linked to the Games | |
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| 2003 Dec.7 |
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November 17 leader found guilty Map of Athens Greece| A court in Athens has found leaders of the terrorist group guilty after a 9-month trial | |
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| 2003 Mar.28 |
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Turkish hijack ends peacefully Map of Athens Greece| 20-year-old Ozgur Gencaslas has been arrested at Athens airport, after all the passengers and crew were released | |
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| 2003 Mar.28 |
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 Turkish passenger plane hijacked Map of Athens Greece| A plane hijacked after it left Istanbul has landed in Athens. Fjackers were demanding that the plane fly to Germany | |
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| 2002 Jul.21 |
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Prosecutors charge N17 suspects Map of Athens Greece| 5 November 17 suspects arrested last week have appeared before an Athens prosecutor | |
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| 2002 Jul.20 |
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Two more N17 suspects arrested Map of Athens Greece| Police campaign to rout the terrorist organisation November 17 before Athens hosts the 2004 Olympic games | |
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| 2002 Jul.17 |
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Leading November 17 guerrilla arrested Map of Athens Greece| Man is 60-year-old professor. Police had found the gun used in the killing in 2000 of the British attache to Athens | |
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| 2002 Jun.8 |
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Shooting outside PM's home Map of Athens Greece| Dimitris Aivazides, 38, disarmed a police officer and opened fire on several areas of Athens | |
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