Associated Press
Hollywood
Netflix Voted Entertainer of the Year by The Associated Press
The Associated Press named the streaming service Netflix "Entertainer of the Year", after the company experienced an incredible 12 months of growth and innovation.
Ted Sarandos reacted to the nomination gratefully and enthusiastically, stating, "there's been so much amazing entertainment this...
Greece
Foreign Media Comment on Greek Election Outcome
Foreign media outlets report on the outcome of Greece’s double elections, commenting on the first place secured by the country’s main opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) party and the increased approval ratings of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn...
Greece
Foreign Media Reactions on Greek Elections
International media continue to comment on the forthcoming European Parliament elections and the prospect of Greece’s main opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) party topping the vote, while also referring to the possibility of early national elections in...
Greece
AP: Greece Still on Football Map Despite Crisis
As the Fifa World Cup 2014 in Brazil closes in, US news agency Associated Press reports Greece’s national football team as “a rare success story in a country struck by financial crisis that battered everything from public health to achievement in most...
Archaeology
Two Arrests For Smuggling 7,000-Year Old Figurines
According to information released by Hellenic Police, a rare antiquity statuette, estimated to be older than 7,000 years, was confiscated after authorities arrested two men who tried to sell it for 3.5 million euros.
Both the suspects for illicit antiquities...
Culture
Greek Woman Kicking Roma Girl in Athens – Pic Goes Viral
A photograph of a female shop owner pushing a little Roma girl street musician on a pedestrian walkway under the Acropolis to send her away has taken off on the Internet and set Greek authorities to investigate the apparent...
Greece
AP Photojournalist Denounces Illegal Detention
Nikolas Giakoumidis, photojournalist for Associated Press, filed a signed complaint against the way he was treated by the police in Thessaloniki on May 21.
Giakoumidis complained that while he was taking photographs of a homeless man sleeping on a bench...