1.   The Greek capital is facing severe water shortages as a result of prolonged drought, wasteful consumption, and losses from an ageing distribution network.

2.   Drachman surprised fans in the Olympic velodrome with her reaction to the stifling heat in the Greek capital.

3.   The IOC watchdogs, meanwhile, are dropping by the Greek capital this week for yet another inspection of the lagging summer sites.

4.   Athenians can no longer turn a deaf ear to excessive noise pollution in the Greek capital, according to an official report published Wednesday.

5.   Athens may have suffered a setback when a small firebomb damaged a diplomatic car in the Greek capital Wednesday.

6.   Avdis, a city councilor in Athens, representing the Greek Communist Party, took part in numerous campaigns to improve conditions in run-down areas of the Greek capital.

7.   Before coming to the Greek capital, Miller has a series of meetings with Turkish government leaders in Ankara and with Greek and Turkish Cypriot officials in Nicosia.

8.   Before motoring here, Arafat paid a half-hour courtesy visit on ageing former Premier Andreas Papandreou at his suburban villa north of Athens, the Greek capital.

9.   Due to be completed by a Greek consortium in five years, the three-lane highway will help ease traffic snarls in and around the bustling Greek capital.

10.   Despite his wealth, he lived most of his life in a modest apartment in the Greek capital.