The value of shares of all banks is zero and the peanuts, against which they are being traded on the stock exchange, are the hope of future profits rather than a present assessment as stated by financial expert Kostis Lympouridis in his analyses of the problem "banks vs economic crisis - who pays the bill..."

With a small transistor and a battery taped to his body, Albanian recidivist Alket Rizaj was able to deceive the Greek police for nearly 24 hours that he had half a kilo of C4 type explosive attached to his body.

Finance Minister Michael Sarris announced that he has obtained permission from Commissioner Olli Rehn to reduce the rate of cut of bank deposits to 100 thousand euro. An emergency meeting of finance ministers of the member states of the Euro zone will take place in the afternoon.

If the country does not receive support from the lenders, its banking system will collapse.

The city takes us through history - from antiquity, through the Byzantine era to present days

A Greek bank, probably TT Hellenic Postbank, will take over the deposits from branches of Cypriot banks in Greece; Cypriots emptied ATMs in an attempt to rescue their savings

One of the hostages – a prison guard - managed to escape; Alket Rizaj is determined "to die or get out free"