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A 22-year-old female student stabbed three of her fellow students who had bullied her, with a knife. "I wanted to stop them, not to kill them. It was the only way to put a stop," the woman said. "It was carrying...

Vicky Stamatis, the wife of imprisoned former PASOK MP and Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, was arrested almost an hour ago at Panagitsa church located in the area of Haidari, a western suburb of Athens. According to her lawyer Fragiskos...

An editorial in Ta Nea newspaper written by Deputy Citizens' Protection Minister Yiannis Panousis criticizing the far-leftist attitudes of some cabinet members has caused an uproar within the SYRIZA-led government. The invasion by anarchists in the courtyard of the Greek Parliament...

The International Monetary Fund has temporarily recalled its staff from Athens distressed by the slow progress and lack of cooperation from the Greek side, according to Der Spiegel. The German magazine says that a staff member said that Greek General...

Just 24 hours after the robbery at Piraeus bank in Trikala, more information has surfaced shocking the people of Greece. On April 2, a film-like heist took place in Trikala, central Greece, with three assailants grabbing 197,000 euros from...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited the Health Ministry on April 2, announcing that his SYRIZA-led government will improve public health care in the country through the abolition of a compulsory 5-euro fee for treatment and the hiring of...

Ankara has today intensified its attempt to "gray" areas in the Aegean sea, warning Greece not to proceed to unilateral actions that would damage the positive atmosphere between the two countries. The above statement, seen as a clear threat...

Manhattan A tribute concert dedicated to Greek folk singer Stelios Kazantzidis will be held in New York, under the auspices of the Greek Cultural Center. “We owe this to the greatest Greek performer,” said the Greek Cultural Center President, Iraklis...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to travel to Moscow on April 8 and May 9, according Dmitry Peskov, press spokesman for the Russian President Vladimir Putin. Furthermore, Peskov noted that the Greek Prime Minister’s first journey to Moscow...

Extreme right Golden Dawn's upcoming trial is currently at stake due to numerous reactions expressed even from within the governing leftist SYRIZA party. The Education Ministry was the last one to add its voice to those questioning the plans...

While the Greek government is optimistic that creditors will release part of the tranche of financial aid before the Greek Orthodox Easter (April 12), Euro Working Group sources in Brussels say that this is impossible. Athens expects that the two...

April 8-9 are two crucial days for Greece: On April 8 the Euro Working Group will convene to review the list of proposals sent by the finance ministry and on April 9 Athens has a 448-million-euro payment due to...

The President of the Armenian National Assembly Galust Sahakyan on April 2 received the President of the Cypriot Parliament Yiannakis Omirou in Nicosia. Describing the meeting with his counterpart as a "historic" moment, Omirou underlined the historic ties and...

A bill paving the way for the reopening of Greek public broadcaster ERT was tabled by the government on April 1. The draft law was tabled after an Athens court ruled that some 3,000 ERT (Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation) employees...

The Greek government has reportedly warned its international creditors it will run out of money on April 9, if no new funds are made available before that date, regardless of an agreement reached over the proposed reforms list, Reuters...