http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/GreeceFind stories, videos, and photos about Greece from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:16:17 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/europe/08/24/greece.wildfires/tztop.greece.fire.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Greece14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Greece from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/24/greece.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/24/greece.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe capital of Greece appeared safe from wildfires that have raged for days, firefighters said Monday, but they remained on standby in anticipation of flare-ups caused by strong winds.Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/13/greece.google.street.view.blocked/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/13/greece.google.street.view.blocked/index.html#cnnSTCTextInternet giant Google has been stopped from gathering images in Greek cities for its Street View service until it provides further guarantees about privacy.Wed, 13 May 2009 11:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/05/12/greece.peloponnesian/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/05/12/greece.peloponnesian/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf you want to get away from it all when traveling in Greece, head for the Peloponnesian Peninsula. Studded with antiquities, this land of ancient Olympia, Corinth and Sparta offers plenty of fun in the eternal Greek sun, with pleasant fishing villages, sandy beaches, bathtub-warm water, and none of the tourist crowds that plague the much-scrambled-after Greek Isles.Tue, 12 May 2009 13:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/27/greece.pornarrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/27/greece.pornarrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwenty-four Greek nationals, including a priest and a neurosurgeon, have been arrested on suspicion of child pornography, Greek police announced Tuesday.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/12/greece.shipping.executive.kidnapped/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/12/greece.shipping.executive.kidnapped/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree gunmen have kidnapped a leading Greek shipping magnate, police said Monday.Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/22/greece.protests.budget/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/22/greece.protests.budget/index.html#cnnSTCTextGreece passed a belt-tightening budget Monday, despite weeks of nationwide protests over the economy and jobs enflamed by the fatal shooting of a teenager by police earlier this month.Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/07/greece.riots/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/07/greece.riots/index.html#cnnSTCTextBursts of tear gas exploded in downtown Athens as police continued to battle hundreds of young self-styled anarchists rioting Sunday in major cities across Greece.Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/21/greece.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/21/greece.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTextRiot police fired tear gas Tuesday to disperse rock-throwing youths amid a nationwide general strike that brought air, rail and ferry traffic to a halt in Greece.Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/08/greece.transport.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/08/greece.transport.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTextGreece's air, rail and urban transport came to a grinding halt Wednesday as the country's biggest labor union staged a 24-hour nationwide strike in protest of the government's plan to sell off the state's ailing carrier Olympic Airlines.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:11:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/richard_deitsch/08/13/briefing/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/richard_deitsch/08/13/briefing/index.html• Here comes the biggest test of the Games: Can NBC survive without Michael Phelps winning a gold medal? Thankfully there's the Redeem Team, the scrappy band of billionaires who face their first real test of the Games on Thursday (8 a.m. ET) against Greece, an impressive winner over Dirk Nowitzki-led Germany.Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/08/greece.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/08/greece.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTextA strong earthquake jolted western Greece on Sunday, killing at least two people and trapping several people beneath collapsed buildings, according to officials and state-run media.Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:36:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1806627,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1806627,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA 9-year-old girl who went to hospital in central Greece suffering from stomach pains was found to be carrying her embryonic twinThu, 15 May 2008 13:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/24/olympictorch.facts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/24/olympictorch.facts/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Olympic flame on Monday began its 34-day journey around the world ahead of the 2008 Beijing Games. Here are some facts about the centuries-old traditions behind the relay and its modern development.Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/19/greece.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/19/greece.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTextRoutine activity ground to a halt on Wednesday as protesters from all walks of life staged a general strike over proposed changes to Greece's pension program.Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/25/smbusiness/town_services.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/25/smbusiness/town_services.fsb/index.htmDear FSB: I would like to start a service business in Greece and am looking for ideas. Can you recommend any websites that offer ideas of service businesses that are popular in the United States?Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:57:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/more/09/14/euro.quarters.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/more/09/14/euro.quarters.ap/index.htmlMADRID, Spain (AP) -- Theodorus Papaloukas made a layup with 7 seconds left as Greece scored 10 straight points in the final 1:32 to beat Slovenia 63-62 on Thursday night to advance to the European Basketball Championship semifinals.Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:12:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/more/09/07/bc.oly.bko.eurochampion.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/more/09/07/bc.oly.bko.eurochampion.ap/index.htmlRudy Fernandez had 20 points and Memphis Grizzlies center Pau Gasol added 15 for Spain in a 76-58 victory over Greece on Friday in the second stage of the European basketball championship.Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/03/greece.fires.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/03/greece.fires.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe last major fire in southern Greece has been brought under control after flaring up again over the weekend, fire officials said Sunday.Mon, 03 Sep 2007 11:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/03/greece.floods.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/03/greece.floods.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A massive cleanup, reconstruction and anti-flood effort was being launched Monday for fire-stricken parts of southern Greece as one fire front continued to burn while others abated, officials said.Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/01/greece.fires.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/01/greece.fires.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextEuropean Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso toured fire-damaged southern Greece by helicopter Saturday and promised aid for areas where 64 people died and an estimated 469,000 acres of mostly forest and farmland were destroyed.Sat, 01 Sep 2007 03:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/28/greek.fires.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/28/greek.fires.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextA small fleet of foreign planes and helicopters is buzzing around Greece to try to battle dozens of wildfires that have killed at least 64 people.Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/28/greece.fires.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/28/greece.fires.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith wildfires raging across the countryside, Greece's government says it has enlisted intelligence and counterterrorism agents to foil what it sees as a deliberate plan by arsonists to destroy Greek forests.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:39:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1656766,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1656766,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Prime Minister's suggestion of sabotage has roiled a country already reeling from the destructive wildfiresTue, 28 Aug 2007 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/27/greece.fires.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/27/greece.fires.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextFirefighters rushed helicopters and buses Monday to evacuate more than two dozen villages threatened by towering walls of flames that had killed 63 people while ravaging swaths of forest and farmland in Greece's worst wildfire disaster in memory.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/26/greece.arson/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/26/greece.arson/index.html#cnnSTCTextGreek officials have arrested and charged two individuals in connection with the fires that have scorched southern Greece, razing dozens of villages and killing at least 51 people, Fire Brigade Officer Nikos Tsogas said Sunday. Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/26/greece.fires/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/26/greece.fires/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe wildfires that have scorched southern Greece, killing dozens of people, reached the ancient city of Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic games, an official said Sunday.Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/25/greece.fires/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/25/greece.fires/index.html#cnnSTCTextFires in southern Greece that have razed dozens of villages and killed at least 44 people may have been deliberately set ahead of next month's national elections, the prime minister suggested Saturday. Sun, 26 Aug 2007 08:10:00 EDThttp://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1616392,00.htmlhttp://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1616392,00.htmlE-mail Feherty a question at feherty@golf.com.Tue, 01 May 2007 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/29/greece.britain/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/29/greece.britain/index.htmlEmboldened by the return of two ancient artifacts claimed to have been spirited from Greek soil a decade ago, Greece's Prime Minister has lashed out at the British Museum, saying its grounds for refusing to relinquish possession of Greece's most famous antiquities, the Parthenon Marbles, were "feeble."Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/27/greece.hunters/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/27/greece.hunters/index.htmlGreek authorities are investigating one of the country's most mysterious murder cases after a family of hunters was killed over the weekend while pursuing their hobby in the plains of central Greece.Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:26:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/31/magazines/business2/cabernet_peloponnese.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/31/magazines/business2/cabernet_peloponnese.biz2/index.htmForget about that jet-fuel ouzo. Greek wineries are finally getting props from sommeliers, but they need U.S. reps. to market their product.Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/16/greece.train/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/16/greece.train/index.htmlAt least one person was killed and 13 injured when a train struck a van that was illegally crossing the tracks in northern Greece, local officials said.Thu, 16 Feb 2006 14:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/08/greece.quake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/08/greece.quake/index.htmlA magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck southern Greece early Sunday afternoon, rattling much of the country, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.Sun, 08 Jan 2006 12:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/10/19/birdflu.main0650/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/10/19/birdflu.main0650/index.htmlGreek authorities have begun the systematic disinfection Wednesday of a farm on a remote Aegean Sea island where a lone turkey was found to be infected with a strain of bird flu.Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/26/greek.envoy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/26/greek.envoy/index.htmlGreece on Tuesday said it had recalled its top envoy from Slovakia and ordered an urgent inquest into allegations that the diplomat is involved in arms smuggling.Tue, 26 Apr 2005 23:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/16/greece.hostages/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/16/greece.hostages/index.htmlThe Greek government has appealed for calm, fearing a public backlash against immigrants living in Greece following Wednesday's bus hijacking by two Albanian gunmen.Thu, 16 Dec 2004 11:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/15/greece.hostages/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/15/greece.hostages/index.htmlTwo armed hijackers who had threatened to blow up a commuter bus in Greece released all of their remaining captives early Thursday and surrendered to authorities.Wed, 15 Dec 2004 05:30:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/05/31/370691/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/05/31/370691/index.htmPrepare yourself for a summer of hyperinspirational commercials. With the Athens Olympics just a few months away, the five-ring marketing circus is beginning. Some of the 63 U.S. sponsors and suppl...Mon, 31 May 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/08/greece.votes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/08/greece.votes/index.htmlGreece's next prime minister has pledged to make this summer's Olympic Games in Athens "the best and safest ever held."Mon, 08 Mar 2004 09:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/03/01/362328/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/03/01/362328/index.htm-- Make your 2003 IRA contribution The maximum amount that you can stash away in an IRA by April 15 is $3,000; the limit is $3,500 for those age 50 or over. Mon, 01 Mar 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/03/01/297118/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/03/01/297118/index.htmHaving officially joined the European Union on Jan. 1, Greece began phasing out the drachma, Europe's oldest currency and the survivor of some 2,500 years of war and economic turmoil. Below, highli...Thu, 01 Mar 2001 05:01:00 EST