Government faces the heat as Greece burns
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KRESTENA, Greece  - Greece's conservative government faced mounting accusations of incompetence on Tuesday over forest fires that have killed at least 63 people.
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Wildfires swept through Greece Thursday, killing two people and destroying homes after days of record high temperatures that led to at least nine heatstroke deaths and extensive power cuts.
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ZACHARO, Greece  - The Greek government declared a nationwide state of emergency on Saturday after raging forest fires killed at least 46 people and trapped many more in villages surrounded by flames.
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Multiple forest fires sweeping across southern Greece have claimed at least 37 lives, destroyed numerous homes and put a damper on political campaigning ahead of next month's national elections, according to officials.
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A greek demonstrator puts fire on a banner reading in Greek &quot;Powell out&quot;, 27 August 2004 in front of the parliament, central of Athens.
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Greece's governing conservatives were clinging to hopes that Sunday's snap general election would keep them in power despite voter anger over deadly wildfires last month.
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A state of emergency is declared by the Greek prime minister, amid a rising death toll from forest fires.
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The Greek government appealed for calm today, fearing a public backlash against immigrants following the bungled bus hijacking by two Albanian gunmen.
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Greek PM Costas Karamanlis has been asked to form a new government after his victory in Sunday's poll.
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Fires in southern Greece blamed on high temperatures, drought and arsonists.
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All major blazes in Greece were under control Friday, and firefighters were working to extinguish smaller fires in the southern part of the country.
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Voters fed up with Greece's main parties and shocked by devastating forest fires may decide whether a gamble by Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis pays off in Sunday's parliamentary election.
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Greek firefighters backed by  EU teams battled raging forest blazes that have killed 63  people and opposition parties accused the government of  incompetence in handling the crisis.
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MAKISTOS, Greece  - Greece's conservative government faced mounting accusations of incompetence on Tuesday over forest fires that have killed at least 63 people.
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Firefighters in Northern Greece struggle to control forest fires raging for third day.
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Thousands of Greeks protest against the political response to recent wildfires, which have killed 63 people.
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PLOUTOCHORI, Greece  - Greek firefighters gained the upper hand on Wednesday over widespread forest fires that have killed at least 63 people and left the government shaken by accusations of incompetence.