Greece
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Police arrest fugitive over armed robberies on banks, cash transfers
The suspect and three others, who are already in custody, are alleged to have carried out 29 armed robberies in Attica and other parts of the country
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Five held for suspected links to guerrilla group
Urban guerrilla group Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire and a string of armed robberies remain in custody
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Drug rehabilitation center warns of methadone shortage
Nine units in Athens and Thessaloniki only have adequate methadone for program members for another week
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Hopes fade for sailors missing after fatal collision off Peloponnese coast
The Cook Island-flagged Pirireis sank with 17 crew members on board
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Venizelos, Papandreou in dispute over PASOK finances
PASOK’s borrowing between 2003 and 2011 reached 116.5 million euros
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Unions mark May Day with disruptions in public transport
Ferries will remain docked across the country, while public hospitals will be operating with skeleton staff throughout the day
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Stiff sentences for 2007 police ambush in Zoniana
Sentences between 25 and six years were given to 16 men found guilty of involvement in an ambush against police officers in Zoniana
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Hospital waste found in trash on beach in Peloponnese
Piles of rubbish and medical waste that had been dumped illegally near Valimitika beach in Aigio, in the Peloponnese,
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Greece pulls statues from Qatar Olympic show over nudity
Greece has pulled two ancient statues from an ongoing Olympic Games exhibition in Qatar in a dispute over nudity,