Piraeus hospital

A riot police officer is in hospital in critical condition after being attacked with a flare by Olympiakos fans at a volleyball game in Rentis, Piraeus on Thursday night.

Greek Olympic medalist at the 1980 Moscow Olympics Tasos Boudouris was in stable but critical condition on Tuesday after a motorcycle accident.

Opposition New Democracy on Thursday condemned an attack by the Rouvikonas anarchist group on the offices of the free press newspaper Athens Voice, calling it an "attack on democracy."

A 60-year-old taxi driver was brutally stabbed to death early Wednesday morning by an unknown assailant at the new pier in Drapetsona, southwest of Athens.

According to reports, a crew member of a cargo ship that had docked in the area saw the cab stop at the pier and two people inside the vehicle having a heated argument.