"Cruel as a Tiger": Greeks Strike, Clash with Police Over Austerity
By Renee Maltezou and Ingrid Melander - Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Stone-throwing Greeks clashed with police and tens of thousands of protesters marched on parliament on Wednesday to oppose government efforts to pass new austerity measures for the debt-stricken euro zone state...Unions representing half the five-million-strong workforce also launched a nationwide strike, shutting ports, schools and other basic services in the Mediterranean state.


