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Prosecutor: Greek Olympians Should Be Convicted in Doping Scandal

ATHENS, Greece -- A prosecutor here called today for the conviction of two former Greek sprinters for staging a motorcycle accident and then lying about it to avoid a doping test at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou, both medalists at the 2000 games in Sydney, Australia, are accused of...

Strong Earthquake Strikes Greek Island of Crete

ATHENS, Greece -- A strong earthquake struck the southern Greek island of Crete Friday, rattling buildings as far away as Egypt and Turkey. Local police said they had no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 and struck off the southern coast of Crete at 4:29 p.m. (1329 GMT,...

WikiLeaks: US Worried About Safety of Romanian Nuclear Plant

ATHENS, Greece -- As Japan struggles with the crisis at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, leaked U.S. diplomatic cables have focused a spotlight on another potential hot spot: the Cernavoda plant in Romania. Documents provided to Romanian media this week by the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks indicate that U.S....

Georgia Police Probe Circumstances of Hostage Case

ATHENS, Ga. - Police said Saturday they are trying to determine how long a man charged in a police officer's slaying had been staying at an Athens apartment where he allegedly took nine hostages, and then agreed to surrender on the condition it was broadcast on live TV news. Jamie Hood, 33, was being held Saturday without...

Protests Spike in Greece as Government Weighs Support of Attack on Libya

ATHENS, Greece -- Demonstrators took to the streets of the capital today to protest international air strikes against military assets of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi as Greece weighed its support of the allied offensive. Toting anti-war banners and shouting slogans against the bombing raids, hundreds of leftist...

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Greece Reportedly Faces New Elections After Failed Government Talks

Leader of the 'Independent Greeks,' Panos Kammenos arrives for a political party leaders meeting at the Presidential Palace in Athens, on Tuesday, May 15, 2012.

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Lex Paulson: Applied Classics: FranÃ§ois Hollande and the Socialists of Golden-Age Athens

"Change is coming," FranÃ§ois Hollande proclaimed to those of us who filled the Bastille Sunday night.

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Olympic Torch Lit In Olympia, Athens, Ahead Of London 2012 Games (GALLERY)

The Olympic Flame is lit by an actress dressed as the High Priestess, using a parabolic mirror to reflect the rays of the sun, during a rehearsal for tomorrow's ceremony, which signals to the world that the countdown to the London 2012 Games has begun, at the Temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece, where the ancient Olympic...

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Fresh Eurozone Crisis Fears Sparked Over Elections In Greece And Athens

Traders have warned of more market turbulence after elections in Greece and France fuelled uncertainty over Europe's ability to solve its debt crisis.

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Greek election critical and uncertain

ATHENS, Greece -Greeks began voting at precisely 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT, 12 a.m. EDT) in their most critical â and uncertain â election in decades, with voters set to punish the two main parties that are being held responsible for the country's dire economic straits.

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05/26/12 Athens fueling vehicles with natural gas Source: Decatur Daily - Decatur AL Athens may be another step closer to establishing a public compressed natural-gas fueling station.
05/25/12 Jackson deputies arrest 39 Source: Commerce News Today - Commerce GA â¢Daniel Christopher Kubiak, 42, 450 Rock Forge Road, Jefferson, sexual battery and child molestation.
05/25/12 Updates from PIAA Track & Field Championships Source: The Daily Item - Sunbury PA Moravian senior Nicco Dalpiaz is in 11th place in the decathlon after the opening day of the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
05/25/12 Track: Sheridan shines in Athens Source: The Newark Advocate The girls 3,200 relay of Andrea Mick, Aubrey Miller, Denae Forgrave and Paige Kimberlaine won in 9:47.1 to lead the Generals on the first day of the Division II regional meet at Athens.
05/25/12 Logan Daily's parent company, ACM, chooses Athens as... Source: The Logan Daily News - Logan OH The parent company of The Logan Daily News , American Consolidated Media (ACM), has chosen Athens as the site for a graphics design center and now is producing advertisements for commercial, print and online customers in roughly 70 percent of the company's current markets.