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Greek navy sends help to 'migrant ship' near Corfu after distress call

Greece is sending a navy frigate and a helicopter to locate a cargo ship believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants in the northern Ionian Sea

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Syriza leader Tsipras says Greeks not foreign interests should decide future

The Greek opposition leader Alexis Tsipras has told supporters in Athens it’s time for the people, not foreign interests, to determine their future –

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Number of Italy ferry fire victims rises amid fears more may be missing

The number of people known to have died after the fire on an Italian ferry off the Greek island of Corfu has risen to ten. The 36-hour rescue

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Early Greek general election 'was inevitable'

In a move some fear could jeopardise Greece’s international bailout, parliament has failed to choose a new president, rejecting the ruling

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Doubts over Greek bailout as PM forced to call snap election

Greece is facing a snap election after MPs failed to elect a new president in a tight parliamentary ballot

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Election rhetoric already flying in Greece ahead of forced snap election

Electioneering has already begun in Greece, with the leader of the Syriza party saying the days of a Samaras government are numbered.

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Ten confirmed dead as rescue operation ends after Italy ferry fire

Ten people are known to have died after a fire on an Italian ferry off the Greek island of Corfu. It’s understood that nine bodies have been found

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Greece faces snap election after MPs fail to elect a new president

Greek MPS have failed to elect a new president, meaning the country now faces a snap election

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First rescued passengers from burning ferry arrive in Italy; dozens more still waiting onboard

Hundreds of people have been rescued from an Italian ferry that caught fire off the Greek island of Corfu. Dozens more are still waiting to be

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Greece facing fresh general election after MPs fail to choose president

Greece

Hundreds still awaiting airlift on stricken Greek ferry

At least 190 people are now known to have been plucked from a burning ferry, adrift off the Greek coast. Hundreds remained trapped onboard as rescue

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Greek MPs in final attempt to pick a new president and avert snap election

Greek members of parliament vote on Monday for a final time to elect a new president and head off a snap general election the prime minister warns

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Hundreds still stranded on burning ferry off coast of Greece

At least 190 of the 478 passengers on board an Italian ferry that caught fire early on Sunday have been rescued. Meanwhile, the Italian coastguard

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Rescue operation to save 500 on board burning ferry off Greece

An operation is underway to rescue over 460 people on board a car ferry that caught fire off near the Greek holiday island of Corfu. High winds and

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Greece: Evacuation of ferry with 466 people on board

A ferry travelling from Greece to Italy with 466 passengers and crew on board has caught fire near the Greek island of Othonoi (Othoní). An

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Greece: Soup kitchens feed thousands this Christmas

With unemployment running at around 25% and no let-up in the ongoing economic crisis gripping Greece, thousands of Athenians have been forced to

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Food banks provide free Christmas dinners in Greece as austerity cuts bite

In Athens, hundreds of people have queued up to take advantage of a free Christmas dinner organised by a food bank. Poverty levels are at an all time

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Greek lawmakers gear up for final presidential vote

Greek MPs are gearing up for a third and final vote in their bid to elect a president. If that ballot also fails, it will trigger a general election

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Greek presidential vote goes to third round

Greek lawmakers have failed to elect a president in the second round of voting held on Tuesday.

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Greek MPs set for presidential vote second round

In Greece, negotiations have been going on to secure support for Stavros Dimas, the coalition's choice for president ahead of a second round vote by MPs on Tuesday.