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Alexander’s Lost World is the title of a documentary  of six one-hour episodes, which will be launched on Aug. 13 by History Channel of Foxtel platform in Australia and New Zealand. The film’s creator is the Australian David Adams, who,...

Bloomberg columnist Megan McArdle isn't so rosy about Greece's surplus helping the economy and said it could actually pave the way for the country to default on its loans. She noted that not paying back what it owes - some...

Anyone who's driven or walked through Athens or other Greek cities or towns can tell you that traffic lights seem to be advisory given how drivers run red lights, and that if you can't find a parking place on...

The profitability of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in Greece has been eroded by 86% and their turnover has fallen by about half since 2009, citing fresh figures released from the National Confederation of Greek Commerce (ESEE) on Monday....

The German newspaper Die Welt has reported that with speculation still rampant Greece will get a write-down in its debt to international lenders, including Germany, after that country's elections next month, that the idea of Greece leaving the Eurozone...

Greek police said a 47-year-old man shot his 17-year-old daughter in the head for unknown reasons in the main square of the city of Argos on  Aug. 12. The 17-year-old girl was seriously injured with two bullets on the head...

Monks on Mt. Athos fighting an eviction order have come to a truce with authorities for the meantime, officials said, although it was reported that the order will again attempt to be executed soon although the last time deputies...

After much wrangling and doubt whether the deal would go through, Greece has signed a 652-million euro ($867.95 million) agreement to sell off 33 percent of  the state-controlled gambling monopoly firm OPAP to the Greek-Czech investment consortium Emma Delta. It...

Anogia, Rethymno, was the meeting point on Aug. 11 for the people of the Greek island of Crete who put together the biggest serenade ever there. Cretans crossed the paths of Anogia singing songs of acknowledged Cretan artists such as...

Police in Thessaloniki said they are searching for a 43-year-old man who is suspected of having stolen more than 4,000 euros from four unsuspecting women whom he met and chatted with on the social networking site Facebook. They said he...

The adventurous Mars One mission has drawn six Greek hopefuls who said they're ready to leave everything behind to serve humanity and want to win a one-way ticket to the Red Planet. They are among 100,000 candidates who want to...

Twenty percent of the residents in Aetoloacarnania, Greece, seem to have illegally received benefits from the state claiming disability for being deaf or blind. The fraud was revealed after the checks conducted by committees of KEPA. Those who did...

The meteor shower named Perseid, during which up to 100 shooting stars will fall per hour,  takes place on August 12, before dawn, and will be seen from Greece as well. The Perseids begin as tiny specks of dust that...

The Metropolitan Chrisostomos of Patras ha called on the faithful to resist to the opening of shops on Sundays and not to buy anything or work “even if they are hungry.” He didn't say what the meant about stores...

The General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad, an agency founded 30 years ago to help facilitate relations with the Diaspora, could be in jeopardy after 10 of its 51 staff members were put into the government's mobility scheme, which means...