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The 31-year-old Mexican international, who came to Larissa on August 27, had serious respiratory problems and passed away while being taken to hospital in the central Greek city. The first postmortem showed cardiovascular problems, but their cause will not be...

A convicted murderer in Greece who made a dramatic prison escape by helicopter earlier this year was arrested near Athens on Monday, police said. Alket Rizaj, of Albania, was arrested with a female companion at an isolated house near the...

More than 100 youth were detained after clashes with riot police and five Italians and four Greeks were arrested, reports said Saturday. The clashes come a day before the first anniversary of a police shooting of a teenager, which sparked...

Panathinaikos�s Brazilian midfielder Gilberto Silva (l) and French Striker Djibril Cisse celebrate after the latter scored the Greens� third goal in their 3-1 win over fellow Athenian side Atromitos at the Olympic Stadium in the city�s northern suburbs. Olympiakos remains...

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...

Uga VII passed away suddenly Thursday morning at his home in Savannah. At 4 years old, he was practically a pup and had served as Georgia's mascot for not even two full football seasons when he unexpectedly succumbed to heart...

It's been gaining steadily since the start of the month. On Wednesday, the 16-nation euro rose to $1.4733 in morning trading in New York from $1.4685 late Tuesday. Earlier in the session, the euro fell as low as $1.4670, its...

Hooded gangs continued their rampage in Athens on Monday, destroying public and private property during protests in commemoration of the anniversary of the death of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos, who was killed by a policeman in December 2008. Thousands of angry...

The premium investors� demand to hold 10-year Greek government bonds rather than benchmark German Bunds hit a seven-month high of 217 basis points last week before easing to 177 bps yesterday. Comments by European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs...