Read more Greece stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5440/greece.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:24:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72995/olympic-flame-arrives-in-canada.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Olympic flame touched down in Canada today, with a relay kicking off in Victoria, British Columbia, which will take it across the continent before returning it to Vancouver—less than 70 miles away—for the start of the Winter Games on Feb. 12. Its first day didn't exactly go...http://www.newser.com/story/72995/olympic-flame-arrives-in-canada.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 23:21:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71915/atlantis-like-city-mapped-off-greek-coast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMarine archaeologists have uncovered a sunken city that may have inspired the myth of Atlantis. Located off the coast of southern Greece, Pavlopetri dates back more than 5,000 years and is thought to have been engulfed by the sea around 1,000 BC, making it the only sunken Greek...http://www.newser.com/story/71915/atlantis-like-city-mapped-off-greek-coast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 17 Oct 2009 6:06:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70954/socialists-win-big-in-greek-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSocialists won a thumping victory in a snap Greek election yesterday as voters threw out a conservative government after corruption scandals and poor response to a string of devastating wildfires. The socialists won 43% of the vote, 9 points ahead of the ruling party, and will have an absolute majority...http://www.newser.com/story/70954/socialists-win-big-in-greek-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 3:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68389/bomb-hits-athens-stock-exchange.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA car bomb blast outside the Athens stock exchange damaged the building and injured a female pedestrian, the BBC reports. A second bomb detonated outside a government building in Thessaloniki, causing minor damage and no injuries. The blasts are suspected of being the work of Greek extremist group Revolutionary Struggle....http://www.newser.com/story/68389/bomb-hits-athens-stock-exchange.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 3:26:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67601/firefighters-battle-blazes-near-athens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFire crews outside Athens are scrambling to exploit a lull in high winds as they fight massive wildfires that broke out Friday and have razed about 58 square miles north of the Greek capital. The flames are still spreading, and a dozen nuns had to be rescued from a convent...http://www.newser.com/story/67601/firefighters-battle-blazes-near-athens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 6:41:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67522/raging-wildfires-force-greeks-to-flee.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDozens of wildfires are raging across Greece today, forcing villagers to flee and threatening to scorch ancient landmarks, the BBC reports. Fanned by gale-force winds, the flames are also creeping up on the nation's capital, where one suburb has already received evacuation orders, the AP reports. "The coming night will...http://www.newser.com/story/67522/raging-wildfires-force-greeks-to-flee.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Aug 2009 17:34:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66293/greek-woman-torches-randy-tourists-genitals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Greek woman is being hailed as a hero after torching a lecherous British tourist’s genitals, the Telegraph reports. A 23-year-old Briton had allegedly taken off his pants and flashed his privates at women in a nightclub in the resort town of Mallia on the island of Crete. When the...http://www.newser.com/story/66293/greek-woman-torches-randy-tourists-genitals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 19:04:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61821/brit-museum-refuses-to-lose-its-marbles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTension between Greek and British museum officials over ownership of the famous Elgin marbles bubbled over this week, reports the Guardian. With the New Acropolis Museum set to open in Athens, Greece is refusing to accede to British terms concerning the loan of the classical treasure. The British Museum offered...http://www.newser.com/story/61821/brit-museum-refuses-to-lose-its-marbles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 14 Jun 2009 14:20:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60084/saucy-brits-in-nun-garb-freed-from-greek-jail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Greek court has freed 17 British men arrested while carousing dressed in nun's habits with lacy lingerie beneath, the BBC reports. Charges of offensive behavior were dropped against the men—who spent a night in jail and appeared in court still in costume—after no one showed up to...http://www.newser.com/story/60084/saucy-brits-in-nun-garb-freed-from-greek-jail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 May 2009 5:15:00 CDT