Athens - Farmers protesting falling commodity prices ended their blockade of the bridge over the Isthmus of Corinth overnight, restoring one of Greece's most important road links.

The blockade was lifted ahead of a decision expected at midday Wednesday by farmers unions on whether to continue the road blockades, Greek media reported.

Scores of farmers used their tractors beginning Monday to block the Isthmus of Corinth, which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with Athens and the rest of Greece.

Athens - Dozens of international flights at Greek airports were cancelled Wednesday morning after air traffic controllers walked off the job in a show of solidarity with farmers protesting falling commodity prices.

The 24-hour strike began at midnight despite a court ruling that declared the walkout illegal.

Most international airlines had informed their customers of the strike and rebooked them on flights for Thursday, Greek radio reported.

Domestic flights, however, were operating normally, the reports said.

Athens- Greek police said Monday they had arrested 11 people, among them an Orthodox priest, for alleged participation in an international child pornography ring that distributed images of children as young as six months.

Authorities said they began infiltrating the group, whose members number 24, after being notified by Interpol. British authorities said they had been following the international ring that offered more than 200 sites to "VIP" members.

Athens - Farmers cut access Tuesday to all major highways and blocked border crossings with Bulgaria and Turkey as their showdown with the Greek government over falling commodity prices hit a ninth-straight day.

The more than 70 blockades sliced the country in half with farmers occupying key junctions along the highway connecting the Greek capital with the second-largest city of Thessaloniki in the north and other roads in northern Greece.

Melbourne, Jan.25 : Victorian MP and former minister Theo Theophanous has filed a 10 million dollar criminal damages claim against the woman accusing him of rape.

According to the Sunday Herald Sun, Theophanous''s lawyers filed the claim in the Kalamata District Court, in southern Greece, last week.

Documents show the 45-year-old woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was served a summons at her Kalamata residence.

She has been ordered to face court on October 15 or meet with Theophanous''s lawyers on June 27 to discuss a settlement.

Athens - Thousands of farmers continued to block major highways and border crossings across Greece on Friday for the fifth straight day to protest falling commodity prices and to demand increased farm subsidies and pensions.

Tens of hundreds of tractors continued to block the Athens-Thessaloniki national highway at the Pembi intersection in central Greece as well as the Mikrothebes intersections in Larissa, Nikiea, Kastro, causing traffic chaos for thousands of motorists.