Greece

Greece

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  Official: EU not working on private Cyprus haircut

  For a second day in a row, the European Union's top financial official sought Tuesday to quash speculation that private bank depositors in Cyprus ... 

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  IOC drops wrestling from 2020 Olympics

  IOC leaders dropped wrestling from the Olympic program on Tuesday, a surprise decision that removes one of the oldest Olympic sports from the 2020 ... 

• Greece raises 1.3 billion euros in T-Bill auction

  Greece has raised €1.3 billion ($1.74 billion) in a Treasury bill auction, with the interest rate paid on the three-month loan roughly unchanged from ... 

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  Greek police disciplined over basketball clashes

  A senior police officer in Greece has been suspended in the wake of extensive clashes at a basketball game that was interrupted for nearly an hour. 

• Correction: Cyprus-Election Poll story

  In a story Feb. 10 about polling in Cyprus' upcoming presidential election, The Associated Press stated erroneously that the internationally ... 

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  Greece: Cuts keep budget on target, spur protests

  Greece's farmers launched a campaign of daily anti-austerity highway blockades Monday, as the conservative-led government insisted deep spending cuts ... 

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  Greeks snatch urban metal to get through crisis

  When Greece adopted the euro, it poured billions into modernizing its infrastructure, building spectacular bridges, highways, and a brand new rail ... 

• Panathinaikos wins cup final marred by violence

  Fan violence marred the Greek Cup final on Sunday, forcing the game to be suspended for an hour before Panathinaikos finished off an 81-78 win over ... 

• Xanthi beats Panathinaikos 1-0 in Greek league

  Serge Die scored in the 40th minute to lead visiting Xanthi to a 1-0 victory over struggling Panathinaikos in the Greek league Sunday. The win lifted ... 

• Olympiakos extends lead in Greek league to 15 pts

  Olympiakos increased its lead in the Greek league to 15 points with nine rounds to play after beating Asteras 1-0 away with a last-gasp goal on ... 

• Updated Greek forecasts see lower 2013 deficit

  Greece has slashed its deficit targets for the next four years following its latest international debt relief deal. A revised mid-term strategy paper ... 

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  Survey: Half of Greeks unable to pay their bills

  Half of Greek households were unable to pay their bills in 2012, forcing them to borrow money from relatives or run up their debts, according to a new ... 

• Order! Greek lawmakers fume at smoking colleagues

  Greek lawmakers are fuming over colleagues who openly flout the country's anti-smoking laws in the very building where the statutes were passed. 

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  Switzerland holds Greece 0-0 in friendly

  Switzerland held Greece to a 0-0 draw in a friendly match on Wednesday that saw few scoring chances. Ricardo Rodriguez almost broke the deadlock with ... 

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  Greek ferries sail as strikers forced back to work

  Ferries set sail for Greek islands for the first time in a week Wednesday after the government invoked emergency powers to force striking seamen back ... 

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  Greece orders striking ferry crews back to work

  For the second time in less than two weeks, the Greek government invoked rarely used emergency laws to order strikers back to work Tuesday — in a move ... 

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  Greek court orders probe of alleged police beating

  A Greek prosecutor ordered an investigation Monday into allegations of police brutality in the arrest of four alleged bank robbers after authorities ... 

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  Greece says it met deficit-cutting targets in 2012

  The Greek government said Monday its painful austerity drive is paying off, with the budget deficit reduced to the target of 6.6 percent of annual ... 

• Greek dock workers extend their strike

  Greek dock workers have extended their strike, leaving ferries tied up in port until Wednesday morning. The strike, which began Thursday, is demanding ... 

• Atromitos stuns Olympiakos with 3-2 away win

  Olympiakos lost for the first time this season, going down 3-2 at home against Atromitos in the Greek league Sunday after Elini Dimoutsos scored the ... 

• Greek robbery suspect linked to terrorist group

  Police say fingerprints taken from a bank robbery suspect have linked him to a domestic terrorist group. Nikos Romanos, 20, was one of four suspects ... 

• Extreme-right supporters stage big Athens march

  More than 5,000 supporters of Greece's extreme-right Golden Dawn party have marched past the U.S. Embassy in Athens, chanting anti-Turkish, anti-U.S. 

• Greek police arrest 2 suspected terrorists

  Four suspects, including two members of a domestic terrorist group, have been arrested in Greece for alleged robbery, police said Saturday. 

• Asteras ties Panathinaikos 2-2, stays in 2nd place

  Emanuel Perrone scored a goal deep into injury time and assisted on another to help second-place Asteras snatch a 2-2 draw over visiting Panathinaikos ...