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Cameras to be switched on Gov’t approves controversial measure in bid to curb crime as police fail to avert escape of three robbers The decision yesterday by the Government Council on Foreign Policy and Defense (KYSEA) to approve the use of surveillance cameras to crack down on rising crime in the capital was undermined by the police's inability to prevent the escape of two handcuffed detainees and a bank robber.

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Premier clinches talks with Obama

Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis appears to have secured a much sought-after face-to-face meeting with US President Barack Obama this weekend, marking the beginning of an intense period of diplomatic activity for the premier.

Vandals terrorize university

Tensions peaked at Thessaloniki's Aristotle University yesterday after vandals smashed up the institution's computer center just one day after protesters staging a sit-in at the university's administrative offices hijacked an open debate and assaulted the university rector.

Anarchist bank robber on trial

The trial of 23-year-old Giorgos Voutsis-Vogiatzis, a self-styled anarchist and son of Synaspismos Left Coalition politician Nikos Voutsis, began yesterday, as arsonists continued to strike targets in sympathy.

Ministry ready to raise the roof on Santorini

The Culture Ministry indicated yesterday that it is ready to step in and resolve the impasse that has led to the Akrotiri archaeological site on Santorini being closed for more than three years.

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Kathimerini English Edition and the International Herald Tribune will not be available in Greece, Cyprus and Albania tomorrow due to the decision of the ESIEA journalists’ union to take part in the 24-hour general strike.

IN BRIEF

Public transport disruptions and flight cancellations due today : A workers' strike today will ground aircraft between noon and 4 p.m. and cause significant disruptions to public transport in the capital...

Greek frigate rescues cargo ship : A Hellenic Navy frigate thwarted an attempt by pirates to hijack a Norwegian-flagged cargo vessel off the coast of Somalia...

Diaspora vote : The government yesterday accused PASOK of trying to undermine its attempt to pass through Parliament a bill that would allow Greeks living abroad to vote in Greece's general elections in their countries of residence...

WWII bomb : Experts yesterday were inspecting what is believed to be a 240-kilo World War II bomb that was discovered in a field in Aspropyrgos, west of Athens...

Unholy discovery : Police in Tripoli yesterday were investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 41-year-old Serbian national whose body was discovered in the basement storeroom of a church in the village of Inachos...

Violent mugging : A 45-year-old man was in hospital yesterday after being shot in the arm by a mugger in the central Athens district of Petralona at around 2 p.m...


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Protester flaunts the right to wear a hood A demonstrator hides under a hood and scarf yesterday beneath the statue of War of Independence hero Theodoros Kolokotronis in central Athens. The protester was one of a small group expressing opposition to a new law imposing stricter penalties on those caught committing crimes while concealing their face.

EDITORIAL

Political courage is required Every day cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles in the center of Athens grind to a halt because some group of protesters decides that it is their turn to block traffic for any number of hours. Thousands of residents and commuters in the capital of Greece are tormented almost on a daily basis because the police and the minister whose job it is to oversee these matters are reluctant to enforce the law. No one can argue against the fact that these are difficult times in which we live.

EDITORIAL:AthensPlus

Cold shoulder, hot opportunity Judging by the disappointment of Greece's political and diplomatic establishment, President Barack Obama's visit to Turkey looks like a diplomatic triumph for our neighbor and perennial rival. It is obvious that the fixed relationship between Washington, Athens and Ankara - exemplified by the 7:10 ratio agreement, which meant that for every 10 dollars in aid that Turkey got, Greece would get 7 - has been broken.

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