Article Photos: Greek government refuses to back down on debt vote


Shop owners play backgammon in the Plaka area of central Athens, on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. Markets plunged Tuesday and Greece's beleaguered Socialist government faced collapse, a day after Prime Minister George Papandreou unexpectedly announced plans to hold a referendum on the latest international debt relief and bailout deal for his country. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) ORG XMIT: ATH106