http://www.mail.com/locations/21934-athens.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/21934-athens.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2161552-greek-government-talks-to-tv-crisis.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's governing coalition parties are to meet for a second time in three days to try and end a political crisis triggered by the closure of state broadcaster ERT. Conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will hold talks later Wednesday with coalition partners — the Socialist Pasok and Democratic Left parties — who have opposed ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:12:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2161552-greek-government-talks-to-tv-crisis.html 2013-06-19T12:12:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2159048-greeces-public-tv-despite-court-ruling.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — State TV channels in Greece remained off-air Tuesday as the political storm over the future of public broadcaster ERT raged on, despite a court ruling that the prime minister's decision to pull the plug was wrong. The threat of a snap general election was averted late Monday after a meeting between Conservative Prime Minister Antonis... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:57:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2159048-greeces-public-tv-despite-court-ruling.html 2013-06-18T19:57:19Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2156664-greek-coalition-avoids-collapse-tv-shutdown.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek government has avoided collapsing over a dispute stemming from Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' move to close the state-owned television broadcaster after a high court ruling offered a way out of a week-long impasse that drew international criticism. Greece is implementing tough spending cuts, tax hikes and administrative re... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:01:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2156664-greek-coalition-avoids-collapse-tv-shutdown.html 2013-06-17T22:01:25Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2151682-greek-pm-raises-stakes-broadcasters-closure.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's prime minister has raised the stakes in a fight with key government allies over his decision to shut "sinful" state-run TV, offering a minor compromise while suggesting he would risk early elections unless they back him. Antonis Samaras' remarks Friday came just a week shy of his first anniversary in office. His fragile thre... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:05:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2151682-greek-pm-raises-stakes-broadcasters-closure.html 2013-06-14T20:05:43Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2148646-satellite-boost-greeces-public-tv-holdouts.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Journalists from axed Greek state broadcaster ERT returned to the airwaves Thursday amid an escalating crisis that saw the country rocked by a general strike, a sharp rebuke from Europe's top human rights official and widening divisions in the fragile coalition government. Officials at the Geneva-based European Broadcasting Union on ... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:25:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2148646-satellite-boost-greeces-public-tv-holdouts.html 2013-06-13T19:25:12Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2145998-greek-govt-deep-crisis-broadcaster.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's fragile governing coalition failed to reach a compromise Wednesday about the closure of the state-run ERT broadcaster. That left the government in a crisis that could lead to early elections, just a year after it was formed to save the country from bankruptcy. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras derided ERT TV and radio as "a tru... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:53:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2145998-greek-govt-deep-crisis-broadcaster.html 2013-06-12T21:53:34Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2147114-broadcasters-blow-to-greek-identity.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — When Nazi troops marched into Greece's nearly deserted capital on April 27, 1941, radio announcer Costas Stavropoulos of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. announced the grim news. He urged his countrymen and women not to listen to future Nazi radio transmissions and signed off with the Greek national anthem. That moment in Greek broadc... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:15:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2147114-broadcasters-blow-to-greek-identity.html 2013-06-12T20:15:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2144184-greek-tv-radio-broadcasts-air.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek state TV and radio were gradually pulled off the air late Tuesday, hours after the government said it would temporarily close all state-run broadcasts and lay off about 2,500 workers as part of a cost-cutting drive demanded by the bailed-out country's international creditors. The conservative-led government said the Hellenic Br... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:09:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2144184-greek-tv-radio-broadcasts-air.html 2013-06-11T22:09:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2143492-juncker-concedes-mistakes-greek-bailout.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Former Eurogroup president Jean-Claude Juncker conceded Tuesday that mistakes were made in the bailout of Greece — days after a similar admission by the International Monetary Fund. The Luxembourg prime minister, who played a central role in the 2010 bailout out through his position as the head of the grouping of the euro finance min... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:10:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2143492-juncker-concedes-mistakes-greek-bailout.html 2013-06-11T11:10:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2136648-greek-opposition-imf-mistake-wont-ease-austerity.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An admission from the International Monetary Fund this week that it mishandled the early stages of Greece's massive bailout will not lead to any easing up of austerity measures, the crisis-hit country's opposition leader said in an interview late Friday. Alexis Tsipras, leader of the left-wing Syriza party, told The Associated Press ... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:26:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2136648-greek-opposition-imf-mistake-wont-ease-austerity.html 2013-06-07T21:26:18Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2132304-imf-admits-notable-failures-greek-bailout.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund acknowledged on Wednesday that it made "notable failures" in the Greek bailout, underestimating how much the austerity measures it pushed would pinch the country's already faltering economy. The IMF made the unusually frank admission in an evaluation of how it handled Greece's debt crisis, which triggered ... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:22:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2132304-imf-admits-notable-failures-greek-bailout.html 2013-06-05T22:22:37Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2125490-3-firebombs-explode-athens-1-woman-wounded.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Three firebombs exploded at different locations in central Athens Monday morning, authorities said, with one wounding a woman as she emerged from her apartment. All three devices consisted of camping gas canisters, police said in a statement. One exploded at about 8 a.m. in the fifth floor corridor of an apartment building in central... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:02:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2125490-3-firebombs-explode-athens-1-woman-wounded.html 2013-06-03T09:02:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2121748-eurogroup-head-greece-to-wait-debt-relief.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Eurozone countries will not consider possible debt relief for Greece until April 2014, the euro currency bloc's head said Friday on a visit to Athens. Still, Jeroen Dijsselbloem said a landmark decision was likely next month on how Europe's new bank rescue mechanism will work. Dijsselbloem, the Dutch finance minister who chairs meeti... Fri, 31 May 2013 21:41:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2121748-eurogroup-head-greece-to-wait-debt-relief.html 2013-05-31T21:41:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2121186-greek-coin-hoard-repatriated-switzerland.html ATHENS (AP) — A hoard of ancient Greek silver coins seized at a Swiss airport is being repatriated to Greece, the country's culture ministry says. A ministry statement Friday said the 118 coins from the early 4th century BC were confiscated by Zurich airport customs in November 2011, from a Belgian man permanently residing in Greece. The coins are thought... Fri, 31 May 2013 13:34:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2121186-greek-coin-hoard-repatriated-switzerland.html 2013-05-31T13:34:55Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2119118-adam-nelson-to-2004-gold-shot.html ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Nine years later, Adam Nelson can finally call himself an Olympic gold medalist. The American was officially elevated Thursday to shot put champion from the 2004 Athens Games, taking the gold that was stripped from a Ukrainian rival for doping. The International Olympic Committee reallocated the medals from Athens events in w... Thu, 30 May 2013 17:33:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2119118-adam-nelson-to-2004-gold-shot.html 2013-05-30T17:33:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2118406-surge-hate-crimes-divides-greek-coalition.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's coalition government was in disarray Thursday over efforts to crackdown on growing racist violence, as majority conservatives and their center-left partners clashed over the best way to tackle anti-immigrant violence. The embarrassing rift in conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' government occurred amid pressure from... Thu, 30 May 2013 16:29:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2118406-surge-hate-crimes-divides-greek-coalition.html 2013-05-30T16:29:43Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2113904-daily-protests-clogging-greek-capital-police.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Small protests are blocking streets in central Athens at a rate of twice a day, the government said Tuesday, as it sought support from unions to draw up new guidelines to keep traffic running. Public Order Minister Nikolaos Dendias said that in 2012 traffic was stopped in Athens by 796 separate demonstrations, each attended by fewer ... Tue, 28 May 2013 15:40:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2113904-daily-protests-clogging-greek-capital-police.html 2013-05-28T15:40:11Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2092886-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 17:31:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2092886-greece-faces-slow-jobless-recovery-year.html 2013-05-17T17:31:44Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2089872-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 17:08:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2089872-greek-strikes-halt-air-travel.html 2013-05-16T17:08:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087184-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 13:53:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087184-russian-boy-stabbed-while-vacation-crete.html 2013-05-15T13:53:04Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2081416-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 17:29:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2081416-greece-uses-emergency-power-striking-teachers.html 2013-05-13T17:29:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058082-greek-lawmaker-accused-trying-to-punch-mayor.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — 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. The confrontation came hours after police used pepper spray to prevent the nationalist party from distributing free food to Greek citizens on... Thu, 02 May 2013 16:18:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058082-greek-lawmaker-accused-trying-to-punch-mayor.html 2013-05-02T16:18:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055520-world-angry-workers-unite-day.html ISTANBUL (AP) — 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. ... Wed, 01 May 2013 18:29:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055520-world-angry-workers-unite-day.html 2013-05-01T18:29:17Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2055488-day-strike-disrupts-transport-greece.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Ferry and train services in Greece have ground to a halt as unions hold a strike for May Day. And hundreds of people are gathering for planned rallies in central Athens Wednesday. The country's main labor unions are protesting soaring unemployment, which is the highest in the 27-country European Union, and the austerity measures the ... Wed, 01 May 2013 08:01:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2055488-day-strike-disrupts-transport-greece.html 2013-05-01T08:01:43Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2046688-un-crisis-greece-weakening-human-rights-action.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is falling behind on its human rights obligations, a senior U.N. investigator warned Friday, and he strongly criticized the "excessively rigid" demands of the crisis-hit country's bailout program. U.N. independent expert Cephas Lumina said a surge in unemployment and axed benefits had left a growing number of Greeks without he... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:22:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2046688-un-crisis-greece-weakening-human-rights-action.html 2013-04-26T15:22:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2044944-official-greeks-pull-nudes-qatar-art-exhibit.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has pulled two ancient statues of nude males from an Olympic exhibition in Doha after Qatari authorities insisted on veiling them. A Culture Ministry official says exhibition organizers wanted to avoid scandalizing female visitors. Greek Deputy Culture Minister Costas Tzavaras, who visited the Muslim country last month for the... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:12:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2044944-official-greeks-pull-nudes-qatar-art-exhibit.html 2013-04-25T19:12:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2042670-minaret-famed-mosque-syria-destroyed.html BEIRUT (AP) — The 11th-century minaret of a famed mosque that towered over the narrow stone alleyways of Aleppo's old quarter collapsed Wednesday as rebels and government troops fought pitched battles in the streets around it, depriving the ancient Syrian city of one of its most important landmarks. President Bashar Assad's government and the rebels tryin... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:05:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2042670-minaret-famed-mosque-syria-destroyed.html 2013-04-24T21:05:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2041866-ngos-violent-racist-attacks-increase-greece.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The number of racially motivated attacks increased in Greece last year, as did the severity of the violence involved, human rights groups said Wednesday. The incidents have spiraled as Greece's economy has worsened over the past few years. Relying on international rescue loans to remain solvent, the country has imposed deep spending ... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:05:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2041866-ngos-violent-racist-attacks-increase-greece.html 2013-04-24T16:05:19Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031524-greek-farm-shootings-highlight-migrants-plight.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — After months of pressing the strawberry plantation over pay, the Bangladeshi migrant laborers gathered in the field hoping that a deal was near. Instead, foremen peppered them with gunfire, wounding 28. The bloodletting this week in Greece's southern strawberry fields shocked the nation and put the spotlight on the plight of the fina... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:03:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031524-greek-farm-shootings-highlight-migrants-plight.html 2013-04-19T17:03:42Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2028396-greece-pledges-swift-punishment-farm-shooting.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek officials on Thursday promised "swift and exemplary" punishment for three strawberry plantation foremen who allegedly shot and injured 29 Bangladeshi laborers protesting late pay. Police are seeking the three suspects who disappeared after Wednesday's shootings, which occurred during a confrontation with some 200 Bangladeshi fa... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:15:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2028396-greece-pledges-swift-punishment-farm-shooting.html 2013-04-18T16:15:01Z