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Shouts of 'Heil Hitler' in Greek parliament

Greece's parliament has ejected a neo-Nazi lawmaker and shouts of 'Heil Hitler' have been heard in the chamber in the latest incident involving the aggressive Golden Dawn far-right party.
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Dutchman held for stabbing boy in Greece

A Dutchman has been arrested in Greece for allegedly stabbing a 12-year-old boy from Russia vacationing on the island of Crete nearly 20 times.
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Angry workers unite on May Day

In cities across the world, anger and frustration have reigned on May Day as workers make demands for a better life.
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Greeks, police clash in May Day protests

Trains and ferries were cancelled and hospital staff walked off the job in Greece as workers marked May Day with a strike against harsh austerity measures.

10 missing after ships collide off Greece

10 Syrian seamen have gone missing after 2 cargo ships collided off southern Greece.
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NGOs: Racist attacks increase in Greece

Rights groups say racist attacks are on the rise in Greece, with both the number and violence of the attacks increasing in 2012.
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Greece ex-minister faces trial for graft

A prominent Greek ex-minister has gone on trial in Athens on charges of money laundering linked to controversial arms deals during his years in power.

Greece probes embezzlement

Greece's justice ministry has ordered an audit of subsidies passing through offshore firms suspecting possible fraud, according to a report.

Greek banks to be recapitalised separately

Greece's central bank says the country's main four lenders will be recapitalised separately, a move that put on hold a planned merger between two of them.

Greek leftist launches pro-drachma party

A veteran left-wing politician in Greece has launched a new political party favouring the country's return to the drachma, despite strong public support for the euro.
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EU-IMF experts resume Greek audit

EU-IMF auditors have met with Greece's finance minister to hammer out a report that is required to release a €2.8bn rescue loan that has been delayed since March.

Strike halts train, sea travel in Greece

Tens of thousands of travellers were stranded across Greece as seamen and train conductors called a 24-hour strike to protest austerity measures.

Greek banks get more time to recapitalise

Greece's central bank governor says the country's four largest lenders will be given until the end of May to complete a major recapitalisation programme.

Greece: Bomb explodes near Acropolis

A bomb has exploded outside a Greek ship owner's house near a crowded pedestrian area under the Acropolis in central Athens, causing minor damage but no injuries, police say.

Greek economy shrinks 5.7%

Greece's ailing economy contracted by 5.7% in the fourth quarter of 2012 in an annual comparison, provisional data from the state statistics agency showed.
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