News: Greece

We have started to collect the most important news related to Greece in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Greece – overview

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• 'Already too late' – Athens sees more violent clashes
• Athens suburb fire under control – Couple drown on holiday in Greece
• Crete 'burns' trial due to begin – EU force 'foils Somali pirates'
• EU members' deficits 'on track' – Football: Alves denies claims
• Football: Fifa suspends Greece – Greece claims wildfire victory
• Greece fined over airline subsidy – Greece votes to allow cremations
• Greece's debt at highest ever level – Greek fan killed after cup match
• Greek farmers clash with workers – Greek monks clash at monastery
• Greek MPs consider riot response – Greek police flatten migrant camp
• Greek police hunt for stolen icon – Greek teens held for murder
• Greek tomb find excites experts – Heatwave fuels Greek forest fires
• Hu's Greek trip focuses on trade – Macedonia to hold early election
• Macedonian poll marred by unrest – Olympic torch lit despite protest
• Onassis heiress weds in Sao Paulo – Protest clashes continue in Athens
• Protests as Athens funeral held – Snowfall cuts off Greek villages
• Somali pirates free Greek vessel – Tourists flee Greek island fires
• Tourists hit by Greek island fire – Woman 'torched Briton's genitals'

Greece: news

Protests as Athens funeral held

Tuesday, December 9th 2008, 21:41

Police and protesters clash in Athens as the funeral takes place of the boy whose death sparked rioting across Greece.
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Protests mar Straw Cyprus visit

Wednesday, January 25th 2006, 14:29
related countries: Cyprus, United Kingdom

UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is snubbed by the president of Cyprus and faces protests from Greek Cypriots.
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Rocket hits US embassy in Athens

Friday, January 12th 2007, 10:22
related countries: United States
related places: Athens

Attackers fire a rocket at the US embassy in the Greek capital, Athens, causing some damage but no injuries.
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Row over tanker held in Nigeria

Sunday, November 30th 2008, 23:29
related countries: Nigeria

The captain of a Greek oil tanker accuses the armed forces of Nigeria of co-operating with militants to hijack his ship.
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Ruling backs Greek abduction case

Thursday, May 11th 2006, 22:40
related countries: Pakistan

A Greek prosecutor backs claims by Pakistani men they were abducted by intelligence agents last July.
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Russia clinches Balkan oil deal

Thursday, March 15th 2007, 10:13
related countries: Bulgaria, Russia
related places: Athens, Balkan

Russia's President Putin signs a deal in Athens to build a Balkan oil pipeline with Bulgaria and Greece.
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Russia planes rush to Greek fires

Thursday, July 26th 2007, 17:29

Russia is sending aircraft to help Greece fight forest fires raging amid record high temperatures.
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Russia secure quarter-final place

Wednesday, June 18th 2008, 20:39
related countries: Spain, Sweden

Russia book a quarter-final with the Netherlands after a stylish 2-0 win over Sweden.
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Russians knock out holders Greece

Saturday, June 14th 2008, 20:37
related countries: Russia

European champions Greece crash out of Euro 2008 after a 1-0 defeat by Russia.
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Safe for now

Wednesday, December 10th 2008, 17:51

Why early polls are unlikely in Greece despite unrest
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Santorini 'butcher' gravely ill

Monday, August 4th 2008, 14:26

A man who decapitated his girlfriend and walked around with her head on the Greek holiday isle of Santorini is critically ill in hospital.
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Second agency downgrades Greece

Wednesday, December 16th 2009, 19:50

A second agency downgrades Greece's credit rating, saying the government's spending cuts will not be enough to trim its debts.
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Shipping magnate seized in Greece

Monday, January 12th 2009, 12:10
related places: Athens

A Greek shipping magnate, Pericles Panagopoulos, is kidnapped at gunpoint near his home on the outskirts of Athens.
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Smouldering Greece expects rain

Monday, September 3rd 2007, 14:09

Some forest fires still burn in southern Greece but rain from the north is expected to bring some relief.
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Snowfall cuts off Greek villages

Monday, February 18th 2008, 14:45
related places: Athens

Heavy snow leaves at least 150 villages cut off in Greece and disrupts flights to and from Athens.
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'Already too late' – Athens sees more violent clashesAthens suburb fire under control – Couple drown on holiday in GreeceCrete 'burns' trial due to begin – EU force 'foils Somali pirates'EU members' deficits 'on track' – Football: Alves denies claimsFootball: Fifa suspends Greece – Greece claims wildfire victoryGreece fined over airline subsidy – Greece votes to allow cremationsGreece's debt at highest ever level – Greek fan killed after cup matchGreek farmers clash with workers – Greek monks clash at monasteryGreek MPs consider riot response – Greek police flatten migrant campGreek police hunt for stolen icon – Greek teens held for murderGreek tomb find excites experts – Heatwave fuels Greek forest firesHu's Greek trip focuses on trade – Macedonia to hold early electionMacedonian poll marred by unrest – Olympic torch lit despite protestOnassis heiress weds in Sao Paulo – Protest clashes continue in AthensProtests as Athens funeral held – Snowfall cuts off Greek villagesSomali pirates free Greek vessel – Tourists flee Greek island firesTourists hit by Greek island fire – Woman 'torched Briton's genitals'