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Two people killed after car crashes into kiosk on Petrou Ralli Avenue

Three people were also injured in the collision - Traffic on the avenue has been blocked off Wednesday, October 15, 2014

A serious collision occurred around 11am on Petrou Ralli Avenue, near the Immigration Department, which has resulted in two...

PM Samaras to convene Ministerial Council on Wednesday

Rumors of a new cabinet reshuffle dispelled as the government attempts to reverse negative climate of late Wednesday, October 15, 2014

The Ministerial Council is set to convent on Wednesday afternoon, dispelling rumors of an upcoming cabinet reshuffle which...

Mendoni: “The next chamber in Amphipolis may not be the last”

The General Secretary of the Ministry of Culture commented on the impressive mosaic and recent findings Tuesday, October 14, 2014

The General Secretary of the Ministry of Culture Lina Mendoni estimated that it will be known by Wednesday whether there is a...

Ukrainian Greeks killed in a mortar attack near Mariupol

Seven people killed and seventeen wounded in an attack near a cemetery in the village of Sartan Wednesday, October 15, 2014

The Greek community of Ukraine has suffered its first loses in the ongoing civil conflict between government forces and...

Samaras to meet British team of legal experts for Parthenon Marbles

Details on the discussions will be revealed at a Press conference scheduled at the Acropolis Museum Wednesday, October 15, 2014

The Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is scheduled to meet with a British team of legal experts in order to discuss the Greek...

Newspaper editor claims MP bribery source is “absolutely credible”

An investigation was prompted after SYRIZA's spokesman cited the newspaper report in Parliament Wednesday, October 15, 2014

The director of the Kontra News daily Emilios Liatsos was quizzed for about an hour and a half over a recent report, according...

Artist Kostas Paniaras passes away at the age of 80

Paniaras is regarded as one of the most important post-war artists in Greece Wednesday, October 15, 2014

One of the most highly-regarded post-war artists, Kostas Paniaras, passed away at the age of 80. Paniaras, who had been...

Police officers under investigation over counterfeit ID cards

High ranking police officers and informants appear to be implicated in the serious case Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Police officers stationed in Attica have been found with counterfeit ID cards, prompting internal affairs services to launch an...

Nimetz to suggest “Republic of Upper Macedonia” in FYROM naming dispute

The American diplomat will first propose the name to Athens, before put the pressure on Skopje Wednesday, October 15, 2014

According to a report in the Skopje-based Sloboden Pecat newspaper, American diplomat Matthew Nimetz, the UN’s special...

Courts reject Xiros’ application for house arrest on health grounds

Attorneys fear Xiros' health will deteriorate in prison, claim political intervention affected decision Wednesday, October 15, 2014

The Felony Appeal Courts of Piraeus have rejected the recent application of convicted 17 November member Savvas Xiros for...

As the stock market suffers, the threat of instability looms over Greece

The Athens stock market plummeted by 5.7% on Tuesday and could trigger a new cycle of recession Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Despite recent praise and recognition of the Greek efforts, the Athens Stock Market saw losses worth 5.7% on Tuesday and...

Euro 2016 qualifiers: Shock home defeat for Greece!

Greece lost 2-0 to Northern Ireland in Piraeus and now faces the prospect of not qualifying to the Euro Wednesday, October 15, 2014

While Greek football has made remarkable strides in the ten years that followed the surprised Euro 2004 win in Portugal...

The accident waiting to happen

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

The climate in the international markets is not the best. The uncertainty has returned, there is more than enough suspicion about...

Editorial: We are shooting our self in the foot

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

The climate of extreme polarization, which appears to become a permanent fixture of Greek politics, is not only poisoning the...

State of emergency declared in Tripoli over waste management

Mayor alleges ulterior motives caused serious public health issue - 15,000 tons of garbage in the streets Tuesday, October 14, 2014

The Governor of Peloponnesus Petros Tatoulis has declared a state of emergency in the city of Tripoli in response to the waste...

Government rolls out minimum guaranteed income program

The ambitious government program will be implemented in 13 municipalities on a trial basis at first Tuesday, October 14, 2014

The Ministry of Labor is set to announce today the trial implementation of its ambitious minimum guaranteed income program...

Culture Minister to discuss Parthenon Marbles claims with legal experts

The legal expects, Amal Alamuddin, Geoffrey Robertson and Norman Palmer, will also meet Prime Minister Samaras Tuesday, October 14, 2014

The Minister of Culture Kostas Tasoulas has arranged to meet with a group of legal experts at noon on Tuesday, in order to...

Euro 2016 Qualifiers: Greece v Northern Ireland [21:45]

The Greek national football team is looking for its first win in the qualifiers for the 2016 Euro Tuesday, October 14, 2014

After a defeat by Romania in the opening game of the Euro 2016 qualifiers and an unsatisfying draw with Finland last week...

New Democracy and SYRIZA clash escalates over bribery allegations

Panos Skourletis cited a newspaper report suggesting that MPs may be bribed to vote for a President Tuesday, October 14, 2014

The ongoing clash between the coalition government and the main opposition is escalating ahead of the Presidential election, as...

Appeal Court to reexamine Savvas Xiros house arrest appeal

The convicted 17 November member is citing the serious medical problems he suffers from in his application Tuesday, October 14, 2014

The felony appeal court in Piraeus is to reexamine the application of convicted 17 November member Savvas Xiros to have his...

Volos: IKA employee assaults director with yoghurt

The employee claims that he was asked to provide his own legal support for an IKA-related case Tuesday, October 14, 2014

An IKA employee at the central officers in Volos attacked his director by throwing yoghurt at him, when the director refused to...

Latest GPO polls show SYRIZA ahead of New Democracy by 6.5 points

The River comes in third, with the Communist Party and Golden Dawn are tied in fourth place Tuesday, October 14, 2014

The latest survey conducted by GPO shows that the main opposition party SYRIZA has a 6.5 point lead over New Democracy...

Tsipras and Kammenos arrange to meet in Parliament

The ANEL leader is looking for SYRIZA to support his proposal on "red loans" in Parliament Tuesday, October 14, 2014

The leader of the main opposition party Alexis Tsipras and Independent Greeks (ANEL) president Panos Kammenos have...

Ministry of Finances wants to negotiate a clear cut from the bailout

Officer refutes allegations of 1,000 outstanding actions that the coalition government has yet to implement Tuesday, October 14, 2014

“Our goal is a new, different relationship, with a mutually accepted, clear and consensual exit from the memorandum” commented...

The time for reforms

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Greece is operating on the edge once again, like it has so many times before in the past few years. The start of the crisis can...

Editorial: Mudslinging…

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

The last thing the country and its burdened citizens needs is a yet another political mudslinging match, like the one we have...