Greek unions on Friday unleashed a 48-hour strike against new austerity measures to go before parliament and required by the European Union and the IMF in exchange for badly needed aid.

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Greek coalition leaders failed to reach a deal on austerity cuts early Thursday but Prime Minister Lucas Papademos remained hopeful of an agreement before Eurozone finance ministers meet later in day.

A deal has been reached among Greek political leaders on additional austerity measures demanded by EU-IMF creditors in return for a loan bailout, European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi said on Thurs

Eurozone finance ministers will decide on Monday what terms of a Greek debt restructuring they are ready to accept as part of a second bailout package for Athens after negotiators for private creditor

Greek disability groups expressed anger on Monday at a government decision to expand a list of state-recognised disability categories to include pedophiles, exhibitionists and kleptomaniacs.

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After months of wrangling, soul searching and violent protests, Greece has finally passed its 2012 budget -- but now comes the hard part, living with it as the economy slumps and the eurozone struggle

For self-made businessman Dimitrios, the threats began with a phone call from a man who said they knew where his daughter was.

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Riot police in Athens fired tear gas against masked youths during a march on Thursday by tens of thousands of Greeks protesting austerity measures demanded by the new unity government.

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The euro rose against the dollar in Asia on Monday after former EU commissioner Mario Monti was nominated to be Italy's next prime minister, raising hopes of a breakthrough in tackling Europe's debt c

IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Saturday welcomed the 'significant progress' made in resolving the political instability in Greece and Italy that has sent shockwaves through world markets.

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