A major exhibition of works by Catalan artist Joan Miro was launched in Thessaloniki last week.

Three stalwarts of New Democracy will not be in the next Greek Parliament following the recent Greek elections.

The appointment of the cabinet will see a new PASOK government led by fourteen ministers who combine technocractic nous with political experience.

George Papandreou was sworn in as Prime Minister of Greece by Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece, in the presence of President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias.

Athens was awash with supporters celebrating and commisserating on Sunday as the results of the elections became known.

Socialist PASOK routed the governing conservative New Democracy party winning 160 seats out of 300.

Outgoing Greek prime Minster, Costas Karamanlis, has conceded defeat and has announced that he will be standing down as leader of New Democracy.

PASOk has enjoyed a swing of over 7 percent which will see it emerge as the governing party in Greece with an clear majority and a mandate for change.

Three exit polls in Greece give PASOK a clear victory in the national elections and the distinct possibility that it will govern in its own right.

Greek police have detained four members of a militant anarchist group who are believed to be responsible for a number of bomb blasts in Athens.