Athens - The Greek capital Athens and dozens of other cities were left crippled Tuesday after several days of arson and looting, triggered by the fatal shooting of a teenager by police.
Described as the worst riots in decades, thick black smoke, flames and tear gas had engulfed central Athens for hours as students set fire to cars, banks, shops and several buildings including the offices of state airline Olympic Airways, the Foreign Ministry, a luxury department store and Greece's main law school.
While calm had returned to Athens at dawn Tuesday, new protests were expected later in the day following the boy's funeral, which was scheduled to take place Tuesday afternoon in the seaside district of Paleo Falio.
Athens - Rioting abated in cities across Greece early Wednesday as the country braced for strikes.
Athens - Greece's two largest unions said on Tuesday they will go ahead with planned 24-hour strikes Wednesday to protest the government's austere economic policies, amid nationwide rioting that has crippled the country.
Athens - Amid a sea of broken glass and charred debris in Athens' high-end shopping district of Kolonaki, dozens of people are gathered outside a jewellery shop whose entrance is filled with flowers and mourning notices.
Athens - A crucial European Champions League match between Panathinaikos Athens and Anorthosis Famagusta was due to go ahead as planned on Tuesday night after security guarantees were given by the authorities in the riot-plagued Greek capital.
Athens - Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis called an emergency meeting with the country's president and the leaders of Greece's political parties on Tuesday in an effort to dispel the violence and rioting that has gripped the country for days.
