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Violence in Athens Suburb Injures 6 Policemen

Authorities say police have clashed with about 150 people who attacked a public bus and shops in a western Athens suburb and that six officers were hospitalized with gunshot wounds. The violence occurred Monday night in the Ano Liossia suburb,...

Polling Station in Athens Attacked During Election

Police say about 10 men armed with sledgehammers and wooden bats have attacked a polling station during Greece's election, wounding two policemen guarding it and setting fire to the ballot box.  No voters were hurt during the attack Sunday,...

Fire Rages for Second Day Near Athens

A major fire south of the Greek capital is raging for the second day, with gale-force winds hampering firefighting efforts. More than 150 firefighters and soldiers using more than 60 vehicles were battling the blaze south of Athens, along with...

Fire Driven by High Winds Threatens Houses South of Athens

A fire aided by strong winds has burned several houses near the town of Keratea, 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of Athens, authorities said Saturday. Two firefighters have been injured, one with extensive burns, but no civilian casualties have...

2012 European Taekwondo Championships Under 21 Begin in Athens

The 3rd European Taekwondo Championships 2012 for athletes aged between 16 to 21  begins today at the Mets Sports Hall of Athens located in the historic triangle of the Greek capital. The Championships, which will be held in Athens from 14...

Israeli Journalist Beaten in Downtown Athens by Extremists (video)

The Jerusalem Post published an article documenting the beating one of its own journalists received at the hands of a hooded gang of men in downtown Athens outside the Archaeological Museum of Athens. Gil Shefler had been sent on...

GDP Falls by 6.5 Percent in 1st Q 2012

Greece's statistics agency says the country's economy contracted by 6.5 percent in the first three months of the year compared to the same period in 2011, as Athens struggles through a financial crisis that has left it mired in...

National Technical University of Athens Wins Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Prize

On June 1, the EU prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra was awarded. The ceremony took place in Lisbon, Portugal, with Greek-Cypriot Commissioner Androula Vassiliou announcing the six winners. Among them, there was one Greek project from the Architect School...

HSBC Tests Cash Machines in Athens for Drachmas

HSBC has tested its cash machines in Greece to check whether they could cope with the reintroduction of the drachma if the country drops out of the euro. It is the clearest sign yet that the international financial sector...

Pakistani Allegedly Beaten by Greek Neo-Nazis

A Pakistani immigrant in Greece needed treatment at a hospital after he was apparently assaulted by members of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party. Police briefly detained two freshly elected Greek MPs of the Golden Dawn party, and its leader’s daughter...