ATHENS - Greece’s worst protests in decades, which followed the shooting of a teenager, are likely to disturb vital economic reforms. With the global crisis reaching Greece, few observers expect the riots immediately to topple the gov’t, but its survival beyond the next few months is uncertain.
ISTANBUL - Greek youths throw rocks and Molotov cocktails at riot police in Athens, who respond with stun grenades and tear gas. Despite seven straight days of unrest, Greece’s Conservative Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis rebuffs mounting calls to resign and hold early elections.
About 100 protesters threw fire bombs at police outside the Greek parliament as thousands of protestors gathered for a general strike over government policy on Wednesday, in a fifth day of violence since police shot dead a teenager at the weekend. Turkish demonstrators deface Greek consulate in Istanbul in protest to the teenagers death. (UPDATED)
Hundreds of protestors clashed with police outside Greece's parliament on Tuesday and socialist opposition leader George Papandreou called for elections to end four days of riots. The action came hours before the funeral of a 15-year-old boy killed by a policeman. (UPDATED)