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The Citizen Protection Agency of Evros region decided the evacuation of Ormenio village after an Evros River Levee Broke. The extreme rainfall in northern Greece, and particularly in Thrace, has caused the flooding of Evros River. The residents of Ormenio...

The heiress to Aristotle Onassis’ fortune, his granddaughter Athina Onassis suffered a devastating fall during the qualifying competition for the 54th CHI international horse show jumping tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. Athina Onassis was in the middle of her routine when...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker made the controversial statement on Thursday that Greece should avoid electing "extremist forces" into power, according to EUobserver. Juncker was participating in a debate with EUobserver and other Brussels-based journalists for Austrian public television. Commenting...

The European Court of Human Rights condemned Greece for violating a Human Rights Convention article regarding inhuman and degrading treatment in two separate cases. The first court decision concerns an Iranian national who arrived in Greece on November 13, 2010 seeking...

A new earthquake measuring 4.8 points on the Richter scale hit the sea area north of  Argostoli on the island of Kefalonia at 12:30 a.m. Friday. The tremors were felt in Kefalonia and Zakynthos islands, in the cities of Patras and Agrinio,...

Four men riding two motorcycles fired with AK-47 assault rifles at the Israeli Embassy in Athens early this morning. It was 3:15 a.m. on Friday when two motorcycles drove by the embassy of Israel in Greece in the corner of...

January 25 or February 1 have emerged as the possible dates for the conduction of snap general elections in Greece if the coalition government fails to attract the 180 needed MP votes for the election of the new President of...

New dramatic free fall recorded the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), which sank to a new year low, amid the worsening climate in the markets due to political uncertainty, while the Greek 10-year bond recorded a worrying increase over 9%. The...

The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) negotiating team will return to Athens in January, aiming to successfully complete the sixth Greek bailout review, IMF deputy spokesman William Murray said during a press conference on Thursday at the Fund’s Washington headquarters. "We expect to...

Former Greek Transport and Communications Minister, Public Order Minister, National Defense Deputy Minister, Industry, Research and Technology Deputy Minister, Economy Deputy Minister during consecutive PASOK administrations, Giorgos Petsos, died today at the age of 67. Originating from a political family,...

Jay Beatty, the 10-year-old Celtic fan who stole the spotlight when he was seen cheering for his hero, Greek footballer Georgios Samaras, during the World Cup, was invited to Greece to receive a sports award. Samaras has developed a special...

France’s Pierre Moscovici, EU Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, is expected in Athens next Monday and Tuesday (December 15-16) it was announced today. “I will be visiting Greece on Monday and Tuesday. We stand by Greece and...

The Municipality of Thessaloniki on Wednesday called on Non Government Organizations (NGOs) and charities to form a plan to help the city's homeless during extreme weather conditions. After the two deaths due to harsh weather in northern Greece, Thessaloniki Mayor...

The national highway that will connect Corinth and Patras in the Peloponnese will be completed by the end of 2015, according to Greek national broadcaster NERIT. In the spring of 2015, the first 30 kilometers will be ready for use. The...

According to a recent presentation by China’s largest online search engine, Baidu, 3 million Chinese have searched about Greece over the last year, while the same number is expected to reach 7 million next year. Baidu has a total of...