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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine wave to supporters after his arrival in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, June 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Turkey’s leader lambasts protesters

Suzan Fraser, Elena Becatoros -

June 9, 2013 4:00 am

Turkish media slammed for poor riot coverage

Turkish media slammed for poor riot coverage

ezgi-akin, Elena Becatoros -

June 4, 2013 4:00 am

A Cypriot man reads a leaflet handed out by protesters at the end of a parade for Greek Independence Day celebrations in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, March 25, 2013. Cyprus secured what its politicians described as a

Most Cypriot banks to reopen Tuesday

Menelaos Hadjicostis, Elena Becatoros -

March 25, 2013 4:00 am

People queue at an ATM outside a closed Laiki Bank branch in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The European Central Bank says it will keep emergency aid for Cyprus' troubled banks in place at least until Monday but will have to cut it off after that unless an international rescue program is drawn up. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Cyprus in race against time as bank concerns grow

Menelaos Hadjicostis, Elena Becatoros -

March 21, 2013 4:00 am

Protesters chant slogans outside the Cypriot parliament against a crucial parliamentary vote on a plan to seize a part of depositors' bank savings, in central Nicosia, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The Cypriot government sought Tuesday to shield small savers from a plan that is intended to raise 5.8 billion euro ($7.5 billion) toward a financial bailout by seizing money from bank accounts. The plan, which is part of a larger bailout package being negotiated with other European countries, has been met with fury in Cyprus and has sent jitters across financial markets. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Cyprus in limbo after rejecting bank seizures plan

Menelaos Hadjicostis, Elena Becatoros -

March 20, 2013 4:00 am

Greek riot police officers, right, push the last remaining protesters off the street, following an anti-austerity rally in front of the Parliament in central Athens, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Thousands of protesters converged on the Greek capital's main square outside the Parliament on Sunday evening, as lawmakers debated the 2013 budget, which includes pension and salary cuts demanded by the country's international creditors in order for them to approve the next vital batch of rescue loans. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Greece passes 2013 austerity budget

Demetris Nellas, Elena Becatoros -

November 11, 2012 5:00 am

Evangelos Venizelos, the head of the Socialist PASOK party leaves after a press conference following the meeting with leader of the New Democracy conservative party Antonis Samaras in Athens, on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. The three parties that back Greece's commitments to bailout creditors have agreed in principle to form a coalition government and are negotiating the final details, officials said Wednesday. The agreement follows protracted negotiations between the conservative New Democracy party, the Socialist PASOK and the smaller Democratic Left party, after a national election on Sunday. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Conservative sworn in as 4th Greek PM in 8 months

Nicholas Paphitis, Elena Becatoros -

June 20, 2012 4:00 am