Top officials call to overhaul euro institutions

FILE - In this Thursday, March 28, 2013 file photo, people wait outside a branch of Laiki Bank in Nicosia. Engineering a financial bailout for Cyprus in March 2013 was such a chaotic process that top European officials say it is time to rethink how the region manages its crisis _ and who sho…

Cypriots are calm as banks reopen

Customers wait outside a bank branch in Nicosia. Banks in Cyprus reopened Thursday for the first time in nearly two weeks, albeit with strict restrictions on transactions.

What may happen if worse comes to worst in Cyprus

Cypriot bank employees protest outside the Ministry of Finance. Thousands took part in the rally Saturday that ended outside Parliament as politicians raced to cobble together a plan to stave off a banking collapse.

New Years around the world

Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis Hill during the New Year's celebrations in Athens, on Tuesday Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greek lawmakers OK austerity budget

A demonstrator stands next to riot police during an anti- austerity rally in Athens. The protest was Sunday.

Greece swears in pro-bailout leader

Conservative New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras is sworn in. "I know well the need to restore the dignity of the Greek people that has been wounded," he said.

Harvey Keitel, Fivi Oikonomopoulou

American actor Harvey Keitel, right, arrives with Fivi Oikonomopoulou, wife of Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos, in Athens, Thursday, May 31, 2012. Keitel attended a tribute for Angelopoulos who died in an accident on a movie set earlier this year. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

New Year's Eve in Greece

Fireworks explode over the ancient Acropolis Hill with the Parthenon temple during the New Year's celebrations in Athens, on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greece OKs austerity amid riots

Protesters in Athens say Greek working people have endured enough, but international lenders insist on austerity if the country means to avert bankruptcy, which could send markets into a tailspin. Said one protester Wednesday: "This is bad. The country will be sold for a piece of bread."

Greece Financial Crisis

A protester walks among clouds of tear gas thrown by riot police during clashes in central Athens Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Greek deputies are to vote later Wednesday on a deeply unpopular financial austerity bill that has provoked days of rioting in the streets of Athens.(AP Photo/Petros Gi…

Greece Financial Crisis

A riot policeman arrests a protester during clashes in central Athens Wednesday, June 29, 2011.Greek deputies are to vote Wednesday on a deeply unpopular austerity bill that has provoked days of rioting in the streets of Athens, with the result of the vote determining is Greece can avoid a p…

Greece Financial Crisis

Protester throws an umbrella stand against police at Syntagma square in front of the Greek Parliament in central Athens on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Greek deputies are to vote Wednesday on a deeply unpopular austerity bill that has provoked days of rioting in the streets of Athens, with the …

Greece Financial Crisis

A protester lies down following clashes with riot police at Athens' main Syntagma square,in central Athens, Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Greek deputies voted Wednesday on a deeply unpopular austerity bill that has provoked days of rioting in the streets of Athens, with the result of the vote de…

Greece Financial Crisis

A protester throws a garbage bag to riot police in front of the Greek Parliament during clashes in central Athens Wednesday, June 29, 2011.Greek deputies are to vote Wednesday on a deeply unpopular austerity bill that has provoked days of rioting in the streets of Athens, with the result of …

Greece Financial Crisis

A riot policemen walk among smoke during clashes in central Athens Wednesday, June 29, 2011.Greek deputies are to vote Wednesday on a deeply unpopular austerity bill that has provoked days of rioting in the streets of Athens, with the result of the vote determining is Greece can avoid a pote…

Greece Financial Crisis

Municipality workers chant slogans and hold a flare in front of the Athens City Hall during a protest on Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Protesting municipal workers, fearing job cuts after municipal labor contracts expired, have occupied the Greek capital's City Hall since March 21. The protest o…

Greeks take to the streets over austerity measures

Members of a Communist Party-affiliated trade union protest outside the Greek parliament in Athens. Greece's cash-strapped government announced sweeping spending cuts Tuesday in order to secure vital bailout loans.

Greek workers push back against steps to cut deficit

Police fired tear gas and clashed with demonstrators in central Athens on Wednesday as violence broke out after a large protest march against government austerity measures intended to fix the country's debt crisis.

Veto delays vote in Iraq, may affect US drawdown plan

Gen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said the drawdown of American forces would continue despite the unsettled election-law dispute. An election official said it would delay national voting.