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Greeks red-faced after selecting banned athlete

AFP Global Edition 8 days ago

The Greek Olympic Committee has admitted an error in selecting an athlete serving a doping suspension to run in the torch relay for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Fani Halkia, Greece's former 400m hurdles Olympic champion, is serving a two-year ban over ...

Lighting And Handing-Over Ceremony Of The Olympic Flame

Getty Images 9 days ago

ATHENS, GREECE - OCTOBER 29: Actresses in the role of priestesses perform at the Olympic Flame alter during the flame handing over ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at the Panathenian stadium on October 29, 2009 in Athens, Greece. (Photo by ...

Olympic Flame

AP News 9 days ago

A security guard keeps a close eye on the Olympic flame during a torch ceremony in Mesologi, Greece, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. The Olympic flame will travel to Canada on Oct. 30 then do a cross country tour before the 2010 Winter ...

Macedonia seeks to stop archaelogical smugglers

AFP Global Edition 9 days ago

Macedonia has vowed to put a halt to illegal excavations at the country's wealth of archaeological sites, many of which have already been ransacked by savvy smugglers digging up the rich treasures. "The criminals are always a step ahead, they follow our ...

Police station attack tests new Greek government

AFP Global Edition 10 days ago

Greece's new socialist government faced a poignant first test against extremism Wednesday after an attack on a police station injured six officers, two of them seriously. Gunmen on motorbikes fired nearly 100 bullets at the police station in the northern Athens suburb ...

Gunmen wound seven in Athens attack: Greek police

Reuters US Online Report World News 11 days ago

ATHENS (Reuters) - Two gunmen on a motorcycle launched an attack outside a police station in Athens on Tuesday, wounding six Greek police officers and a passer-by, police said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack but Greece's new ...

6 Greek police officers wounded in attack

AP News 11 days ago

6 Greek police officers wounded in attack on suburban police station Gunmen on a motorcycle fired on a suburban Athens police station with automatic weapons late Tuesday, wounding six police officers, authorities said. The attack occurred after Greece's new Socialist government promised ...

8 Afghan immigrants drown as boat sinks in Greece

AP News 11 days ago

Greece: 8 Afghan immigrants drown when flimsy boat sinks off Aegean island of Lesvos A small boat loaded with Afghan families smashed onto the rocks and sank off an island in the Aegean Sea on Tuesday, causing three immigrant women and five ...

One dead, one missing after storms hit Greece

Reuters US Online Report World News 13 days ago

ATHENS (Reuters) - One man died and another was missing on Sunday, after storms washed away roads and flooded homes and farms across Greece, officials said. The body of a 41-year-old man was recovered by the coast guard near the central Greek ...

Buying Property in Santorini Get Better Return on your Investment

articlesbase.com 14 days ago

Santorini Islands of Greece are the most desired holiday destination for European people. It’s unique natural beauty attracts visitors to enjoy their golden moments and remember their dream tour at Santorini. Sun bathing unique colored sandy beaches, amusing sun set, beautiful land ...

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