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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-01-16Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Italy-bound vessel loaded with illegal migrants sinks; 22 missing(ANA-MPA) -- Greek coast guard units, aided by air force planes, were scouring a sea region west of the Ionian island of Corfu on Sunday morning for survivors of a wooden vessel that reportedly sunk while ferrying more than 250 Afghan illegal immigrants towards Italy.Some 22 people on the 30-metre vessel were still missing, authorities said. Conversely, 241 illegals were picked up by a passing freighter. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form  [02] Opposing demonstrators clash(ANA-MPA) -- Two people were arrested and 13 detained for questioning after clashes broke out between demonstrators heading to a widely publicised "anti-racism" rally and participants at a rival counter-rally in the strife-plagued inner city district of Aghios Panteleimonas.Riot police used teargas to disperse the crowds at the Aghios Panteleimonas square, where the two rallies met up on Saturday afternoon. An anti-racism rally was staged in downtown Athens, followed by a march through various downtown neighborhoods heavily populated by migrants, which at ended up at the Aghios Panteleimonas square where a concert was scheduled but later cancelled. On the other side, some 200 local residents -- also joined by self-styled far right nationalist youths -- held a demonstration protesting the heavy presence of illegal immigrants in the neighborhood, along with rising crime and drug trafficking. Caption: ANA-MPA file photo More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form  [03] Athens Newspaper HeadlinesPolitical and economic news, speculation over early elections and rumoured prosecution against a former PASOK minister mostly dominated the headlines in Sunday's papers.APOCALYPSES: "Burn Akis (former PASOK minister Tsohatzopoulos) now -- Order by George Papandreou for communications 'sacrifice'." AVGHI: "Unified front: Interview by (leftist leader) Alexis Tsipras". AVRIANI: "They're preparing new five-year super memorandum". CHORA: "Siege situation: Troika urgently coming to Athens for inspections". ÅLEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Government planning election blackmail". ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Operation 'handcuffs'." ELEFTHERI ORA: "Papandreou against priesthood". EPOCHI: "Fear within PM's office". ETHNOS: "Opinion poll message - Austerity measures for public utilities, enterprises and labour sector a 'necessary evil." Free Sunday: "Inklings of social explosion". KATHIMERINI: "ÅU decides; Greece hopes. Possible comprehensive solution to European debt crisis brings back snap election scenarios". PARON (weekly): "Catharsis a la carte with Siemens kickbacks with bipartisan agreement." PROTO THEMA (weekly): "Opinion poll: Strong message -- 73 percent say yes to fence (to keep illegal immigrants out); 80 percent say (government vice-president Theodoros) Pangalos unacceptable". REAL News (weekly): "They're investigating Akis (Tsohatzopoulos) in US, Cyprus" RIZOSPASTIS: "Popular disobedience to unpopular policy". VIMA (weekly): "European rescue plan against bankruptcy in exchange for German plan for fiscal discipline". VRADYNI: "Public sector: New reductions -- Ministries with the biggest losses". More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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