Athens - Days after the worst riots in decades, Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis said on Tuesday he underestimated the magnitude of the problems plaguing his country just as students firebombed Athens' police headquarters.

"I underestimated the scandals of the past few years. This was my mistake," Karamanlis said, addressing his ruling conservative party's parliamentary group.

While Karamanlis admitted negligence and wrongdoing on behalf of his government and promised more reforms, masked youths continued their attack on riot police for a second straight week, attacking capital's police headquarters.

Athens - More than 4,000 students hurled eggs, oranges and flour at police outside Athens' main police headquarters Monday in a second week of anti-government protests, sparked by the police shooting of a teenager.

The students, yelling "You have got old, fat and have forgotten," blocked one of the Greek capital's main avenues and threw projectiles at riot police, who eventually responded with teargas.

Protesters also hurled eggs at police outside the main courthouse on the other side of town, where hearings went ahead involving dozens of people arrested during the country's worst riots in decades.

Athens/Nicosia - Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of former hardline Cypriot president Tassos Papadopoulos in Nicosia on Monday.

Family, friends and politicians, among them Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and main Greek opposition leader Giorgos Papandreou paid their last respects to Papadopoulos at a service at Saint Sophia cathedral.

Papadopoulos, who led his community to reject a United Nations peace plan to reunite the divided island of Cyprus, died following a long battle with cancer on December
12. He was 74.

Athens - More than 4,000 students blocked a busy avenue across from Athens' main police headquarters Monday in a second week of anti- government protests, sparked by the police shooting of a teenager.

The students gathered in a peaceful demonstration, yelling "You have got old, fat and have forgotten." Students have occupied nearly 600 school buildings across the country in protest.

On the other side of town, protesters hurled eggs at police outside the main court house where hearings went ahead involving dozens of people arrested during the country's worst riots in decades.

Athens  - Hooded youths hurled firebombs at the environment ministry, banks and businesses in more attacks across Athens in the early hours of Sunday after days and nights of civil unrest triggered by the shooting of a 15-year-old boy by police.

Angry youths hurled firebombs at several banks along a busy avenue in central Athens as well as a McDonalds restaurant and two stores of Spanish clothing chain Zara.

The latest unrest followed a candlelit vigil in front of parliament marking a week since 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos was shot dead by police on December 6 in the Exarchia district of central Athens.

Athens  - Hooded youths firebombed banks, the offices of the Environment Ministry and businesses in attacks late Saturday across Athens in the eighth day of civil unrest since the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy by police.

Youths hurled firebombs at the two banks in cental Athens as well as a McDonald's restaurant and two clothing shops belonging to the Spanish firm Zara and the offices of the Greek Environment Ministry, causing extensive damage.

Youths rampaged in the northern city of Thessaloniki earlier Saturday evening, causing extensive damage to businesses.