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The Amphipolis tomb riddle tops the NBC list of scientific mysteries for 2014. The tomb's discovery in Casta Hill, northern Greece, generated one of the biggest scientific questions for 2014: Who is buried in the grave that dates to the era...

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras addressed the Greek people and described the risks involved if the country is dragged to snap elections. However, he compromised to go to elections at the end of 2015 if parliament elects a new President...

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras on Sunday sternly attacked Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Bank of Greece (BoG) governor Yannis Stournaras at his address to his party's meeting in Alexandroupolis, northern Greece. Tsipras called Samaras "Prime Minister of the cafe,"...

A campaign entitled "Speak Greek in March" will be launched in early 2015 in Australia with the participation of Diaspora organizations, schools, mass media and all interested parties. The campaign's purpose is to preserve and promote the Greek language in...

Austerity measures adopted in response to the economic crisis have adversely impacted human rights, such as the rights to work and health, and curtailed fundamental freedoms in Greece, denounce FIDH and its member organization the Hellenic League for Human...

Government Vice President and PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos in his article in Real News Sunday newspaper, proposes an agreement of national prudence if the national consensus is impossible" and re-tabled his proposal for election of Greece 's President of...

  The city of Trikala in Central Greece has become known as a winter destination because of an innovative idea to turn an old mill into the largest Christmas theme park in Greece. Four years after its inception the project...

Giorgos Apostolopoulos, the man who allegedly attempted to bribe MP Pavlos Chaikalis, appeared in front of the appeals prosecutor at 2:00 pm today. Apostolopoulos, who faces felony charges for attempting to bribe a lawmaker, appeared in front of appeals prosecutor Panagiotis...

The latest chapter in the history of corruption in Greek politics could be called "A bribery attempt through the lens of a camera watch." It could have been a funny chapter, because it features a famous comedian and actor...

Employed Greeks who belonged to special state and bank retirement funds rushed to retire early now that all security funds have been incorporated to the Social Security Fund (IKA). Figures from Helios -- the Labor Ministry database -- show that...

Following a similar decision by the council of eurozone ministers, the board of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) decided on Friday to grant Greece a two-month technical extension of its 2nd economic adjustment program financed by the fund. Instead...

A recent Greek poll showed SYRIZA still in the lead with 7% difference from ruling New Democracy. The vote estimate for SYRIZA stood at 36.5% (38.5% in November) and 29.5% for New Democracy (27% in November). "To Potami" was in third...

The Greek city of Trikala in central Greece will be the first in the world to operate driverless buses in an urban environment, in a pilot scheme that city authorities hope will be up and running by September next...

The crocodile that was found in an artificial Cretan lake this summer has become a local sensation in the Rethymno area, Greece . Fearless locals -- who have become used to the crocodile -- are seriously considering performing the...

Cyprus was prepared for the possibility that no hydrocarbon reserves would be found in the “Onasagoras” area in block 9 of Cyprus` Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), Minister of Energy Giorgos Lakkotrypis told journalists on Friday announcing the preliminary results...