General strike grips Greece over new cuts
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) - A 24-hour strike gripped Greece on Wednesday, disrupting travel and shutting down services, as unions mobilized…
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Three dead, 10 injured in Greek passenger train derailment
ADENDRO, Greece (Reuters) -- Three people died and 10 more were injured when a train derailed in northern Greece on…
9 years ago
IMF chief urges eurozone to back Greece debt relief
BARI, Italy (AFP) - International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Friday urged eurozone lenders to be "far more specific"…
9 years ago
Deal to unite Cyprus ‘close’: UN chief
by Ben Simon / Fulya Ozerkan Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - A deal to end decades of division in…
9 years ago
Supermoon as seen in Athens
10 years ago
Obama to head to Greece, Germany, Peru in mid-November: W. House
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama will head to Greece, Germany and Peru next month for what…
10 years ago
Southern nations gear up for EU future showdown
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) - by John HADOULIS Sabine WIBAUX Southern EU leaders on Friday sought to close ranks on migration, extremism and…
10 years ago
UN combats spread of cattle disease in Europe through early-detection training
(UNITED NATIONS) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today started a programme to train European laboratory staff on how…
10 years ago
19 arrested in Europe for forgery of documents and migrant smuggling
AT least 16 persons suspected of large-scale forgery of documents and the smuggling of irregular migrants have been arrested in…
10 years ago
Greece wins cash in ‘breakthrough’ deal, but rocky road ahead on debt
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) - by Alex PIGMAN Eurozone ministers reached Wednesday a vital deal to unlock urgent cash for Greece but…
10 years ago
2000 migrants moved from Idomeni camp
Idomeni, Greece (AFP)---Greek police on Tuesday transferred some two thousand migrants out of the overcrowded camp of Idomeni, launching a…
10 years ago
Egypt, Greece mount maritime search for vanished flight
CAIRO , Egypt (AFP) -- The Egyptian military deployed search aircraft and naval vessels to locate an EgyptAir flight with…
10 years ago
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