Elena Becatoros

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In this Monday, Jan. 20, 2014 screen image, member of the Greek November 17 terrorist group Christodoulos Xiros makes an Internet statement posted Monday and purportedly written by him on Jan. 14 which rails against the Greek financial crisis. Xiros, a fugitive who vanished on furlough from prison while serving six life sentences for left-wing bombings and shootings has vowed a return to armed action, in a video posted Monday, Jan. 20, 2014 on the Internet. Seen in the background from left to right are portraits of Argentine Revolutionary Che Guevara, Greek Independence War heroes Georgios Karaiskakis and Theodoros Kolokotronis, and World War II Greece guerrilla resistance leader Aris Velouchiotis. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Escaped Greek terrorist vows to fight govt

Elena Becatoros · January 20, 2014 10:17 pm

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

Greece: Economic recovery in sight

Greece: Economic recovery in sight

Elena Becatoros · May 9, 2013 10:08 am

NGOs: Violent racist attacks increase in Greece

NGOs: Violent racist attacks increase in Greece

Elena Becatoros · April 24, 2013 4:03 pm

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 "painful" solution to avert imminent bankruptcy, agreeing early Monday to slash its oversize banking sector and make large account holders take losses to help pay to secure a last-minute euro10 billion (US$13 billion) bailout. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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

Disabled protesters line up prosthetic limbs outside Greece's parliament in Athens, Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. The protest was part of European demonstrations to mark International Day for People with Disabilities on Monday. Greek campaigners say recent austerity cuts have left many disabled Greeks struggling to receive proper care and state support. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Greece launches $13 billion bond buyback plan

Elena Becatoros · December 3, 2012 1:31 pm

Health officials: Athens has spiraling HIV crisis

Health officials: Athens has spiraling HIV crisis

Elena Becatoros · November 30, 2012 6:23 pm

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