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The frustration of young people occasionally explodes into violence in Greece. In December 2008, Athens and other major cities were racked by weeks of violent protests over the fatal police shooting of a 15-year-old boy as well as the perceived lack of opportunities in the country. Some young...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Party's Over for Spendthrift Greeks | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

Despite all the crashes, several boarders refused to admit that their sport was unsafe, pointing out that the weather was beyond their control. But if inclement conditions put Olympians at risk, doesn't that make their sport inherently perilous? Two World Cup athletes have died competing in snowboard cross over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are the Winter Games Too Dangerous? | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

People in England and Wales who assist suicides face jail sentences of up to 14 years under a 1961 law that campaigners have long sought to see updated and clarified. Since the Dignitas clinic opened in Switzerland in 1998, 123 Britons have traveled there to die. The friends and relatives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A TV Confession Reignites Britain's Euthanasia Debate | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

It's hard to imagine Gosling submitting to such a panel or any authority, except perhaps the highest. "If there's a heaven and [the dead lover] is looking down, he'll be proud of me," said Gosling, who declared before his arrest that he would not cooperate with an...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A TV Confession Reignites Britain's Euthanasia Debate | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

Costas Avdelas, 51, who lost his job at Olympic Airways when the government privatized the airline last year, fears the struggling economy means he won't be able to find new work anytime soon. "In Greece, there are no jobs, so there's no economic crisis," he jokes. Avdelas is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Party's Over for Spendthrift Greeks | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

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