Bank robbers in Greece boldly used their car to smash through the front door of a bank in Athens, stole money and drove out. Using a Fiat, which was stolen, stunned customers and bank personnel looked on as the two men committed their brazen burglary act. A police official told Reuters that men robbed a Piraeus Bank, located in the Peristeri region of Athens. According to the officials, "Two men got out of the car, took out guns and robbed the bank. "

Cypriot authorities arrested a Greek citizen and a Turkish man whose love affair ignored the boundaries of the ethnically-divided state. The woman tried to sneak her boyfriend into the Greek Cypriot side of Cyprus so they could ring in the New Year together.

Athens, Ohio - A convicted drug dealer has filed a lawsuit against the search of his business, that turned up more than 50 lbs of marijuana. Now the dealer is suing the dog involved in the bust. Andi, a dog used by the Athens County Sheriff's Department, is listed as one of the defendants in a lawsuit filed by Wayne Francis Green, 46, on Nov. 18. Green, who is representing himself, alleges that a search of his furniture business in 2003 was illegal. During the raid police made a discovery of 50 pounds of marijuana.

wo adolescent boys and one teenager are accused of strangling an 80-year-old woman to death during a burglary, according to Greek officials. The woman, who lived alone on the island of Salamina, near the coast of Athens, was discovered dead shortly thereafter the burglary by relatives. They initially thought she had died of natural causes but called police after realizing the house had been burgled.

Helios Airways announces a text message reportedly sent by a passenger onboard the Cypriot airliner that went down over Greece was a hoax. The passenger plane was heading to Athens from Larnaca, with a final stop in Prague, when it crashed into a mountain Sunday killing all 121 onboard.