Greece will be unable to find the 1.6 billion ($2.4 billion) sum it is due to hand the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next month, one of the country's ministers has admitted.

That Apple should buy Greece with all the useless cash it has on hand is just a joke that won't go away.

Like a spoilt child and an angry parent locked in an experiment of tough love, Greece and its creditors are embroiled once more in a tug-of-war.

This image of a Greek soldier who singlehandedly saved 20 migrants on the coast of Rhodes after their boat hit rocks defined a week of tragedy.

Countries that default on their IMF obligations often experience widespread disruption to their cross-border financial relations.

Anti-austerity protesters seeking to spoil the inauguration of the ECB's new HQ in Frankfurt left a trail of destruction across the city.

It seems history is repeating itself as Greece again finds itself in the headlines, asking Germany to re-think the terms of the bailout package or risk Greece leaving the European union.

Kiwi broadcaster Dennis Katsanos rediscovers his Greek heritage - and adds 4kg in weight.

Greece has lost a critical funding artery as the European Central Bank restricts loans to its financial system.

Greek voters have sent Europe's leaders a message: the austerity policy you have been pursuing in recent years is economically perverse, socially cruel and ultimately subversive.

Alexis Tsipras was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Greece, after his radical left-wing movement forged an unwieldy alliance with a far-right party.

Alexis Tsipras was sworn in as the new prime minister of Greece after his radical Left-wing movement forged an unwieldy alliance with a far-Right party.

Greece's new far-left Syriza party promised to dump tough austerity measures - but will that mean the country will have to leave the Eurozone to do it?

Two years ago, news that a left-wing, anti-austerity party had won power in Greece would have sent seismic waves through Brussels and the money markets.

Five years ago the prospect that Greece might need to revert to a currency of its own filled the euro zone with horror.

Exceptionally low oil prices have thrown world financial markets a curve ball by driving bond yields sharply lower and undermining share prices.

In dramatic terms 2014 ended with several big business and economic stories on cliff- hangers.

Greece will face a snap general election next month after MPs failed to elect a president in the final round of voting yesterday, prompting alarm in Athens’ financial market and the eurozone over the country’s commitment to its bailout terms.

Elton John once spent $73 million in 20 months. "I'm not a nest egg kind of guy", was his explanation at the time.

"The sphinxes are probably ready to reveal their secrets," says Greek Culture Minister Konstantinos Tasoulas.

Herald editorial cartoonist Rod Emmerson travels the Greek Isles and Turkish coast on a seven-night cruise aboard the luxurious Azamara Journey.

Austerity measures imposed by the Greek Government since the economic crisis have inflicted "shocking" harm on the health of the population.

Jared Savage enjoy a new view from his room each morning as he cruises the Mediterranean.

Santorini, or Thera, is an island of many names but in ancient times it was known as Kalliste, the most beautiful one ... Justine Tyerman agrees.