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PM in apologetic mood Karamanlis acknowledges failings in Vatopedi scandal, as reshuffle looms In an attempt to make a comeback after the heavy criticism directed at his government and his leadership over the last few weeks, Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis admitted mistakes in the handling of the Vatopedi land scandal but underlined his intention to fight on.

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Protesters target riot police and state TV

The spirit of protest continued to burn strong in Athens yesterday, as masked youths firebombed the city's riot police headquarters...

Shoppers return to city center

Store employees in central Athens yesterday told Kathimerini that shoppers were slowly venturing back out...

Police avoid jail for assault

Eight policemen were yesterday given jail terms of between 15 and 39 months...

Minister lauds pupils for turning in cash

Education Minister Evripidis Stylianidis yesterday sang the praises of three pupils...

IN BRIEF

Rise of 50,000 chiefly due to migrants, EC figures show : The populatioof Greece has increased by 48,700 people ithe past year...

Workers end 10-day strike : The Parthenoand other ancient sites across the country reopened...

Pirate patrols : The Greek navy frigate Psara arrived iDjibouti, ithe Horof Africa...

Archbishop warning : During a visit to Ioniaisland of Zakynthos yesterday...

Cyprus talks : Cyprus President Dimitris Christofias and Turkish-Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat...

Municipal raids : Unidentified robbers raided municipal offices iseparate attacks...


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The Christmas tree... The lights decorating a new Christmas tree in Syntagma Square were switched on...

EDITORIAL

Siemens escapes unpunished Munich-based electronics giant Siemens has agreed to pay fines to settle longstanding corruption charges in all the markets in which it did business, with one exception - Greece. This is notwithstanding the confession from company officials that its Greek subsidiary gave kickbacks to state officials in order to sway government procurement decisions in their favor.

EDITORIAL:AthensPlus

Veil of illusions lifted For years we feared that the dangerous game between anti-establishment youths and police would lead to someone being killed. But even so, when the dreadful event did occur, no one could have predicted how terrible it would be nor how it would shake Greece to its core. The murder was not committed in the heat of battle between anarchists and riot police, where it could somehow be explained as a predictable accident.

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