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UK police to investigate treatment of England fans
Local police in Athens are said to have used riot shields and tear gas to control England fans before the Nations League fixture with Greece.Top stories - BBC News - November 15 -
Greek police say they have seized explosives and weapons in an Athens apartment building
Greek police say they have seized explosives and weapons in a search of a storage area in an apartment building in AthensWorld - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Greek police say fatal Athens apartment blast was likely caused by improvised bomb
Greek police say that an explosion in an Athens apartment that killed a man and severely wounded a woman appears to have been caused by an improvised bombWorld - ABC News - November 1 -
Greek police arrest third suspect over bombing as minister warns of new generation of extremists
Greek police have arrested a third suspect in connection with an explosion in central Athens last week that authorities have blamed on an alleged aspiring domestic extremist groupWorld - ABC News - November 4 -
Greek police seize large cache of explosives and arrest 5 in organized crime crackdown
Police in Greece have seized large quantities of explosives and firearms following multiple raids in Athens to dismantle an criminal weapons distribution networkWorld - ABC News - November 5 -
Greeks go on general strike demanding higher pay
Ships docked at Greek ports, and railway and bus services were disrupted on Wednesday as workers joined a nationwide strike to demand higher pay.Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Why encouraging cruise ships to dock at Amorgos would be a Greek tragedy
A policy of restricting huge liners visiting popular Cyclades islands could have the unintended consequence of diverting mass tourism towards quieter islands. Imagine the perfect Greek island, a ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
Former Greek opposition leader Kasselakis departs left-wing Syriza
Stefanos Kasselakis, a businessman who burst into Greek politics over a year ago, says he's leaving left-wing Syriza, the country’s main opposition party he had led, and forming his ownWorld - ABC News - November 9 -
Vardis Vardinoyannis, Greek business magnate and Kennedy family friend, dies at 90
Vardis JWorld - ABC News - November 12 -
Greek and Turkish coast guards aim to boost cooperation against migrant smuggling
Senior Greek and Turkish coast guard officials have agreed to boost cooperation in restricting one of the main illegal migration routes into EuropeWorld - ABC News - November 13 -
Vardis Vardinoyannis, Greek Tycoon With Ties to the Kennedys, Dies at 90
He built his family’s oil-refining operation into one of the largest companies in the country, and then used his wealth to benefit charitable causes.Business - The New York Times - November 13 -
Yiannis Boutaris, Vintner, Animal Defender and Greek Mayor, Dies at 82
A colorful figure in Thessaloniki, he tried to reconcile the city’s painful history with its Turkish and Jewish communities, and he extended a hand to his country’s foes.World - The New York Times - November 16 -
Former Greek PM expelled from ruling New Democracy party
Hardline nationalist Antonis Samaras ousted over persistent criticism of government policies. Former Greek prime minister and lawmaker Antonis Samaras was expelled from the ruling New Democracy ...World - The Guardian - November 16 -
Former Greek premier Samaras is expelled from the ruling conservative party
Former Greek Prime Minister and lawmaker Antonis Samaras has been expelled from the ruling New Democracy party over his persistent criticism of government policiesWorld - ABC News - November 16 -
Greek ferry crews call off strike early ahead of three-day holiday weekend
Greek ferry crews have curtailed a four-day strike by several hours, announcing Friday they would go back on the job in the early afternoon instead of at midnightWorld - ABC News - October 25 -
Greek leaders tell German president a WWII reparations claim is very much alive
Greek leaders have revived a long-standing demand for war reparations stemming from Nazi Germany’s World War II occupation of Greece, during a visit by German President Frank-Walter SteinmeierWorld - ABC News - October 30 -
Greek anti-terror squad investigates big blast that killed a man in an Athens apartment
Greece’s anti-terrorist squad is investigating a strong explosion that wrecked an Athens apartment, killing one man and severely injuring a womanWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
Eighty years after thousands of Greek Jews were murdered, Thessaloniki’s Holocaust museum is finally set to open
Germany is among donors committing millions to the long-awaited project, to be completed in 2026, which will tell story of those who perished. Few places are more representative of the horrors that ...World - The Guardian - November 3 -
Albania aims to join the European Union by 2030, prime minister tells expatriates in Greek city
Albania hopes to join the European Union by 2030, Prime Minister Edi Rama has told an enthusiastic crowd of some 2,000 supporters gathered at a hotel in the northern Greek city of ThessalonikiWorld - ABC News - November 3 -
Yiannis Boutaris, winemaker and maverick former mayor of the Greek city of Thessaloniki, has died
Yiannis Boutaris was a winemaker who served two terms as mayor of Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city, and shook up its conservative imageWorld - ABC News - November 10 -
Greek workers hold general strike over high cost of living and call for collective wage agreements
Greek public and private sector workers have walked off the job in a 24-hour general strike that is disrupting services across the country, with public transport in the capital suspended for ...World - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Police and firefighters attacked with fireworks
Three teenagers are arrested as emergency workers are targeted with fireworks during Bonfire Night.Top stories - BBC News - November 6 -
Oklahoma small town police chief and entire police department resign
The police chief and three officers that make up the entire four-person police department of the town of Geary, Oklahoma resigned on Thursday with little explanation.Top stories - CBS News - November 2 -
MP disturbance matter for police, says minister
The MP for Runcorn appeared to be shouting at a man warning him 'he will never threaten an MP again'.Top stories - BBC News - October 27 -
Streets are safer but our policing is no better
Yvette Cooper plans reforms to improve performance across England and Wales, urging better government leadershipWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Police force 'reasonable' before man's cocaine death
Chad Allford, 23, died after accidentally ingesting cocaine when a bag "exploded" in his mouth.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
Police officer jailed for breaking wife's back
Huw Orphan is jailed for two-and-a-half years after kicking his wife down the stairs.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
Driver seriously hurt in fake police car robbery
The victim, in his 30s, suffered a broken jaw and eye socket in the attack, police say.Top stories - BBC News - October 26 -
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Former Capitol police officers campaigning for Kamala Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris is getting help on the campaign trail from former Capitol police officers who defended Congress from the Jan. 6 insurrection. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott ...Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris' stances on police
In the run-up to the 2024 presidential election, both Harris and Trump have been presenting themselves as the tough-on-crime candidate.Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
Philippine police arrest suspects in the kidnapping of an American
Philippine police say three suspects in the kidnapping of an American in the country’s south have been arrested and they believe the victim is still aliveWorld - ABC News - October 30 -
Philippine police arrest suspects in the kidnapping of an American
Police in the Philippines said Wednesday that they had arrested three suspects in the kidnapping of an American and that they believe the victim is still alive.Top stories - NBC News - October 31 -
Police officers to 'withdraw goodwill' in protest at pay offer
The Scottish Police Federation said that the move would take effect from 1 November at 17:00.Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
Officer injured as riot police called to Edinburgh fireworks disorder
Police say a number of people have been involved in disorder in the same area of Edinburgh where there were attacks last year.Top stories - BBC News - November 1 -
Spain's PM orders 10,000 troops and police to flood-hit Valencia
Spain's prime minister said the flooding that killed 211 people was one of worst in Europe this century.Top stories - BBC News - November 2 -