FIFTEEN members of the Greek extremist group November 17 were yesterday convicted on charges linked to a 30-year spree of killings including the murder of a British defence attache Brigadier Stephen Saunders in June 2000.

Leaders on both sides of the Atlantic hope new agreements to fight terrorism and curb weapons of mass destruction will help heal rifts at today’s summit between US and European officials in Washington.

Sitting behind bullet-proof glass, 19 alleged members of Greece’s most deadly terrorist group went on trial today for an era of violence.