http://www.mail.com/int/locations/1388-greece.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/locations/1388-greece.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2104140-report-crisis-stoking-anti-migrant-bias-europe.html NEW YORK (AP) — A top human rights group warned Wednesday that the plight of refugees and migrants fleeing wars and economic hardship is worsening in Europe as financial turmoil and austerity stokes bias against foreigners. In its annual global report on human rights, Amnesty International pointed to Greece's tough new immigration laws and Italy's deporta... Wed, 22 May 2013 23:44:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2104140-report-crisis-stoking-anti-migrant-bias-europe.html 2013-05-22T23:44:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2048448-correction-cyprus-breaking-barriers-story.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — In a story April 27 marking the 10th anniversary of the breaching of the barriers carving up Cyprus, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Yiannis Maratheftis had written a book detailing his experiences. The book was about Maratheftis' experiences, but not written by him. It was written by Panikos Neocleous. A corrected ve... Tue, 21 May 2013 09:25:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2048448-correction-cyprus-breaking-barriers-story.html 2013-05-21T09:25:05Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2097882-greek-beach-evacuated-artillery-discovery.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A surprise shell has caused a big stir at a popular Athens beach. Greek authorities evacuated the seafront Monday after a swimmer found a corroded artillery shell just 10 yards from dry land, fished it out and presented it to a lifeguard. A coast guard statement said army explosives experts were rushed to Vouliagmeni beach and safely... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:38:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2097882-greek-beach-evacuated-artillery-discovery.html 2013-05-20T14:38:18Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2092882-greece-faces-slow-jobless-recovery-year.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — 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. The European Commission issued the gloomy predictions Friday in a 237-page assessment of Greece's bailout agreement, as the countr... Fri, 17 May 2013 17:33:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2092882-greece-faces-slow-jobless-recovery-year.html 2013-05-17T17:33:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2093224-top-officials-call-to-overhaul-euro-institutions.html BERLIN (AP) — 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. Officials say the International Monetary Fund, which has contributed financial expertise and billions in emergency loans, may no longer be needed ... Fri, 17 May 2013 15:32:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2093224-top-officials-call-to-overhaul-euro-institutions.html 2013-05-17T15:32:04Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2089858-greek-pm-china-seeking-investment-trade-deals.html BEIJING (AP) — Greece's prime minister is in China seeking investment and trade deals to help revive his country's recession-battered economy. Antonis Samaras met Thursday with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, after which the two witnessed the signing of agreements in fields including shipping and telecommunications. Li said during the meeting that China hopes... Fri, 17 May 2013 04:13:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2089858-greek-pm-china-seeking-investment-trade-deals.html 2013-05-17T04:13:12Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2090462-greek-hotel-entertainer-charged-with-stabbing-boy.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A young entertainer at a Greek island hotel was charged Thursday with attempted murder and theft for allegedly stabbing a Russian guest's child 20 times after the 12-year-old confronted him over a theft. The savage attack at a popular resort on Crete drew broad condemnation in the tourism-reliant country, and Greek hoteliers said the... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:34:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2090462-greek-hotel-entertainer-charged-with-stabbing-boy.html 2013-05-16T17:34:59Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2089870-greek-strikes-halt-air-travel.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — 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. Flights resumed after being grounded between 12:00 and 4:00 p.m. (0900-1300 GMT), when air traffic controllers joined the protest c... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2089870-greek-strikes-halt-air-travel.html 2013-05-16T17:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2090056-greek-police-arrest-2-accused-racist-abuse.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — 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. The suspects, both 34, appeared before a prosecutor later in the day and were formally charged with deliberate arson, illegal ... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:01:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2090056-greek-police-arrest-2-accused-racist-abuse.html 2013-05-16T17:01:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2088120-greece-girl-6-drowns-migrant-boat-sinks.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — 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. Greece's Merchant Marine Ministry says 21 people, mainly Syrians, were rescued after the vessel foundered for unknown reasons Wednesday off Farmakonissi. The nationality of the drowned child was n... Wed, 15 May 2013 18:53:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2088120-greece-girl-6-drowns-migrant-boat-sinks.html 2013-05-15T18:53:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2087868-eurozones-struggling-economies-mired-recession.html 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. Initially it was just the... Wed, 15 May 2013 18:03:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2087868-eurozones-struggling-economies-mired-recession.html 2013-05-15T18:03:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2086838-greece-to-break-up-power-company-money.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's conservative-led government on Wednesday announced plans to break up the state-run Public Power Corporation by 2016, as part of a privatization program demanded by the crisis-hit country's creditors. Government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou said that about 30 percent of PPC's resources would be spun off to create a rival compan... Wed, 15 May 2013 16:23:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2086838-greece-to-break-up-power-company-money.html 2013-05-15T16:23:32Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2086714-russian-boy-stabbed-while-vacation-crete.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — 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. The boy was airlifted to Athens on a military plane and hospitalized in serious condition Wednesday. The medical examiner who inspected ... Wed, 15 May 2013 13:53:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2086714-russian-boy-stabbed-while-vacation-crete.html 2013-05-15T13:53:37Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2085352-giannis-anastasiou-appointed-panathinaikos-coach.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — 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. The 40-year-old former Greek international was presented by the club's management on Tuesday, though details of his agreement with Panathinaikos have... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:55:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2085352-giannis-anastasiou-appointed-panathinaikos-coach.html 2013-05-14T18:55:29Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2083988-fitch-upgrades-greeces-credit-rating.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Debt-hobbled Greece got a new morale boost Tuesday, with Fitch ratings agency upgrading its sovereign credit grade, a day after the country's European creditors backed the release of a new rescue loan payment. However, the one-notch upgrade from CCC to B- still leaves Greece's government debt six levels deep in junk status — that is,... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:14:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2083988-fitch-upgrades-greeces-credit-rating.html 2013-05-14T18:14:17Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2084300-greek-club-aek-athens-to-declare-bankruptcy.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Troubled Greek football club AEK Athens is planning to declare bankruptcy and seek voluntary relegation to the country's third division. The club, hit by debts and Greece's financial crisis, held an emergency shareholders meeting Tuesday and announced plans to formally launch liquidation procedures after its new board meets on June 7... Tue, 14 May 2013 13:57:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2084300-greek-club-aek-athens-to-declare-bankruptcy.html 2013-05-14T13:57:36Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2082928-poll-favorable-views-eu-sharp-decline.html BRUSSELS (AP) — 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 t... Mon, 13 May 2013 22:05:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2082928-poll-favorable-views-eu-sharp-decline.html 2013-05-13T22:05:18Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2081572-euro-ministers-urge-troubled-slovenia-to.html BRUSSELS (AP) — European finance ministers on Monday urged Slovenia to move swiftly in addressing the problems in its banking sector and get its public finances under control in a bid to avoid the nation from becoming the bloc's sixth member to require a bailout. "The Slovenian government has to take swift and decisive action," said Jeroem Dijsselbloem, w... Mon, 13 May 2013 20:11:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2081572-euro-ministers-urge-troubled-slovenia-to.html 2013-05-13T20:11:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2081336-greece-uses-emergency-power-striking-teachers.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek government said Monday it will use emergency powers to prevent protesting teachers from disrupting university entrance exams this month. Civil servants' unions retaliated by calling a 24-hour strike for Tuesday. It is the third time this year that the conservative-led coalition government has used the emergency civil mobili... Mon, 13 May 2013 17:31:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2081336-greece-uses-emergency-power-striking-teachers.html 2013-05-13T17:31:18Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2079336-olympiakos-beats-asteras-3-1-wins-26th-greek-cup.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Olympiakos won a record 26th Greek Cup when it beat Asteras 3-1 in extra time in a bad-tempered final on Saturday. Djamel Abdoun scored a goal and assisted on another as Olympiakos achieved the league-cup double for a 16th time. David Fuster and Rafik Djebbour also scored for Olympiakos, while Rayos opened the scoring for Asteras, wh... Sat, 11 May 2013 22:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2079336-olympiakos-beats-asteras-3-1-wins-26th-greek-cup.html 2013-05-11T22:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2077814-case-missing-convicted-us-killer-ends-greece.html NASHUA, New Hampshire (AP) — An American 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. Federal and state officials held a news conference to provide an update on 45-year-old Steven Kamber... Fri, 10 May 2013 23:06:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2077814-case-missing-convicted-us-killer-ends-greece.html 2013-05-10T23:06:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2076204-greek-anti-austerity-strike-threatens-school-exams.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A union representing teachers at Greek state high schools on Friday called a series of strikes to start next week over new austerity cuts, in action that threatens annual university entrance exams. The Greek Federation of Secondary Education State School Teachers, OLME, voted to hold a 24-hour strike on May 17 and rolling strikes the... Fri, 10 May 2013 15:19:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2076204-greek-anti-austerity-strike-threatens-school-exams.html 2013-05-10T15:19:57Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2076762-greek-policeman-allegedly-tries-to-attack-lawmaker.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A policeman on a small Greek island on the Aegean Sea has been suspended for allegedly verbally abusing and trying to attack a visiting lawmaker over the country's harsh austerity program. The alleged incident occurred Thursday inside the Karpathos police station, regional police spokesman Petros Vassilakis told the AP. Conservative ... Fri, 10 May 2013 15:02:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2076762-greek-policeman-allegedly-tries-to-attack-lawmaker.html 2013-05-10T15:02:01Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2073632-cyprus-limits-money-flows.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus will keep limits on money transfers and withdrawals until it is more confident that its ailing banks will not face a run, the central bank's chief said Thursday. Panicos Demetriades said the Central Bank of Cyprus wants to eliminate these controls as soon as possible, but it has to first make sure that trust in the banks has ... Thu, 09 May 2013 14:45:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2073632-cyprus-limits-money-flows.html 2013-05-09T14:45:59Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2073250-greece-economic-recovery-sight.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's recession-wracked economy should start recovering next year and its sky-high unemployment rate should edge lower from the end of 2014, the finance minister said in an interview broadcast Thursday. Speaking on state-run NET television, Yannis Stournaras said Greece could be in a position to return to the international bond ma... Thu, 09 May 2013 10:10:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2073250-greece-economic-recovery-sight.html 2013-05-09T10:10:53Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2071272-5-arrested-greek-turkish-border.html THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have arrested five foreign nationals from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany on the Greek-Turkish border on charges of illegally entering a restricted border area. The five said they were merely seeking to photograph frogs. The two Dutch men, aged 37 and 24, two Belgians aged 32 and 24 and a 29-year-old Germ... Wed, 08 May 2013 13:52:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2071272-5-arrested-greek-turkish-border.html 2013-05-08T13:52:08Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2069434-yugoslav-queen-to-reburied-serbia.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Twenty years after she died and was buried in her homeland of Greece, Queen Alexandra of Yugoslavia's remains are being exhumed so she can be buried with her husband. Alexandra, a Greek princess, married Yugoslavia's exiled King Peter II in London in 1944 during World War II. Yugoslavia's post-war Communist regime barred them from re... Tue, 07 May 2013 20:11:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2069434-yugoslav-queen-to-reburied-serbia.html 2013-05-07T20:11:03Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2068572-jewish-group-warns-neo-nazi-parties-europe.html BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — 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. A study presented at the congress's assembly in Budapest, the Hungarian capital, highlighted the links among ... Tue, 07 May 2013 17:01:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2068572-jewish-group-warns-neo-nazi-parties-europe.html 2013-05-07T17:01:15Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2067122-imf-report-praises-greece-calls-reforms.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A report released Monday by the International Monetary Fund praises Greece for its efforts to reduce big deficits and improve its competitiveness, but warns that more structural reforms, including better tax collection, and actual public sector layoffs instead of attrition, are necessary to help the heavily indebted country overcome a deep recession. ... Mon, 06 May 2013 22:36:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2067122-imf-report-praises-greece-calls-reforms.html 2013-05-06T22:36:54Z