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Abduction claims denied Lawyer alleges British agents behind interrogation of Pakistanis in Athens Greek authorities denied yesterday any knowledge of, or involvement in, the alleged abduction and interrogation of Pakistani immigrants, who a lawyer told Parliament yesterday had been questioned by British agents in connection with July's terrorist attacks in London.

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Probe into how blast was handled

A day after a terrorist bomb rocked central Athens, sources said that the police have launched an investigation into how law enforcers reacted when they were tipped off...

Dumps land Greece in EU court

The European Commission (EC) said yesterday that it was taking Greece to court for its failure to make safe two garbage dumps in Crete and to find ways of disposing...

Sexy texts ran up phone bills

Seven people were charged in Athens yesterday in connection with a scam involving flirty text messages promising dates with available men or women sent to mobile phone users...

Queue for drug rehab gets longer

The waiting lists for people to join drug rehabilitation programs have increased in the last few years, as changes and the expansion of the state Organization Against Drugs (OKANA) have failed to keep up...

A vehicle belonging...

A vehicle belonging to the new car park located at the Syngrou-Fix metro station in Athens drives...

Monks unhappy about being in the line of fire

Exasperated monks in Litohoro, a village at the foot of Mount Olympus, sent a letter...

IN BRIEF

Defense council approves purchase of 30 F-16 jets for 1.6 billion euros : Defense Minister Spilios Spiliotopoulos said yesterday that the Government Council...

Government pledges support for new Jerusalem patriarch during Athens visit : The recently appointed Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem will enjoy...

Former PPC chief informs prosecutor : Yiannis Paleokrassas, the ex-president of the Public Power Corporation (PPC), took...

HIV rise : There were 522 new cases of HIV recorded in Greece this year...

Angelopoulos trial : Prosecutor Yiannis Tsagarnis yesterday recommended to a Piraeus court...

Yiossakis testimony : Magistrates investigating an alleged trial-fixing ring yesterday asked former priest...

Heroin arrests : Officers from the Special Investigations Service (SIS) have arrested two Iranians...

Lesvos disappearance : Police on the island of Lesvos were yesterday searching for a 31-year-old woman...

Spaghetti safe : The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) said yesterday that Barilla pasta products distributed...

Post hours : Major branches of Hellenic Post (ELTA) will be open this weekend...


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EDITORIAL

No time to waste Greece could soon be punished again with a hefty fine for breaching European Union legislation on landfills. In 2000, Greece was ordered to pay nearly 5 million euros for violating community law. The now-defunct rubbish dump in the Kouroupitos area, on western Crete, sums up the state's foot-dragging on a case that concerns not only the protection of the environment but also the health of the public. The solution reached by the authorities concerning the infamous Kouroupitos dump was to cover the site with dirt and move the landfill to another area.

COMMENTARY

Resigned government? The dismissal of 36 government appointees over graft allegations during New Democracy's 21 months in power is not evidence of corruption inside the administration, but of its determination to eradicate it. The governments of Costas Simitis, during which corruption took on unnerving proportions, never took issue with officials suspected or charged with corruption but rather chose to grant them amnesty. PASOK's sleaze-ridden politicians now project themselves...

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