Contemplating Greece's slow-motion train wreck, it's hard to resist the urge to trot out some old sayings, writes Paul Thomas.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel held out the prospect of limited debt relief as crisis-hit Greece prepares to reopen its banks three weeks after they were shut.

The European Union seems to be using imaginary numbers in constructing a bailout for Greece. Here are some of them.

Draconian plan shatters very foundation of eurozone governance, verging on a surrender of sovereignty.

Greece's approval of austerity measures that were overwhelmingly rejected by their citizens just days ago was a stunning defeat for populist forces that have pushed for a break from years of grinding cuts.

Text variations before the final agreement was reached reveal the enormity of what was at stake.

Greece's capitulation to the demands of its euro creditors is a resounding victory for the common currency and takes the eurozone a step closer to common government.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras came away with a much worse deal than the one he just persuaded Greek voters to reject.

The latest save-the-euro summit turned into open season on Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

The focus has shifted to Athens, where Tsipras will struggle to push through tougher austerity package.

Divided eurozone leaders clash over the fate of Greece with a catastrophic exit from the single currency looming large as they struggle to reach a bailout deal.

Five months of negotiations in which its Government destroyed goodwill among creditors that have lent it hundreds of billions of dollars have cost Greece dearly.

In a country in the midst of a new and ugly phase in its five-and-half-year-long debt crisis, eggs have become an unlikely barometer of life in a nonfunctional economy.

Greece's Parliament has approved a reform package to save the country from financial collapse.

Readers of US-based Travel and Leisure magazine have voted the ten best islands in the world in its annual survey.

It would be better for all concerned if the European Central Bank stopped the supply of credit to Greece and left the country to its own devices, writes John Roughan.

Unless helped by a bail-out package Greece will be forced to leave the euro and seek their own salvation, writes Bryan Gould.

Greece has made a final bid for aid from Europe's bailout fund, as it faces a race against the clock to avoid economic collapse.

Greece and its European lenders prepared for a final showdown over whether to keep this struggling Mediterranean nation in the euro zone.

Greece's government seems determined to incur the world's blame for the emergent economic turmoil in Europe.

European officials say Greece now has just five days to avoid bankruptcy.

The European Central Bank has tightened liquidity conditions for the Greek banking system following the landslide referendum victory for the Athens Government.

Why are the Germans and other creditors determined to force the Greeks into such a damaging dead end? The answer is they care little for the travails of the Greek people, writes Brian Gould.

Australian CEO tracks down weeping man in Greece and vows to pay for his pension "for as long as it takes".

Greece has given Europe a mighty political shock but also placed its own future on the line after voters rejected terms for bailing out its crippled economy.