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Greece's new socialist government will deploy 6,000 police onto the streets of Athens on Sunday to avert a repeat of the severe rioting last year that hit the capital and major cities. Anarchists and students have planned protests across the...

Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., if favored Texas beats Nebraska in today's Big 12 Championship game. Plans are being made for the A&M-Georgia announcement on Sunday, when bowl bids officially are extended. Should Nebraska upset the Longhorns, however, an A&M...

Ga. – Officials in Athens say University of Georgia freshman defensive end Montez Robinson is jailed on charges involving altercations with a female student...Eric Dellinger said Friday that the 19-year-old Robinson was being held at the Athens-Clarke County jail after...

The draft law which is about to be submitted for public consultation will reduce the time required for licensing from 3-5 years to 8-10 months, the minister said, adding that �there is tremendous investor interest but too much bureaucracy.� There...

The others avoided making any statements yesterday pending delivery from the Greek Embassy in Budapest of the official text of Khrushchev�s statements. Papandreou, who was prime minister when Greece was liberated from Nazi occupation, made the following statement: �On December...

Australia as its 12th Partner for Cooperation, joining other Asian and Mediterranean countries including Japan, Thailand, Afghanistan and Israel.

Athens, the two sides agreed to boost bilateral economic cooperation with the action plan covering the next two years.     They expressed a common will to continue the project of Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, which will transport Russian and Caspian oil from...

Ga. — Wednesday was difficult, Georgia head coach Mark Richt said. But the long days leading up to his final decision were really tough. After months of criticism and rumors, Richt finally made his decision official, announcing the firings of...

The Spiros Louis, to give the Olympic Stadium its proper name, commemorates the Greek water carrier who in a very different arena, a few miles away, won the first marathon of the modern games. When the final whistle went, Everton...

The Zurich Ballet performs Heinz Spoerli�s choreography on Bach�s �Goldberg Variations� at the Athens Concert Hall�s Alexandra Trianti Hall, starting tonight and running to Sunday, with the participation of pianist Alexey Botvinov. Athens Concert Hall, 1 Kokkali & Vas.