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Greek beach evacuated after artillery discovery

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:42:06 -0400

ATHENS, Greece - A surprise shell has caused a big stir at a popular Athens beach.

Top officials call to overhaul euro institutions

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:08:41 -0400

BERLIN - Engineering a financial bailout for Cyprus in March was such a chaotic process that top European officials say it is time to rethink how the region manages its crisis - and who should be involved.

Greece faces slow, jobless recovery next year

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:34:09 -0400

ATHENS, Greece - Greece's deep, six-year recession is likely to end in 2014, but growth will be weak and unemployment will remain above 20 percent for another three years, the country's international debt inspectors said.

Greek PM in China seeking investment, trade deals

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:13:05 -0400

BEIJING - Greece's prime minister is in China seeking investment and trade deals to help revive his country's recession-battered economy.

Greek strikes halt air travel

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:06:19 -0400

ATHENS, Greece - Flights in Greece were halted for four hours Thursday as the country's two largest labor unions staged work stoppages to protest austerity measures and a government decision to cancel a teachers' strike.

Greek police arrest 2 accused of racist abuse

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:01:37 -0400

ATHENS, Greece - Police on Thursday arrested two Greek men on suspicion of attacking a Cameroonian national and setting fire to his coffee bar in a central Athens neighborhood that has become a flashpoint for racist violence.

Eurozone recession is now longest in currency bloc

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:23:14 -0400

PARIS - The eurozone is now in its longest ever recession - a stubborn slump that has surpassed even the calamity that hit the region in the financial crisis of 2008-2009.

Greece: Girl, 6, drowns as migrant boat sinks

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:58:03 -0400

ATHENS, Greece - A 6-year-old girl drowned when a small boat crammed with immigrants trying to enter Greece illegally sank off an eastern Aegean Sea islet.

Eurozone's struggling economies mired in recession

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:06:39 -0400

The eurozone is stuck in recession - its longest since the euro was founded in 1999. The latest figures from the European Union's statistics office show that the economy of the 17 EU countries that use the euro shrank for a sixth straight quarter, slumping by 0.2 percent in the January-March period from the previous three months.

Russian boy stabbed while on vacation in Crete

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:55:29 -0400

ATHENS, Greece - A 12-year-old Russian boy was stabbed nearly two dozen times while on vacation on the island of Crete, allegedly by a Dutchman working as an entertainer at the child's hotel, Greek authorities said.

Giannis Anastasiou appointed Panathinaikos coach

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:58:24 -0400

ATHENS, Greece - Panthainaikos has appointed former Ajax striker Giannis Anastasiou as its new coach following a disappointing season in which the Athens club finished sixth in the 16-team Greek league.

Greek club AEK Athens to declare bankruptcy

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:00:31 -0400

ATHENS, Greece - Troubled Greek football club AEK Athens is planning to declare bankruptcy and seek voluntary relegation to the country's third division.

Poll shows favorable views of EU in sharp decline

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:09:51 -0400

BRUSSELS - Positive views of the European Union by its citizens are near all-time lows. And no EU country is plunging faster into the abyss of gloom than France. Germans are broadly perceived as being the most trustworthy Europeans - but also the least compassionate. Britons, often seen as deeply skeptical of the benefits of EU membership, are in fact split right down the middle - 46 percent to 46 percent - over whether to leave the union or stay in it.

Canada deports convicted terrorist after 26 years

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:29:22 -0400

TORONTO - A Palestinian man convicted of hijacking an airliner in Greece in 1968 has been deported from Canada 26 years after entering the country using an alias, the immigration minister said Monday.

Olympiakos beats Asteras 3-1, wins 26th Greek Cup

Sat, 11 May 2013 18:10:07 -0400

ATHENS, Greece - Olympiakos won a record 26th Greek Cup when it beat Asteras 3-1 in extra time in a bad-tempered final on Saturday.

Case of missing NH convicted killer ends in Greece

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:37:11 -0400

NASHUA, New Hampshire - A New Hampshire man who fled a day before being convicted in 1991 of killing his 2-year-old stepson has been tried and convicted again in Greece, where he is serving an 18-year sentence for the boy's death, authorities said Friday.

Jewish group warns of neo-Nazi parties in Europe

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:08:02 -0400

BUDAPEST, Hungary - The World Jewish Congress said Tuesday it is greatly concerned about the emergence of what it called neo-Nazi parties in Europe, singling out Greece's Golden Dawn, Hungary's Jobbik, and Germany's National Democratic Party.

Greek lawmaker accused of trying to punch mayor

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:22:38 -0400

ATHENS, Greece - A lawmaker from Greece's extreme-right Golden Dawn party allegedly tried to punch the mayor of Athens on Thursday, swinging at him but reportedly missing and hitting a 12-year-old girl instead.

Around the world, angry workers unite on May Day

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:27:26 -0400

ISTANBUL - Workers around the world united in anger during May Day rallies Wednesday - from fury in Europe over austerity measures that have cut wages, reduced benefits and eliminated many jobs altogether, to rage in Asia over relentlessly low pay, the rising cost of living and hideous working conditions that have left hundreds dead in recent months.

Report: World turmoil means fewer have free press

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:07:21 -0400

NEW YORK - A slump in global media freedom driven by Mali's turmoil, Greece's decline and tightening media control in Latin America pushed the percentage of the world's population in countries with a completely free press to its lowest level in 16 years, the democracy watchdog group Freedom House said Wednesday in its annual survey.

New Italian premier urges EU to focus on growth

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:15:35 -0400

BERLIN - Italy's new prime minister called Tuesday for European countries to prioritize economic growth over debt reduction, adding his government believes Europe needs to integrate further to overcome its current crisis.

PAOK fires coach Donis after Greek Cup loss

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:27:23 -0400

THESSALONIKI, Greece - Greek club PAOK has fired coach Giorgos Donis after a surprise Greek Cup semifinal loss.

2 dead, 8 missing after freighter sinks off Greece

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 06:55:26 -0400

ATHENS, Greece - A cargo ship sank off southern Greece within minutes of colliding with another freighter in fair weather Monday, leaving two Syrian seamen dead and eight others missing, officials said. Seven sailors were rescued.

University ends Greece program amid turmoil

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:53:05 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Economic turmoil in Greece has forced the University of Indianapolis to close its undergraduate program in Athens.

NGOs: Violent racist attacks increase in Greece

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:10:58 -0400

ATHENS, Greece - The number of racially motivated attacks increased in Greece last year, as did the severity of the violence involved, human rights groups said Wednesday.