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Greece’s finance minister resigns as crisis deepens
Greece’s finance minister has resigned because of ill health, throwing the government’s drive to soften an international bailout into confusion.
Greece’s planned May election could cause impasse
Polls planned for next month may produce no clear result and could threaten the implementation of the bailout plan that saved Greece from bankruptcy.
Greece PM to begin rescue mission ahead of confidence vote
Greece’s Lucas Papademos will seek to take advantage of a rare political truce to push austerity and radical reform and stave off bankruptcy.
Berlusconi loses majority, markets squeeze Italy
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi lost his parliamentary majority on Tuesday and his opposition are calling for his resignation.
Greek leaders struggle to agree on new premier
Under pressure from the EU to push through a bailout to save their country, Greek party leaders were struggling to agree on a new prime minister.
Greece referendum threatens new eurozone crisis
George Papandreou’s shock announcement that he will put Greece’s bailout to a referendum has threatened to intensify the eurozone crisis.
Lenders give lukewarm approval to Greek aid tranche
Troika inspectors gave a lukewarm approval for a vital aid tranche to Greece, saying Athens was lagging on reforms needed to exit its debt crisis.
Greek police clash with austerity protesters
Greek police with teargas and batons fought hooded youths near Parliament on Tuesday as violence broke out at a rally against anti-austerity measures.
Athens struggles to win backing for austerity plan
Greece’s government faces an electorate opposed to austerity measures which must be passed in Parliament next week to avert default.
Greek govt survives vote as it battles to avert bankruptcy
Greece’s government will approve its new austerity package on Wednesday after it survived a confidence vote.
Sticky business
Ancient Greeks knew it as a cure for bellyaches. Roman emperors used to spice their wine with it. And Turkish Sultans’ harem ladies chewed it for fresh breath and fighting…
Athens bomb attack revives extremist fears
A bomb attack in Athens on two buses carrying riot police caused no injuries early on Friday, but sparked fears of a reinvigorated leftist radical scene after a pre-Olympics…
Greeks ponder future of Olympic sites
The world sighed with relief when the Greeks kept their promise to deliver some of the world’s finest sport venues in time for the Athens Olympics. But with the Games nearing…