Stranded refugees and migrants try to ram down part of the border fence during a protest at the Greek-Macedonian border, near the Greek village of Idomeni, February 29, 2016. Reuters/Alexandros Avramidis
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Greek farmers clash with riot police in pensions protest

Farmers clash with riot police during a protest outside Agriculture ministry in Athens, Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. Farmers from across Greece have begun gathering in Athens for a two-day protest against the government and its plans to impose new tax hikes and pension charges. Bailout lenders are demanding that Greece scrap tax breaks for farmers and impose pension reforms that will lead to higher monthly contributions from the self employed and salaried employees. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Strikes Greece!

USGS Earthquake Map
M 6.5 – 14km WNW of Nidri, Greece
- Time: 2015-11-17 07:10:08 UTC; Location: 38.755°N 20.552°E; Depth: 11.1 km
Greece in shock as banks shut after snap referendum call
Pensioners waiting outside a closed National Bank branch and hoping to get their pensions, argue with a bank employee (L) in Iraklio on the island of Crete, Greece June 29, 2015. Reuters/Stefanos Rapanis
EU preparing for ‘state of emergency’ after Greek talks collapse
A Greek national flag flutters next to statues of ancient Goddess Athena (L) and God Apollo atop the Athens Academy June 10, 2015. Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis
Greece does not have the money to make June IMF repayment: interior minister
A Greek national flag flutters next to a statue of ancient Greek goddess Athena, in Athens May 21, 2015. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
If Greece falls, no one wants their prints on the murder weapon
A European Union flag (R) and a Greek national flag flutter atop a building in central Athens March 28, 2015. REUTERS/Kostas Tsironis
Three reported dead as new footage emerges of migrants being rescued off Greek island of Rhodes

Children were among those found clinging to the wreckage of the ship they were travelling on.
Exclusive: Greece scrapes bottom of barrel in hunt for cash to stay afloat
Greek national flags are on display at a shop in central Athens April 17, 2015. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
Alexis Tsipras sworn in as Greece’s first radical left atheist prime minister

Alexis Tsipras said his election meant austerity was a thing of the past: “Today the Greek people have made history. Hope has made history,” he said. Picture: AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris. Source: AP
FOR Greeks, he’s the change they’ve been waiting for. For European leaders, he’s a politician’s worst nightmare
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