Greece
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Paedophilia charge for Greek Australian
The alleged paedophile was hired as assistant coach for the Under 17 Greek National Cricket team
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13 injured in taverna blast in Salamina
Two people are in intensive care and another 11 are being treated for minor injuries after an explosion in a taverna on the island of Salamina, off the coast of Piraeus
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ND and SYRIZA in Golden Dawn row
New Democracy, SYRIZA trade barbs over how to tackle Golden Dawn
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Anti-racism bill causes rift in government
An anti-racism bill aimed at reining in the ultra-right Golden Dawn party by imposing tougher penalties on the incitement of racist violence has caused a major rift
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Teachers call off strike
University Entrance Exams begin today after Greek teachers call off strike
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Director Oliver Stone wishes Tsipras ‘good luck’
Director Oliver Stone wished SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras ‘good luck’ in leading Greece.
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EWG gives green light for next tranche
The 4.2-billion-euro installment is expected on Friday
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Child stabbed on Cretan vacation out of danger
A 12-year-old Russian boy who was allegedly stabbed and left for dead by a hotel employee while on vacation in Crete was recovering at a children’s hospital in Athens
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Greece issues fines of 170 million euros in April for tax evasion
Greek Financial Crimes Squad (SDOE) found that 25.6 percent of businesses and individuals whose books were checked for tax infringements were found to be in violation
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Tsochatzopoulos insists more witnesses should be called
Tsochatzopoulos called for two defense ministers in the New Democracy governments that took over from PASOK from 2004 onward to be questioned