Helena Smith

Confusion over the timing of fresh elections in Greece has threatened to jeopardise the prospects for a smooth transition to a new government.

Members had been trained in Nazi-style hit squads to "attack immigrants for fun".

Brad Pitt and Angela Jolie are among the stars returning to Greece as its stricken economy gets a boost from a surge in bookings.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde’s description of Greeks as rampant tax dodgers has provoked a furious reaction in Athens

The flame for the London Olympics was recently lit in Greece. Helena Smith looks at the legacy of the 2004 Athens Games

Actor Stephen Fry has called on the UK to use the London 2012 Olympics to "redress a great wrong" and return the Parthenon sculptures to Athens.

Germany’s plan to install a commissioner in Athens with veto powers over the Greek budget has been dismissed as "laughable".

Hopes of a deal between Greece and creditors in time for Monday’s eurozone meeting have been dashed amid increased pressure to accept bigger losses.

Greece expects further protests as international creditors arrive to begin crucial talks on plans to write off some of the country’s debts.

A row over the rights to the works of Greece’s most celebrated writer, Nikos Kazantzakis, is intensifying.

The banner flapped in the wind for almost a week, surviving the rigours of sun and sudden downpour.

Protesters’ fury turns fatal as the Greek capital buckles under unrest.

The economic crisis has accelerated the decline of the country’s incomparable archaelogical sites.

From empty shops to half-full theatres, restaurants, concert halls and hotels, the signs are everywhere: economic crisis has come to Greece.

A Greek café in the heart of Turkey signals a thaw in relations.