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World Briefing | Europe: Greece: New Government Promises to Arrest Gunmen

Greece’s newly elected socialist government vowed to hunt down gunmen who staged a brazen attack on Tuesday night, firing automatic weapons at police officers standing outside a police station in a suburb of Athens. The police reported that at least ...

From ANTHEE CARASSAVA, The New York Times,  28 Oct 2009

World Briefing | Europe: Greece: Afghan Refugees Drown

Eight Afghan refugees, including five minors and three women, drowned in choppy waters in the northeast Aegean Sea on Tuesday when the rickety craft that was ferrying them to Greece rammed a rocky outcrop and sank. Greek Coast Guard officials said 17 ...

From ANTHEE CARASSAVA, The New York Times,  27 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Craigslist.org

8 Afghan Immigrants Drown Off Greek Island

ATHENS Eight Afghan refugees five minors and three women drowned in choppy waters in the northeast Aegean Sea on Tuesday when the rickety craft that was ferrying them to Greece rammed into a rocky outcrop and sank. Greek Coast Guard officials said 17 ...

From ANTHEE CARASSAVA, The New York Times,  27 Oct 2009
Related Topics: European Union,  United Nations

World Briefing | Europe: Greece: Socialists Are Sworn In

Days after crushing conservatives in national elections, Greece’s new Socialist government was sworn in Wednesday, promising to reinstill faith in government and steer the country out of a recession. Prime Minister George Papandreou appointed a ...

From ANTHEE CARASSAVA, The New York Times,  7 Oct 2009
Related Topics: George Papandreou

Socialists Appear to Prevail in Greece

ATHENS — Greek voters seemed to have unseated the center-right in national elections Sunday, giving the socialists a chance to jump-start the country’s ailing economy. With 24 percent of Greeces 10 million votes counted, the Socialist Pasok party was ...

From RACHEL DONADIO AND ANTHEE CARASSAVA, International Herald Tribune,  4 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Kostas Karamanlis,  European Commission

Greek Socialists Count on Dissatisfied Voters, but Fail to Inspire Their Confidence

ATHENS After five years of a center-right government plagued by corruption scandals, violent protests and a moribund economy, Greece will hold national elections here on Sunday with the Socialist party poised to make a comeback. But for all their ...

From RACHEL DONADIO AND ANTHEE CARASSAVA, The New York Times,  2 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Kostas Karamanlis,  George Andreas Papandreou

World Briefing | Europe: Greece: Lawmaker’s Home Hit

The Athens office and residence of a senior Greek Socialist lawmaker, Louka Katseli, was bombed on Wednesday, ahead of elections on Oct. 4. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, and no injuries were reported. The police said an anonymous ...

From ANTHEE CARASSAVA, The New York Times,  23 Sep 2009

Greek Premier, Dogged by Many Troubles, Takes Risk With Snap Elections

ATHENS When Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis called this week for snap elections, it seemed like an odd decision. So why call elections when opinion polls predict defeat? “It sounds like political suicide,” said a senior government adviser and ...

From ANTHEE CARASSAVA, The New York Times,  3 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Kostas Karamanlis,  European Commission

World Briefing | Europe: Greece: Premier Calls for Elections, seeking ‘a Fresh Public Mandate’

Ending days of speculation, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis set the nation on a political footing Wednesday, telling voters to prepare for early national elections so he could have “a fresh public mandate” to cut spending, push reforms and keep the ...

From ANTHEE CARASSAVA, The New York Times,  2 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Kostas Karamanlis

Bomb Damages Athens Stock Market

ATHENS A powerful car bomb rocked the Athens Stock Exchange on Wednesday, badly damaging parts of the building, setting eight vehicles ablaze and slightly wounding a private security guard, police said. The blast came 40 minutes after a smaller bomb ...

From ANTHEE CARASSAVA, The New York Times,  2 Sep 2009

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