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Firefighting helicopters drop water on a fire on Greece's Mount Parnitha near Athens, in the largest forest adjoining the capital, threatening a national park for a second day. A fire department spokesman told state television ERT there was an "explosion of fire" in a forest ravine early on August 24 that renewed the threat to inhabited areas. IMAGES
Clashes break out between police and protesters in central Athens, as police fire tear gas at firebomb-throwing protesters outside parliament during a large demonstration to protest last week's deadly train crash. Dozens of masked, black-clad protesters hurl Molotov cocktails and stones at riot police as more than 40,000 take to the streets of the capital. IMAGES
Greek firefighters struggle for an eighth day to control wildfires on the island of Evia that have caused massive damage, prompting an apology from the Prime Minister. Nearly 900 firefighters, reinforced overnight with fresh arrivals from abroad, are deployed on the country's second largest island as major towns and resorts remain under threat. IMAGES
Greek firefighters struggle for an eighth day to control wildfires on the island of Evia that have caused massive damage, prompting an apology from the prime minister. Nearly 900 firefighters, reinforced overnight with fresh arrivals from abroad, are deployed on the country's second largest island as major towns and resorts remained under threat. IMAGES
A fire burns near the Greek village of Avgaria, where Greek, Serb and Slovak firefighters are conducting an operation to slow and stop the spread of the flames. IMAGES
Firefighters on the populous Greek island of Evia battle heat and suffocating smoke for a seventh consecutive day, fueled by wildfires that have wiped out hundreds of homes and forced thousands to flee. IMAGES