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Strikes and anti-austerity rallies held across Greece

A nationwide strike in Greece against spending cuts has disrupted public transport, state-run schools, ferries and national rail services, and left hospitals running with...

Dozens killed as boat capsizes off Mediterranean coast

Families have urged Egyptian authorities to step up rescue efforts after a boat carrying African refugees heading to Europe capsized off the Mediterranean coast...

Greek island pleads for refugee evacuations after fire

Authorities of the island of Lesbos are calling for the immediate evacuation of thousands of refugees to the Greek mainland after a fire gutted...

Greece planning cautious return to bond markets in 2017

A senior official in Greece's finance ministry says the country is planning a gradual return to international debt markets next year. George Houliarakis, a deputy...

Protesters clash with police in Greek cities ahead of austerity vote

Greek anarchists hurled fire bombs, chairs and wooden planks at riot police in brief clashes outside parliament while politicians were debating a controversial austerity...

Services in Greece grind to a halt as three-day strike begins

Public services have ground to a halt in Greece as workers start a three-day general strike in protest at new bailout austerity measures they...

Up to 500 feared dead in boat tragedy

Up to 500 people are feared dead after a boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea last week, the UN refugee agency said. The disaster happened...

Greece tells refugees to move to camps voluntarily or be forced

Thousands migrants and refugees camped out in Greece's largest port near Athens have been given two weeks to move to army-built camps or be...

Greece begins to deport refugees to Turkey

Police on the Greek island of Lesbos have begun placing migrants and refugees on boats heading to Turkey, the first to be deported under...

Refugees stage protests in Greece over new measures

Refugees and migrants in Greece have staged protests at the country's border with Macedonia and on islands near the Turkish coast today. Officials still are...

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