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A court in Greece jailed a policeman for life on Monday after finding him guilty of the murder of a 15-year-old schoolboy in a shooting that sparked nationwide riots nearly two years ago.Epaminondas Korkoneas, 38, was convicted of culpable homicide by a court in the town of Amfissa over the killing of Alexis Grigoropoulos during a December 2008 night patrol in the Athens district of Exarchia.The panel of three judges and four jury also found Korkoneas's patrol partner Vassilios Saraliotis, 32...Read Full Story

birmingham riotsThe English city that gave its name to Alabama's Birmingham is the latest scene of rioting in Britain. The unrest began in London on Saturday. Now English media and government leaders report it has resumed and is spreading today.The ignition point appears to have been a police shooting, but some are blaming nemployment, insensitive policing and opportunistic looting for the worst violence London has seen in years, The Associated Press reported.Read Full Story

A court in Greece jailed a policeman for life on Monday after finding him guilty of the murder of a 15-year-old schoolboy in a shooting that sparked nationwide riots nearly two years ago.Epaminondas Korkoneas, 38, was convicted of culpable homicide by a court in the town of Amfissa over the killing of Alexis Grigoropoulos during a December 2008 night patrol in the Athens district of Exarchia.The panel of three judges and four jury also found Korkoneas's patrol partner Vassilios Saraliotis, 32...Read Full Story

A Greek court sentenced a policeman to life in prison on Monday for murdering a 15-year-old schoolboy in a shooting nearly two years ago that sparked rioting across the country.Epaminondas Korkoneas, 38, was convicted of culpable homicide by a court in the town of Amfissa over the killing of Alexis Grigoropoulos during a December 2008 night patrol in the Athens district of Exarchia.The panel of three judges and four jury also found Korkoneas's patrol partner Vassilios Saraliotis, 32, guilty...Read Full Story

A court in Greece found a policeman guilty of murder on Monday over the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old schoolboy nearly two years ago that sparked rioting across the country.Epaminondas Korkoneas, 38, was convicted of culpable homicide by a court in the town of Amfissa over the killing of Alexis Grigoropoulos during a December 2008 night patrol in the Athens district of Exarchia.The court will decide later Monday on the sentence of Korkoneas, who had pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors have...Read Full Story

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police clashed with youths hurling petrol bombs in Athens on Monday during protests to mark the anniversary of the 2008 police killing of a teenager that triggered the country's worst riots in decades.Three people were injured as thousands marched through the Greek capital in protests the authorities had feared would turn violent amid rising public discontent as Greece battles a debt crisis with stringent austerity measures.The government's clampdown on spending in...Read Full Story

There have been lots of protests and riots from both anarchists and workers in Athens, Greece lately. There has also been one dog that has been consistently spotted at these riots for the past two years. It is the same dog in each photo and it makes one wonder why it continues to take part in the riots. It could be that its owner is one of the demonstrators but no one knows for sure. December 12, 2008December 17, 2008December 18, 2008December 22, 2008January 9, 2009January 9, 2009May 9...Read Full Story

ATHENS — Protesters hurled garbage at riot police who responded with tear gas Saturday, as the Greek capital saw more protests, two weeks after the police killing of a teenager that sparked nationwide unrest. Story Continues Below: Breaking News   The police were targeted as they ringed a Christmas tree on the main Syntagma Square which has been a focus of demonstrations since the shooting of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos on December 6.The tree was brought in last...Read Full Story

By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 5:05 PM on 10th December 2008 Add to My Stories Protesters threw fire bombs at police outside parliament today during a general strike which paralysed Greece and piled pressure on a conservative government reeling from the worst riots in decades.Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis announced financial support for businesses damaged in five days of rioting. He also pledged to safeguard people from violence, but did not say how.Government sources...Read Full Story

ATHENS — Police clashed with demonstrators and groups of looters across Athens on Thursday as the Greek government confronted a sixth day of protests over the police killing of a schoolboy. Story Continues Below: Breaking News   Demonstrators clashed with security forces outside the country's biggest prison and a university in central Athens while police said groups of youths attacked stores in several districts or blocked main roads.Formal voluntary homicide charges...Read Full Story