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Greek vote could boost Europe's anti-austerity parties: analysts An election win for Greece's far-left Syriza party could cause political contagion across Europe by boosting support for other populists.

31 December 2014

IMF suspends aid talks with Greece ahead of elections The International Monetary Fund said it was suspending talks on a new disbursement of financial aid to Greece until a new government is formed after elections.

30 December 2014

Final Greek presidential vote as fresh crisis looms Greece's parliament will try to elect a president on Monday in a last-ditch bid to avoid snap general elections that could bring the hard-left to power and spark new concerns over the eurozone economy.

29 December 2014

Greek don't want new adventure, PM warns ahead of vote The Greek public doesn't want a new adventure, Prime Minister warned as he sought to stave off a snap election by urging lawmakers to choose a new president.

28 December 2014

5.2 magnitude earthquake in northern Greece A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck northern Greece early, the country's earthquake observatory said, with no reports of victims or major damage.

25 October 2014

Greek PM narrowly wins parliamentary confidence vote Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras won a parliamentary confidence vote, which he called in a bid to rally support.

11 October 2014

Mrs Clooney to fight for return of Greek marbles from Britain Amal Alamuddin will be in Greece this month to advise on the return of the Parthenon Marbles from Britain.

10 October 2014

Cyprus fears next tranche of bailout funds at risk Cyprus is unlikely to receive the next tranche of rescue funds from international lenders after apparently falling foul of them over new legislation.

12 September 2014

Precision in mid-air as rope jumpers soar on Greek isle Michal is one of a group who have travelled from Poland to the island of Zakynthos, one of most renowned leisure spots - but not to lie in the sun

29 August 2014

Jasmine and smoke: the allure of Greek summer cinemas A whiff of jasmine, cigarette smoke and the shadow of a cat darting across the silver screen -summertime in Greece means open-air cinema

14 August 2014

Bank of Cyprus completes $1 bn private share placement Bank of Cyprus, the island's largest lender, has completed a one billion euro ($1.34 billion) capital increase in a private placement to help it restructure following a haircut on deposits last year.

30 July 2014

Greek policeman, 8 others charged with smuggling antiquities A Greek police officer was among nine people arrested for the suspected smuggling of ancient artefacts, including a statue valued at about one million euros, police said.

25 July 2014

Crete counts on cravings to catch mystery croc A Greek reptile expert began an operation to trap a two-metre long crocodile that mysteriously appeared in a man-made lake on the tourist island of Crete last weekend.

11 July 2014

Power cuts in Greece amid anti-privatisation strike Greece faced nationwide power cuts on Thursday as a rolling strike began against government plans to break up the country's main electricity provider.

04 July 2014

Greek police seize tonne of heroin, 14 arrested Around a tonne of heroin has been discovered in a warehouse near Athens and 14 people, most of them members of tanker crew, have been arrested, Greek port police said.

23 June 2014

After eurozone crisis, IMF rethinks rescues The International Monetary Fund is rethinking bailouts in the wake of the eurozone crisis, with an eye to giving governments near default better options to stabilize their finances.

21 June 2014

Suspected Greek far-rightist jailed for stabbing teenager A Greek court on Wednesday sentenced a suspected activist of the far-right Golden Dawn party to 10 years in prison for stabbing a high-school student, judicial officials said.

05 June 2014

Air Astana to launch more flights to Europe Kazakhstan’s Air Astana national airline will be performing charter flights from Almaty and Astana to several South European tourist cities.

12 May 2014

13-yo girl from Kazakhstan wins Spring Voices in China 13-year-old Aiym Samekeyeva from Kazakhstan has won the Gran Prix at the Spring Voices singing competition in China.

08 May 2014

10-yo boy from Kazakhstan wins international singing contest 10-year-old Mukhammedali Zhugunusov from Kazakhstan has won the Grand Prix of the Paradise Hoilday-2014 singing contest in Greece.

08 May 2014

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