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.

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Greece: news

In pictures

Monday, December 7th 2009, 5:09

Violence in Greece on the anniversary of a boy's killing
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Protest clashes continue in Athens

Monday, December 7th 2009, 3:43
related places: Athens

Clashes continue overnight in Athens as it marks the first anniversary of the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy.
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Live - Wednesday football

Wednesday, December 2nd 2009, 17:30

Blackburn beat Chelsea on penalties in the Carling Cup after Man City beat Arsenal 3-0, and there are wins for Celtic and Everton in the Europa League.
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Portugal, Slovenia & Greece reach World Cup

Wednesday, November 18th 2009, 21:55
related countries: South Africa, Ukraine

Portugal, Slovenia and Greece win their respective play-off ties to book their places at the 2010 World Cup.
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Tear gas fired at Athens protest

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 22:16
related places: Athens

Greek police use tear gas to disperse hundreds of youths at a march to commemorate a student uprising 36 years ago.
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Greek Church acts on crucifix ban

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 23:17
related countries: Italy

The Greek Orthodox Church urges Christians across Europe to unite against a ban on crucifixes in classrooms in Italy.
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Tourists hit by Greek island fire

Tuesday, October 13th 2009, 17:27

Authorities on the Greek island of Evia evacuate hundreds of tourists from their hotel as a forest fire rages nearby.
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Papandreou sworn in as Greek PM

Tuesday, October 6th 2009, 9:19

George Papandreou is sworn in as Greece's prime minister after his Panhellenic Socialist Movement won an emphatic election victory.
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Greece's Socialists win snap poll

Monday, October 5th 2009, 10:34

Greece's opposition Socialists score a resounding win in a snap election, ousting the governing conservatives.
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Greeks voting for new government

Sunday, October 4th 2009, 13:48

People are voting in Greece in a snap general election that many expect to result in a change of government.
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Greek dilemma

Friday, October 2nd 2009, 23:17

Voters uninspired by choices in snap election
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Everton 4-0 AEK Athens

Thursday, September 17th 2009, 20:59

Everton open their Europa League Group I account by putting four past outclassed AEK Athens at Goodison Park.
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Live text - Europa League

Thursday, September 17th 2009, 16:29
related countries: Bulgaria

Everton take on AEK Athens in the Europa League after Hapoel Tel-Aviv beat Celtic and Fulham draw with CSKA Sofia.
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Somali pirates release Greek ship

Monday, September 14th 2009, 16:22
related countries: Somalia

Somali pirates have released a Greek-owned ship and its 21 Filipino crew members, officials and pirates say.
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Greece PM confirms election date

Thursday, September 3rd 2009, 14:15

Greek PM Costas Karamanlis confirms a snap general election will be held on 4 October, after talks with the president.
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Bomb hits Athens stock exchange

Wednesday, September 2nd 2009, 8:51
related places: Athens

A bomb explodes outside Athens' stock exchange, slightly injuring a female passer-by and damaging the building, police say.
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Greece claims wildfire victory

Tuesday, August 25th 2009, 10:30

Greek officials say the wildfires have been tamed, as authorities rebuff criticism of how the blazes were handled.
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Wind lull aids Greek firefighters

Monday, August 24th 2009, 17:02
related places: Athens

A break in strong winds helps Greek firefighters battling dozens of fierce wildfires across the country for the past four days.
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Greek fire stories

Monday, August 24th 2009, 11:29
related places: Athens

Residents describe living near the Athens wildfires
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Athens locals flee as fires rage

Sunday, August 23rd 2009, 19:43
related countries: France
related places: Athens

Several thousand residents of Athens' northern suburbs flee their homes as wildfires continue to blaze around the Greek capital.
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Wildfires break out across Greece

Saturday, August 22nd 2009, 20:54
related places: Athens

More than 70 wildfires start across Greece over the last 24 hours - the worst blazes in the country since 2007.
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Crete 'burns' trial due to begin

Monday, August 10th 2009, 9:13
related countries: United Kingdom

A Greek student accused of setting a British tourist on fire is due in court, amid reports the Briton has returned home.
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Woman 'torched Briton's genitals'

Friday, August 7th 2009, 9:39
related countries: United Kingdom

A Greek woman accused of setting fire to the genitals of a UK tourist in Crete is due to appear in court.
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Greek police flatten migrant camp

Sunday, July 12th 2009, 16:39

Greek riot police lead an operation to demolish a makeshift camp housing illegal immigrants in the port of Patras.
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Greece fined over airline subsidy

Tuesday, July 7th 2009, 10:35

European Court of Justice orders Greece to pay 2m euros for failing to recover illegal state aid granted to Olympic Airways.
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Greece acts to stub out smoking

Wednesday, July 1st 2009, 7:55

Greece - the EU's heaviest-smoking nation - introduces a ban on smoking in all public places.
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'Damned' in care

Tuesday, June 30th 2009, 13:57

Greek psychiatric patients still tied to their beds
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Greece urges return of sculptures

Sunday, June 21st 2009, 9:29
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Athens, Parthenon

Greece urges the return of the Parthenon sculptures from Britain, at the opening of the long-awaited Acropolis Museum.
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Acropolis museum raises Marbles' hopes

Saturday, June 20th 2009, 10:32
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Athens

As the new Acropolis museum opens in Athens, Frank Partridge investigates whether the long-running dispute between Britain and Greece over the Parthenon Marbles will be resolved.
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Greece 'would refuse Marble loan'

Friday, June 12th 2009, 7:51
related countries: United Kingdom

Greece would not accept a short loan of the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum, saying it would "legalise their snatching".
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Immigrants hurt in Greek violence

Sunday, May 10th 2009, 9:57
related places: Athens

Far-right protesters attack an immigrant squat in Athens, injuring several police officers and immigrants.
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Greek PM reprieved by bribe vote

Monday, May 4th 2009, 23:32

Greece's parliament clears an MP on corruption charges - removing pressure on the prime minister to call an early election.
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Greek Cypriots 'can reclaim land'

Tuesday, April 28th 2009, 10:59
related countries: Cyprus, United Kingdom

The European Court of Justice backs the right of a Greek Cypriot to reclaim land in northern Cyprus that was sold to a British couple.
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Greek gunman dies after shooting

Friday, April 10th 2009, 10:12

A Greek student dies after shooting and injuring three people and turning the gun on himself.
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Fifa investigates Greece 'lasers'

Tuesday, April 7th 2009, 15:37

Fifa opens disciplinary proceedings against Greece over the alleged use of lasers by fans during a World Cup qualifier.
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