Powell calls off Athens visit after protests
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Colin Powell, the US Secretary of State, cancelled a weekend visit to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics, prompting Greek Communists to claim it as a victory for anti-American protests.
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ATHENS - Greek police on Friday used pepper spray on a crowd of demonstrators protesting against the weekend visit of US Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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A visit to France by Iraq&#39;s interim president was called off yesterday amid unease between Paris and Baghdad. As France remained cautiously optimistic about the release of two kidnapped
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The US State Department has announced the cancellation of Secretary of State Colin Powell&#39;s planned lightning visit to Athens to attend the Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday.
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Greek police disclosed Thursday that they received a bomb threat before the Olympic Games' opening ceremony, but chose not to evacuate the stadium. The threat turned out to be a hoax, like more than 80 other bomb threats that kept officials busy during the games.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has agreed to pay a visit to Athens in October after he canceled a planned trip to attend the Olympic Games closing ceremony, the Greek government said on Saturday.
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Rabat, Morocco -- Colin Powell ended what may be his last overseas trip as US secretary of state here Saturday, struggling with the same issues that consumed so much of his four years in office -- the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and peace and reform in
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Hundreds of protesters clashed anew with security forces Monday ahead of this week's Group of Eight summit in Heiligendamm, and police said they briefly halted a demonstration in a nearby city and were pelted with stones.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell canceled his trip to Greece at the last minute partly because of concern his presence &#151; expected to be met with anti-war protests &#151; might have disrupted the closing ceremony at the Olympics, State Department officials said Saturday.
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Kenya's opposition leader calls off nationwide protest rallies planned for Tuesday, following disputed elections.
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Hours before Secretary of State Colin Powell was to arrive in Athens, Greece&#39;s communist party draped a large banner protesting his visit over a side of the ancient Acropolis hill near the Parthenon.
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Greek activists have hoisted a massive banner on the Acropolis against the scheduled visit of US Secretary of State Colin Powell, due in Athens for the Olympics this weekend.
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The US State Department says Secretary Colin Powell has canceled a trip to Athens to attend the Olympics closing ceremony because of urgent business in Washington.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell abruptly  canceled plans to attend the Olympics closing ceremony in  Athens on Sunday, a visit that had triggered angry protests  from anti-war groups.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell canceled his trip to Greece at the last minute partly because of concern that his presence -- expected to be met with antiwar protests -- might disrupt the closing ceremony of the Olympics, State Department officials
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ATHENS -- A coalition of leftist and anarchist groups plans to march on the US Embassy today to protest Secretary of State Colin Powell's visit to Greece. Powell is scheduled to attend the closing ceremonies Sunday. The group -- under the banner &quot;Anti-2004&quot; -- said it opposes both the Olympic movement and American foreign policy.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell abruptly canceled plans to attend the Olympics closing ceremonies in Athens Sunday in part because of events in Iraq and Sudan, the State Department said.