Greek Demonstrations Erupt in Violence
Riot police threw tear gas at masked youth in Athens today, after the protestors had smashed store windows and hurled rocks and firebombs at officers. The clashes come a year after the fatal police...
View ArticleGreek Youth and Police Clash in Labor Riots
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Greece today in a nationwide strike against the government. The streets grew violent when young demonstrators clashed with riot police with tear gas and stun...
View ArticleGreece Asks for Emergency Aid
Greece's Prime Minister, George Papandreaou, has officially asked the International Monetary Fund and its fellow European Union countries to enact a financial rescue package to help the country out of...
View ArticleGermany Pledges to Help Bail Out Greece
World markets fell today after Greek bonds were downgraded to junk status on Tuesday. The most dramatic stock market decline was in Portugal, where the PSI 20 index fell almost 6 percent. Standard...
View ArticleGermany Fast-Tracks Greek Aid Package
Germany's three opposition parties agreed today to fast-track through its parliament a draft bailout bill for Greece.The Wall Street Journal reports that Germany's parliament will begin debate on the...
View ArticleGreek Workers Strike Over Austerity Rules
Greek public sector workers hit the streets today, opposing new austerity measures that Greece's parliament is expected to vote on this week.The BBC reports that the international community wants...
View ArticleThree Die During Greek Protests
Three people died in Athens today following protests over austerity measures that would severely reign in Greek spending.The BBC reports that the bodies were found inside a bank that protesters set...
View ArticleStock Markets Volatile, After Turbulent Day
Stocks edged higher this morning, and then fell following a turbulent day yesterday on Wall Street. The Department of Labor issued a strong monthly jobs report today, but that doesn't seem to have been...
View ArticleMail Bombs Discovered in Greece
The BBC reports that two mail bombs exploded in separate incidents on Tuesday, one at the Swiss embassy and another at the Russian embassy in Athens, Greece, and that additional suspicious packages...
View ArticleMail Bombs Injure Two in Rome
Two mail bombs exploded at embassies in Rome on Thursday, injuring two people.According to The Associated Press, Italian authorities drew similiarities between the attacks and incidents in Greece last...
View ArticleVideo: Greek Orchestra, in Tears, Plays its Last Concert
When the Greek government last week closed the country’s public broadcasting network, ERT, and laid off all of its nearly 2,700 employees, among the casualties was the Greek National Symphony Orchestra...
View ArticleArmed Robbery the Latest Trouble for Greek National Opera
Even as Greece clinched a preliminary bailout deal with its European creditors, helping it avoid financial collapse, the country's major opera house has been facing an increasingly difficult fiscal...
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Five More Concert Halls We Can't Look Away From
Theaters aren’t merely spaces we associate with wonderful sound — in many instances they are architecturally stunning as well. Continuing our exploration of the world’s most beautiful halls, here are...
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