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Rare Giant Carnivorus Bug Found in Greece

Lamia residents and authorities are alarmed after a rare, giant bug was seen outside the City Hall. Authorities called the animal lovers society for information on the bug that was seen for the first time in the area. As it turns...

1 Dead, 2 Injured as Train Collides with Car near Greece's Lamia

One woman is dead and two others are seriously injured after a train crashed into a car in Kato Tithorea town near Central Greece's city of Lamia. The crash occurred early morning on Thursday. The car was found about 1...

New Museum in Lamia Will Preserve the History of Greek War of Independence

Agreements have been reached this week between the board of the Athens War Museum and regional authorities for Lamia to get its own Museum of Modern Greek History. The establishment of the museum, according to a memorandum of cooperation signed...

Train Hits Warehouse Wall in Greece, Two Injured

A local suburban train going from Lianokladi to Lamia in central Greece derailed on Friday morning and hit a wall of a TrainOSE warehouse next to the station, injuring two people aboard. The train hit the warehouse just as it...

Angry Greek Farmers Block City Center with Tractors (photos)

Dozens of protesting farmers have driven their tractors into the center of the town of Lamia in central Greece, angry over austerity policies they claim threaten their livelihood. The farmers blockaded the town centre and held a meeting where they discussed...

Snow-Covered Pitch Turns Greek Football Game into Farce (photos – video)

A football game for the Greek Cup between Lamia and Panathinaikos, descended into a farce on Thursday, as the pitch was covered with snow. The referee decided that the game should start as scheduled, despite the fact that the lines...

Eighteen-month-old Infant Drugged by Parents

An 18-month-old baby was submitted to hospital in half-coma after the mother’s partner gave him drugs. The baby was initially taken to a hospital in Lamia, Central Greece, and from there to a hospital in Athens due to the...

Rally Acropolis Kicks off on Friday; Economy Min Visits Rally's Service Park

Economy Minister Dimitris Papadimitriou visited the service park of the Rally Acropolis in Lamia on Thursday. The minister was briefed by the president of the Federation of Motosports and the representatives of FIA who are observers of the race on...

Interpol to Aid Greek Police in Medical Equipment Theft Case

Hellenic Police (EL.AS) has sent a formal request to Interpol asking for information on the repeated cases of medical equipment theft in Greece, a Kathimerini daily report says. On May 15, 500,000 euros worth of medical equipment were stolen from...

Police Raid Two Schools and Put an End to Student Sit-Ins

Police raided the grounds of two secondary schools in Lamia, central Greece, where pupils were staging school sit-ins to protest cutbacks and the poor facilities at their grounds. The police officers entered the grounds on Friday and arrested 11...