Topic: Greece

Greek guerrilla group claims Athens court blast

ATHENS (Reuters) - A Greek leftist urban guerrilla group claimed responsibility on Wednesday for a powerful explosion which damaged a court house in Athens last month.The Conspiracy of Fire Cells, which also claimed a wave of parcel bombs sent from Greece to ...

Greek police arrest two suspected guerrillas

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police said on Sunday they had arrested two suspected guerrilla group members but a cache of weapons found in their apartments in Athens this weekend did not match guns used in recent attacks.Police raided several houses across Greece ...

W.House voices strong US support for Greek measures

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House expressed its strong support on Thursday for efforts to "restore stability" to Greece and said President Barack Obama had been briefed about the issue and the situation in financial markets."Greece is enacting major economic reforms with ...

Greek PM meets Obama amid finance crisis

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou held talks Tuesday with President Barack Obama seeking US action against speculators he says are deepening his country's financial crisis.As Papandreou went into closed-door Oval Office talks, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs sidestepped questions over whether the ...
Fed examines insurance contracts between Wall Street and Greece THE NEWS:Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank is examining arrangements Wall Street firms have with Greece involving high-risk financial instruments.CONCERNS ON CAPITOL HILL:Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., is ...