Greece
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Archeological discovery backs myth of Odysseus
Archeologists have found what may be the real-life home of Odysseus
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European Royals attend Greek wedding
Prince Nicholas, second son of Greece’s former King Constantine, enjoyed a star-spangled wedding
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Debt-strapped Greece pays pensions to the dead
Millions of euros a year have been doled out to dead pensioners
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Teacher shortage government’s biggest challenge
Greek education minister Anna Diamantopolou said the current teacher shortage is the sector’s biggest challenge.
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Himara killing: Albanian held
The man wanted for allegedly murdering an ethnic Greek in the Albanian town of Himara turned himself in to police.
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Greece gets second loan tranche from the EU/IMF
Euro finance ministers are expected to approve the second tranche, which totals nine billion euros, 6.5 billion from the eurozone and 2.5 billion euro from the IMF when they meet o
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Heat turned up on tax cheats
Greek Finance Minister Giorgos Papaconstantinou’s met with the head of the financial crimes squad (SDOE), Yiannis Kapeleris where it was decided to set up five teams that will g
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Greece and Israel build on relationship
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enjoyed a two day visit to Greece last week which saw both countries seeking to strengthen their military co-operation and the establishme
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Greek PM ponders next moves
Papandreou and several of his ministers headed to the island of Paros to consider his PASOK’s list of candidates for the November local elections, which, sources say, is likely to