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Greece surveys riot damage after austerity vote

Last updated Monday, February 13, 2012 - 3:07pm

ATHENS, Greece -- Firefighters doused smoldering buildings and cleanup crews swept rubble from the streets of central Athens on Monday following a night of rioting during which lawmakers approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the nation from bankruptcy.

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Protesters pass by a burning cinema in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. Riots engulfed central Athens and at least 10 buildings went up in flames in mass protests late Sunday as lawmakers prepared for a historic parliamentary vote on harsh austerity measures demanded to keep the country solvent and within the eurozone. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)

Riots rage in Greece

Staff Deutsche Presse-Agentur

Last updated Monday, February 13, 2012 - 11:34am

ATHENS, Greece -- Greece's Parliament passed an austerity and debt-relief bill on Monday as rioters in Athens looted shops and set buildings on fire.

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Greek Finance minister Evangelos Venizelos, speaks during a news conference on the 2012 budget in Athens, on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. Greece's finance minister says a new debt deal and bond writedown to be agreed by banks will make Greece's national debt "totally sustainable." (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greece rules out fresh austerity measures

Nicholas Paphitis The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, November 18, 2011 - 11:06am

ATHENS, Greece -- Greece predicted Friday that its budget deficit will fall sharply next year and insisted that no fresh austerity measures will be needed to plug a hole in this year's finances.

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A riot policeman's clothing catches fire after being hit by a petrol bomb during clashes outside the Greek parliament in Athens, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. Greek anger over new austerity measures and layoffs erupted into violence outside parliament on Wednesday, as demonstrators hurled chunks of marble and gasoline bombs and riot police responded with tear gas and stun grenades that echoed across Athens' main square. Wednesday was the first day of a two-day general strike that unions described as the largest protests in years, with at least 100,000 people marching through central Athens. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Rioting in Greece continues

The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 11:37am

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A protester throws a garbage bag to riot police in front of the Greek Parliament during clashes in central Athens Wednesday, June 29, 2011.Greek deputies are to vote Wednesday on a deeply unpopular austerity bill that has provoked days of rioting in the streets of Athens, with the result of the vote determining is Greece can avoid a potentially disastrous financial default in the coming weeks .(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greece backs austerity despite violent protests

The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 11:40am

ATHENS, Greece -- Greece's lawmakers approved a key austerity bill Wednesday needed to avert default next month, despite a second day of rioting on the streets of Athens that left dozens of police and protesters injured.

The passage of the bill was a decisive step for the country to get the next batch of bailout loans from international creditors and was met with a huge sigh of relief in markets and by Greece's partners in the eurozone. A Greek default could potentially trigger a banking crisis, particularly in Europe, and turmoil in global markets.

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A riot police officer jumps to avoid being hit by a stone during a demonstration in Athens on Tuesday June 28, 2011. Youths hurled rocks and fire bombs at riot police in central Athens on Tuesday as a general strike against new austerity measures brought the country to a standstill. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Protesters clash with riot police in Athens strike

The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 3:48pm

ATHENS, Greece -- Youths hurled rocks and fire bombs at riot police in central Athens on Tuesday as a general strike against new austerity measures brought the country to a standstill.

Lawmakers are embarking on their second day of debate on austerity measures that must be passed in votes on Wednesday and Thursday if Greece is to receive another batch of bailout funds to see it beyond the middle of next month.

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Greek prosecutor charges 5 with having terrorist ties

Christine Pirovolakis, Deutsche Presse-Agentur

Last updated Friday, January 14, 2011 - 4:54pm

ATHENS, Greece -- A Greek public prosecutor charged five people, including a German woman, with having involvement in a terrorist group, just days before the start of a trial of dozens of radical anarchists.

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Anti-austerity riots erupt amid Greece strike

The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 6:05pm

ATHENS, Greece -- Protesters fought running battles with riot police in central Athens on Wednesday, torching cars, hurling gasoline bombs and sending Christmas shoppers fleeing as tens of thousands took to the streets during a general strike against the government's latest austerity measures.

Police repeatedly fired tear gas and flash grenades as the riots -- some of the worst since Greece's debt crisis broke a year ago -- escalated outside parliament and spread to other parts of the city center. At least 28 people were injured, including 23 policemen and a conservative former minister who was beaten in the street by protesters.

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