Papademos

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  Ex-Greek PM Lucas Papademos Hurt In Car Blast: Reports

  Greek former prime minister Lucas Papademos was hurt Thursday when an explosive device went off inside his car in Athens, state news agencies said.

• Greece passes new austerity deal amid protests

  Greek lawmakers on Monday approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the debt-crippled nation from bankruptcy, after riots in Athens and other cities left stores looted and burned and more than 120 people hurt. The historic vote paves the way for Greece's European partners and the International Monetary Fund to rele...

• Thousands protest austerity measures in Greece

  Thousands took to the streets of Athens as unions launched a two-day general strike against planned austerity measures on Friday, a day after Greece's crucial international bailout was put in limbo by its partners in the 17-nation eurozone. Clashes broke out in Syntagma Square, outside Parliament, as dozens of hooded youths threw fire bombs and st...

• Banker Papademos named new Greek Prime Minister

  Senior banker Lucas Papademos has been officially named as Greece's new Prime Minister, after four days of intense talks to form a coalition government.