EU forces through migrant deal over eastern opposition
EU ministers pushed through a deal to relocate 120,000 refugees on Tuesday, but rode roughshod over fierce opposition from central and eastern states in a major blow to unity in the bloc.
Sep 22, 2015, 23:48 PM IST
Alexis Tsipras to back Greek bailout with Tsakalotos as FM
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will reappoint Euclid Tsakalotos as finance minister, a senior source in his leftist Syriza party said on Tuesday, to offer continuity in bailout talks with international lenders.
Sep 22, 2015, 19:04 PM IST
Greek PM calls for 'shared responsibility' on migrant crisis
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who returned to power after Sunday's election, Monday called for "shared" European responsibility in tackling the migrant crisis facing the bloc.
Sep 22, 2015, 01:02 AM IST
Greek Leftist leader Alexis Tsipras sworn in as PM
Alexis Tsipras, leader of Greece's radical left Syriza party, was on Monday sworn in as prime minister after his party's win in Sunday's general elections.
Sep 21, 2015, 23:36 PM IST
Weary Greeks brace for more economic pain after Tsipras victory
Weary Greece braced for more painful austerity Monday as left-wing prime minister-elect Alexis Tsipras worked on forming a coalition to drive through unpopular reforms agreed with the nation`s international creditors.
Sep 21, 2015, 21:54 PM IST
EU welcomes Alexis Tsipras victory, says no 'time to lose' on reforms
The EU on Monday congratulated Alexis Tsipras on his left-wing party's re-election victory and said Greece has "no time to lose" in implementing the reforms agreed as part of its international bailout.
Sep 21, 2015, 21:38 PM IST
EU welcomes Alexis Tsipras victory, says no `time to lose` on reforms
The EU on Monday congratulated Alexis Tsipras on his left-wing party`s re-election victory and said Greece has "no time to lose" in implementing the reforms agreed as part of its international bailout.
Sep 21, 2015, 19:13 PM IST
Greece`s Alexis Tsipras storms to victory but tough reforms ahead
Greece`s left-wing prime minister-elect Alexis Tsipras has won a thumping poll victory that hands him a mandate to drive through unpopular reforms agreed under an austerity deal struck with international creditors.
Sep 21, 2015, 10:17 AM IST
Newly-elected Tsipras says `work`, `struggle` ahead for Greeks
Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras on Sunday said his government and the country faced "hard work and struggle" after he won a new mandate in a general election.
Sep 21, 2015, 08:06 AM IST
Greek vote `significant success` for Tsipras, to visit Greece soon: Hollande
France`s President said Sunday that the result of the Greek election represented a "significant" success for re-elected premier Alexis Tsipras and vowed to visit Athens soon.
Sep 21, 2015, 00:43 AM IST
Greek voters return Alexis Tsipras to power with strong win
Greek voters returned Alexis Tsipras to power with a strong election victory on Sunday, ensuring the charismatic leftist remains Greece`s dominant political figure despite caving in to European demands for a bailout he once opposed.
Sep 21, 2015, 00:29 AM IST
Twenty-six migrants missing in sea off Greece: Coastguard
Twenty-six migrants were feared missing early on Sunday after a dinghy carrying them sank off the Greek island of Lesbos, the coastguard said.
Sep 20, 2015, 13:09 PM IST
Alexis Tsipras fights for second chance as knife-edge Greek polls open
Greece`s maverick leader Alexis Tsipras was on Sunday fighting for a second chance to govern the struggling eurozone nation in a tense election with rival conservatives that is proving too close to call.
Sep 20, 2015, 10:15 AM IST
Tsipras fights for second chance in knife-edge Greek vote
Greece`s maverick leader Alexis Tsipras fights Sunday for a second chance to govern the struggling eurozone nation in a tense race with rival conservatives that is proving too tight to call.
Sep 20, 2015, 08:06 AM IST
750 migrants rescued from boats off Libyan coast: MSF
At least 750 people were rescued on Saturday from three small boats in international waters near the Libyan coast by a ship operated by Doctors Without Borders, a spokesman told AFP.
Sep 19, 2015, 15:41 PM IST
Alexis Tsipras regains slim lead hours ahead of Greek vote
Greece`s election hung on a knife-edge on Saturday as radical former premier Alexis Tsipras retook a slight lead in the final hours of a tight race against the conservatives for the helm of government.
Sep 19, 2015, 15:06 PM IST
Five-tear-old Syrian girl dies in new migrant boat sinking off Greece
A girl believed to be five years old died and as many as 13 migrants may be missing at sea off the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday, the Greek coastguard said.
Sep 19, 2015, 13:05 PM IST
After Aylan Kurdi, another drowned toddler washes up on Turkish beach: Report
A four-year-old Syrian girl`s body washed up on a beach in western Turkey on Friday, state media said, just weeks after images of drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi shook the world.
Sep 19, 2015, 09:39 AM IST
Tsipras regains slim Greece vote lead with 48 hours to go
Greece`s election hung on a knife-edge Saturday as radical former premier Alexis Tsipras retook a slight lead in the final hours of a tight race against the conservatives for the helm of government.
Sep 19, 2015, 07:18 AM IST
Migrants blocked in Turkey inch closer to Greek border
Several hundred migrants who have been blocked by police in northwest Turkey from crossing overland into Greece drew closer to the border Friday after the authorities briefly opened the route.
Sep 18, 2015, 22:14 PM IST
