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Quake kills two, destroys tens of homes 6.5 Richter tremor hits the Peloponnese At least two people were killed and more than 100 injured yesterday when the worst earthquake to hit Greece in almost 10 years struck in the northwestern Peloponnese, destroying a number of houses and spreading panic across much of the country.

FRONT PAGE NEWS

Witness points to Siemens millions

A witness in the investigation into the Siemens bribery scandal has told Sunday's Kathimerini that politicians from PASOK and New Democracy were paid bribes...

Sarkozy secures arms deal

During their meeting on Friday, Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed a joint declaration on defense and security...

Missing boys ‘given away’

Two brothers, aged 7 and 8, who had been missing from their home in Orestiada, northeastern Greece, since last month and became the subject of a nationwide appeal, were given up...

Convict found dead 6 years after escape

The search for Peter Sedom, an American who escaped from Korydallos Prison six years ago after murdering his 20-year-old girlfriend in Glyfada, has ended after the Greek police discovered that the convict had been found dead...

IN BRIEF

No service for four hours today as staff walk off job again : There will be no trams between noon and 4 p.m...

Greek diplomat in US writes to New York Times over FYROM : The Greek Ambassador in Washington, Alexandros Mallias...

Traffickers caught : Two suspected people smugglers who were transporting nine illegal immigrants...

Fisherman's friend : A coast guard patrol boat was able to find a fisherman near the small Cycladic island of Anafi...

Gymnastics medals : Greece won a gold and two bronze medals...


THIS WEEK

Monday : Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis is due to stage an official visit to Vienna...

Tuesday : The committee for the support of libraries hosts the fifth international conference...

Wednesday : The Hellenic Audiovisual Institute (IOM) holds a conference...

Thursday : Health Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos to inaugurate...

Friday : Heads of State and Government from Southeast Europe...

Sunday : European Wind Day. A series of events...


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Mavrorachi area... Locals living close to the Tagarades dump in Thessaloniki protested...

EDITORIAL

Political parties must clean up their own act The multifaceted Siemens bribe scandal, in which political parties and politicians allegedly received kickbacks in exchange for lavish state contracts with the German firm, is being disclosed little by little. The evidence brought to light by German investigative authorities and journalistic research have forced Greece's politicians in both mainstream parties to take a stand on the issue. The Greek public is closely following developments, scrutinizing the acts and omissions of the competent officials.

COMMENTARY

The gilded cage Maybe the saddest aspect of the Siemens scandal is the great ease with which Greek politicians do deals with economic interests, as well as the fact that no one is surprised by the mysterious ways in which the Greek judiciary works. In Germany, former Siemens officials are already on trial while in Greece we are witnessing the same merry-go-round of endless investigations, selective leaks and the creation of a general state of confusion in which suspicion is cast on everyone so that in the end no one is accountable.

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