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Greece's PM, Alexis Tsipras talked to Greek Americans in New York. He thanked them for their role in helping Greece and aknowledged the key role the US played in the 3rd bailout negotiations. Watch the video (in Greek) with Alexis...

Greek soccer team Olympiacos F.C. overcame Arsenal on Tuesday evening in what could go down as a classic UEFA Champions League match. The game was ignited in the 33rd minute, when Olympiacos midfielder Felipe Pardo took a shot from outside the box that...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in New York, as both statesmen are representing their nations in this year's United Nations General Assembly annual General Debate. Among the topics of the two...

  The dispute over Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia's official name proved to be a small thorn in this year's United Nations General Assembly annual General Debate. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who is currently in New York, has opted to skip the United Nations General...

The cultivation of superfruits in Greece now covers over 700 hectares. Superfruit is a marketing term first used in the food and beverage industry in 2005. The fruits may have nutritional significance due to their nutrient content, antioxidant value or...

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades met with the Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, on Tuesday afternoon in New York during the United Nations General Assembly annual General Debate. The meeting reportedly lasted for 25 minutes and was held in good spirits....

Professional and amateur fashion designers teamed up with talented architects, painters and theater people to entertain locals and visitors in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, with a unique fashion event entitled "New Beach - New Catwalk - Freedom of Expression On...

The film "Lobster" by Yorgos Lanthimos will make its official premiere in Athens, on October 22nd. The first English-language film by Lanthimos, starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz, won the Jury Prize at the 68th Cannes Film Festival. It...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades met during the United Nations General assembly annual General Debate in New York, on Tuesday. "During the meeting, the central importance of the coordination and cooperation of Greece and the...

Our planet is full of towns and villages that have been abandoned, leaving behind an empty shell of what they once used to be. However, several of these “creepy” places are visited by thousands of travelers and thrill seekers...

A 68-year-old councilor of the Kavala Municipality in Macedonia, Northern Greece was arrested on Tuesday on animal abuse charges, according to the Greek media. A video that has been posted online shows a man, allegedly the councilor in question, beating a dog...

Education Minister Nikos Filis and Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece met on Tuesday to discuss the controversy created over the exemption from religious education of non-Christian Orthodox students. The meeting came after Alternate Education Minister Sia Anagnostopoulou...

Just a week following the Greek elections, Greece's political parties are already engaging in rhetorical accusations against each other. Controversy has not surrounded Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's address at the United Nations General Assembly, but rather his conversation with former...

The father of murdered rapper Pavlos Fyssas on Tuesday testified in court claiming that his son's slaying by Golden Dawn member Giorgos Roupakias was premeditated and the perpetrator had received orders from the party leadership. Panagiotis Fyssas testified as a witness for...

A light quake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale was recorded 12:12 on Tuesday, near the Greek island of Crete. According to the Geodynamics Institute of Athens' National Observatory, the quake's epicentre was located 376 km south-southeast of Athens and...