Eurozone, IMF agree on a common stance on Greece: Official
Eurozone lenders and the International Monetary Fund have reached agreed between themselves to present a common stance to Greece later on Friday in talks on reforms and the fiscal path Athens must take, Eurozone officials said.
Feb 10, 2017, 17:57 PM IST
Turkey threatens migrant deal after Greek coup ruling
Turkey on Friday threatened to abandon a key pillar of a deal with the EU to reduce the migrant flow after Greece blocked the extradition of alleged coup suspects.
Jan 27, 2017, 22:18 PM IST
UN alarmed at migrants dying of cold, "dire" situation in Greece
UNHCR spokeswoman Cecile Pouilly cited five deaths so far from cold and said about 1,000 people including children were in unheated tents and dormitories on the Greek island of Samos.
Jan 13, 2017, 18:17 PM IST
Europe saw huge decline in migrant arrivals in 2016: EU
The influx of over 1 million asylum seekers into the EU in 2015 triggered the worst refugee and migrant crisis on the continent since World War II.
Jan 06, 2017, 18:50 PM IST
Greek ambassador to Brazil murdered by wife`s cop lover: Police
In a letter to the Greek government, Brazilian President Michel Temer sent his condolences and conveyed his government`s commitment to conducting a "rigorous" investigation.
Greek envoy to Brazil missing, his car with corpse found
Amiridis` family reported no contact for a ransom in the past days, but the police did not rule out the possibility of a kidnapping.
Dec 30, 2016, 12:06 PM IST
Body in burned car raises fears for missing Greek ambassador to Brazil
The discovery of a burned-out car in Rio state with a body inside have sparked fears that it might be that of the Greek ambassador to Brazil, missing since Monday.
Dec 30, 2016, 08:56 AM IST
European Union seeks to calm budget row with Greece
Austerity-wracked Greece could strike a deal with its creditors by early next year, a senior EU official said Sunday, seeking to calm a recent row over surprise handouts announced by Athens.
Dec 18, 2016, 19:40 PM IST
Angela Merkel expects no decisions on Greek bailout at talks with Alexis Tsipras
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she did not expect to take any decisions on Greece`s bailout programme during talks in Berlin on Friday with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
Dec 16, 2016, 17:41 PM IST
Thousands of Greek pensioners protest income cuts
About 5,000 Greek pensioners marched peacefully through central Athens today to protest years of cuts to their pensions under the country's bailout commitments.
Dec 16, 2016, 00:32 AM IST
Flash floods in Greece cause 1 death, strand motorists
The fire service says heavy rains drenched both Zakynthos and the Greek capital of Athens on Saturday and yesterday, resulting in 470 emergency calls.
Nov 28, 2016, 03:07 AM IST
Athens: Greek police clash with demonstrators protesting Obama's visit
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Nov 16, 2016, 11:45 AM IST
Barack Obama visits Greece amid hopes he will argue for debt relief
"Greece has gone through very challenging and dramatic times over the last several years," Obama, the first U.S. president to visit Greece since Bill Clinton in 1999, said during a meeting with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos.
Nov 15, 2016, 19:36 PM IST
After Trump shock, Barack Obama heads to Athens to talk democracy
US President Barack Obama will arrive in Athens on Tuesday, the first stop on a final foreign trip that will aim to reassure worried Europeans following Donald Trump`s surprise presidential election victory.
Nov 15, 2016, 11:29 AM IST
Small explosion outside French embassy in Athens: Police
Small-scale attacks on businesses, police, politicians and embassies are frequent in Greece, with its long history of political violence.
Nov 10, 2016, 12:25 PM IST
Pakistani boy gang-raped in Greek migrant camp: Police
Greece is accommodating over 60,000 refugees and migrants stuck in the country after a succession of Balkan and EU states shut their borders earlier this year.
Sep 28, 2016, 14:18 PM IST
Greece rejects asylum claim of Turkish `coup` officer: Lawyer
Greece has rejected the asylum claim of a Turkish military officer who fled after the failed coup of July 15, his lawyer said Thursday, vowing to appeal the decision.
Sep 22, 2016, 15:46 PM IST
Fire damages Greek camp as migrants flee: Police
Attica: One of Greece`s main migrant camps on the island of Lesbos Monday suffered extensive damage in a fire apparently set on purpose, with thousands forced to flee to safety, police said.
Sep 20, 2016, 04:55 AM IST
Greece says EU-IMF rift stalling Greek debt solution
A rift between the EU and the International Monetary Fund on the way to tackle the Greek debt crisis is delaying its solution, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Sunday.
Sep 11, 2016, 21:47 PM IST
Some 6,500 migrants rescued off Libya: Coastguard
The Italian coastguard said it had coordinated the rescue of about 6,500 migrants off of Libya in one of its busiest days of life-saving in recent years.
Aug 30, 2016, 06:25 AM IST
