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Greece, lenders agree deal on reforms to unlock new funds

Greece is on its third bailout from euro zone governments since 2010

Greece hopes for bailout deal with lenders within April

The country is also working to bridge differences on labour, pension and energy reforms

Greek governing party's Athens HQ hit with Molotov cocktails

Police say an officer was injured

Greece evacuates 75,000 people to defuse WWII bomb

The bomb was dropped during an air raid in the 1940s

IMF says Greece debt 'explosive' in long term

Debt burden of Greece will require 'significant debt relief' from European institutions

Mythical meanderings

In the uninhabited Delos and the party-ready Mykonos, Greece is as eclectic as its history, writes Geetanjali Krishna

5.2 quake rattles northwestern Greece, no injuries

Some damage was reported to homes in villages near Ioannina but there were no immediate requests for help

Greece hosts EU-Arab conference on security, stability

On the agenda of the two-day forum are current major common challenges such as terrorism and the refugee crisis

Greece charges Turkish coup asylum seekers with illegal entry

Alexis Tsipras had early on Saturday expressed his support for the democratically elected Turkish government

Greek police move 1,800 migrants from Macedonia border camp

Several buses were filled with migrants, who will be transferred to reception centres elsewhere in the region

Greece wins pledge for debt relief as IMF bows to euro plan

The yield on Greece's 10-year bond fell below seven per cent for the first time since November, sinking as low as 6.98 percent on Wednesday

Kicking the kicking of the can

Greek deal is rational, predictable, messy

Greece braces for more austerity amid EU-IMF quarrel

The euro area expects Greece to maintain a Budget surplus level which the IMF has said is a "far-fetched fantasy"

Greek government submits new austerity bill to Parliament

Successful review of the country's reform plan by its creditors would release a substantial slice of rescue loans

Greek parliament approves controversial pension, tax reforms

The move comes despite mass public opposition, as lawmakers bowed to creditor demands in a bid to unlock the next tranche of badly-needed bailout funds

Police fire tear gas at protesters outside Greek parliament

The tensions come as Greece is in the grip of the third day of a general strike that has paralysed public transport across the country

Next Eurogroup meeting on Greece to take place on May 9: Athens

The talks have already suffered months of delays and Greece wants to wrap them up as quickly as possible

Greece returns 49 migrants back to Turkey under controversial deal

The latest expulsions came as tensions flared at a migrants' camp on the Greek island of Lesbos during a visit by Migration Minister Yannis Mouzalas

Greece negotiation plan 'good distance away': Christine Lagarde to Alexis Tripras

The statement comes amid tense ties after WikiLeaks said the lender sought a crisis "event" to push the indebted nation into concluding talks over its reforms