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Annan ‘concerned’ on Cyprus Visiting UN secretary-general urges Clerides, Denktash to make ‘decisive progress’ by June Kofi Annan, at the start of the first visit to Cyprus by a UN secretary-general in 23 years, expressed concern yesterday at the slow pace of efforts to reunite the island. But he did not say much about what he will do in the next two days to revive the talks between President Glafcos Clerides and Turkish-Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash.

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Residents and local authorities held a protest...

Residents and local authorities held a protest at the construction of a new interchange at the Faros intersection on Kifissias Avenue yesterday.

A new Athens due by 2004

The Athens that will host the 2004 Olympics will be a vastly different city to the Athens of today, said a government spokesman after Prime Minister Costas Simitis...

Minister was wary of Falcon

Aviation experts and witnesses gave evidence yesterday on the second day of the trial of the pilot, co-pilot and eight Olympic Airways technicians...

Papariga sees red over police

Communist Party chief Aleka Papariga yesterday protested in Parliament against the presence of undercover police at a May Day rally, demanding in a question...

EU inspectors in Greek market

European Union officials are in Greece this week to verify Greece's compliance with EU directives regarding food sales and imports from third countries.

Olympic Education in ‘2004 and beyond’

An ambitious program of Olympic Education projects that focuses on developing a volunteer spirit among schoolchildren was announced yesterday...

IN BRIEF

Former minister, scion of great political family, is found dead : Constantinos Trikoupis, who served as deputy foreign minister after the elections of 1974...

Known criminal, woman arrested; police seek third suspect : A man arrested on Monday in connection with the explosion of a hand grenade detonator...

Smart cards, new entries From next Tuesday, toll posts on the Attiki Odos will start selling smart cards with 30 euros...

Delon. French actor Alain Delon, in Athens to attend a charity fashion show last night...

Coach tickets. Tickets for intercity coaches (KTEL) from Athens can now be bought from kiosks...

Museum day. Entrance to all museums will be free this Saturday to mark World Museum Day...

Cultural center. Culture Minister Evangelos Venizelos and Victor Navasky, who is a professor of journalism...


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Foreign Minister George Papandreou...
EDITORIAL

Orchestrated violence The stone-throwing attack by hooligans on the Panathinaikos team bus Monday could pass by unnoticed as an isolated act carried out by a group of mindless fanatics. Unfortunately, the abundance of similar incidents over recent months leaves no room for such innocent judgments. First it was the attack against the Fos newspaper, prompted by its criticism of Olympiakos President Socrates Kokkalis's decisions.

COMMENTARY

Only Allah knows The good cop / bad cop act is well known and its success virtually assured. One cop threatens and terrifies the victim while the other shows a friendly face. Their common goal is for the victim to give in to their demands. The good cop / bad cop routine was in full swing when Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz criticized Turkish-Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash's intransigence on the Cyprus issue...

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