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Athens
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Riots in Athens as millions strike Riot police fired tear gas at demonstrators throwing rocks and firebombs during a nationwide general strike by millions protesting pension r...
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| Mar.24 |
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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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 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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| Jun.8 |
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Deadly quake traps residents  A strong earthquake jolted western Greece, killing at least two people and trapping several people beneath collapsed buildings
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Greece warned of earthquake aftershock Seismologists warned that a strong aftershock was expected a day after a powerful earthquake killed two people and injured nearly 150
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  Zyryanov sends holders Greece crashing Greece's reign as European champions is over after Konstantin Zyryanov scored the only goal to give Russia a 1-0 victory
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| Jul.16 |
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Second quake hits near sland of Rhodes An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 struck at 02:52 a.m. and had an epicenter beneath the seabed south of Rhodes
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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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Greek star Halkia tests positive 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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Police shooting sparks riot 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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Fresh riots erupt in Greek cities 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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Greek cities hit by fresh rioting Map of Thessaloniki Greece Clashes have broken out between police and protesters across Greece for a third day. Hundreds of students battled police in Thessaloniki
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MPs consider riot response The government has held an emergency meeting to consider its response to continued violent rioting across the country
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| Dec.9 |
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Protests as Athens funeral held| 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 buildin... | |
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Greece braces for general strike Greece is braced for further turmoil after days of violence as unions stage a strike in protest against the government's economic policies
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| Dec.10 |
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Strike adds to unrest| 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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| Dec.12 |
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Athens rocked by 7th day of clashes Protesters, described as mostly students, smashed windows and threw rocks at police in central Athens
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| Dec.13 |
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Violent protests resume 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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| Dec.18 |
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New clashes break out Renewed clashes have broken out between protesters and police, in continuing unrest over the killing of a teenaged boy by police
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Athens sees more violent clashes Greek police have again clashed with demonstrators, 2 weeks after the fatal shooting of a teenager by police sparked nationwide unrest
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