The annual global assessment of human rights conducted by Amnesty International has rated Greece as one of the worst of the 157 countries considered in the report.

Police in northern Greece clashed with demonstrators who tried to force their way into the Orthodox Christian monastic sanctuary of Mount Athos.

The first case of swine flu in Greece was detected last week and the 19-year-old is in a stable condition in Sismanogleio Hospital in Athens.

Greece is stepping up pressure on the British Museum to return the Parthenon Marbles following the return of more than 200 antiquities to Greece last week.

The ongoing investigation into the Siemens bribery scandal in Greece has seen two former Siemens executives detained in jail and an international warrant arrest for the former CEO.

The early closure of the Greek Parliament has seen the Karamanlis government come under attack from opposition parties.

Tough new measures have been introduced to ensure heavier penalties for young people wearing hoodies who commit acts of vandalism.

Greek authorities have reassured the Greek public that their fears of eating pork following the swine flu scare are misplaced.

The Greek Finance Minister is unhappy that the latest European economic forecasts for 2009 do not take into account the Greek government’s latest efforts to boost the economy.

Greece’s first same-sex civil
marriages performed on the island of Tilos last year has been annulled on the grounds
that Greek law makes no specific provision for same-sex wed