Athens  - The situation in the Greek capital Athens calmed down early Tuesday after three days of heavy rioting, triggered by the fatal police shooting of a teenager, media reports said, but unrest was likely to continue.

Violence was concentrated on the area around the Polytechnic University, where several dozen hooded youths were still holding out, but police remained on high alert.

A government spokesman denied reports that a country-wide state of emergency was to be declared.

Late Monday, Athens was ablaze and gripped by chaos while dozens of other cities were crippled for a third straight day by arson and looting in the worst riots in decades.

Athens  - Ashes, black fumes, twisted debris and broken glass were scattered Tuesday throughout much of what once resembled Athens after the capital and dozens of other Greek cities were crippled by arson and looting for a fourth straight day.

Described as the country's worst riots in decades, tear gas and thick, black smoke engulfed central Athens for hours as students bent on arson set fire to cars, banks, shops and several government buildings.

The offices of state airline Olympic Airways, the Foreign Ministry across from Parliament, a luxury department store and Greeces main law school were torched, burning out of control as frantic firefighters attempted to extinguish the flames.

Athens  - The Greek capital was ablaze and gripped by chaos late Monday and dozens of other cities were crippled for a third straight day by arson and looting in the worst riots in decades, triggered by the fatal police shooting of a teenager.

Thick black smoke, flames and tear gas engulfed central Athens as students set fire to several buildings including the offices of state airline Olympic Airways, the Foreign Ministry across from Parliament, a luxury department store, Greeces main law school and two bank headquarters.

As dusk fell on Athens, hooded youths could be seen setting fire to the city's massive Christmas tree and festive village and were reportedly making their way toward heavily guarded Parliament buildings.

Athens - Clashes between students and police continued for a third straight day Monday, with thousands of protestors setting fire to government buildings, police stations, businesses in central Athens.

Thick black smoke and flames engulfed the air over central Athens as students set fire to several buildings, including the offices of state airline Olympic Airways and the Foreign Ministry located across from parliament

Athens  - At approximately this time every year, Greeks young and old would normally be seen gathered around a brightly-lit Christmas tree in central Syntagma Square and eagerly shopping for gifts along the highly popular commercial street of Ermou.

But as clashes between students and police continued for a third straight day Monday, with thousands attacking police stations, government buildings, banks and businesses, no one in central Athens appeared to be in the Christmas spirit.

Athens - Anorthosis Famagusta can extend their unexpected European Champions League adventure into the knockout stages if they do well against a Greek side again on Tuesday.

Anorthosis became the first team from Cyprus to qualify for the group stage of the elite event when they knocked out Olympiakos Piraeus in the third qualifying round.

Now a victory at Panathinaikos Athens is required to join Inter Milan in the round of 16 from group B.