Greece protests US move of recognizing Macedonia
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Greece on Thursday sharply protesteda US decision to recognize the former Yugoslav state on its northern border as &quot;Macedonia&quot;, the same name as a northern Greek province where Alexander the Great was born.
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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 said yesterday.
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Deciding to bear the wrath of NATO ally Greece, the United States has recognized the small Balkan nation of Macedonia under its constitutional name, the Republic of Macedonia.
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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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Hundreds turned out in Athens Friday to protest US policies in Iraq and US Secretary of State Colin Powell&#39;s pending appearance at the Olympics.
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As todayâs announcement of American recognition of the Macedonian Republic starts to sink in, the statements of various officials and representatives are shedding light on why the shock diplomatic move was made, and why it was made now.
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ATHENS, Oct 24 (IPS) - U.N. Secretary-General's special mediator  Matthew Nimits has invited Greece and Macedonia to resume  negotiations over what Macedonia calls itself.
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ATHENS, Feb 16 (IPS) - Fears have grown that a rocket attack on the U.S.   embassy last month could indicate  increased targeting of U.S.  facilities in Greece.
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The president of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has announced that the US recognised his country simply as &quot;Macedonia&quot; with the approval of US Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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A US decision to call Macedonia, &quot;Macedonia,&quot; has raised the ire of Greece, which is threatening to keep the country out of the European Union.
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Greece said on Wednesday it would not cede even slightly its sovereignty to Turkey, after accusing Ankara of almost daily violations of its air and maritime space in the past few days.
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A controversial referendum on legislation that would give Albanians greater autonomy gets under way in Macedonia.
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It will be the Beijing Olympics before US National Basketball Association stars have another chance to reclaim global supremacy after losing Friday to Greece at the World Basketball Championship.
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The Americans play defense vs. Greece, but outside shooting still suspect going into Aussie game. Allen Iverson, nursing a broken thumb, lead the US with 17 points in a 77-71 victory over Greece yesterday.
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Hundreds of people protested on Saturday in front of the US embassy in Khartoum against recently announced US economic sanctions and calling for immediate severance of economic ties with Washington.
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WASHINGTON -- Deciding to bear the wrath of NATO ally Greece, the United States has recognized the small Balkan nation of Macedonia under its constitutional name, the Republic of Macedonia.
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Greece's government, angered by a U.S. decision to recognize the name of neighboring Macedonia, said Friday it would block its Balkan neighbor from joining NATO or the European Union unless the name dispute is resolved.