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A weak magnitude quake rocked the citizens of Trikala and Karditsa earlier today, in Thessaly, central Greece. According to data from the Athens Geodynamic Institute, the size of the seismic event, recorded at 7:40 a.m., was 3.8 degrees on the...

The victory of main opposition SYRIZA in the Greek national elections will be "the start of a great national effort to save society and restore Greece ," party leader Alexis Tsipras said in an opinion article published in Sunday's...

A ferry carrying 411 passengers and 55 crew caught fire during its Greece to Italy route on Sunday. The Italian-flagged Norman Atlantic, which belongs to the Greek ferry line ANEK, sailing from Patras in western Greece to the Italian port...

The Cypriot government is expected to assess the situation as it evolves until December 30, the date on which the Turkish NAVTEX (Navigational Telex) will expire. Turkey’s NAVTEX, issued on October 3, reserved a large swathe inside Cyprus’ Exclusive...

  Among the ashes of despair, there is always a glimmer of hope that the day will come when common sense will prevail and stop the burning of children on the altar of people's hatreds and deficiencies. Today, violence seems to have...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras held a press conference on Saturday, December 27, in light of the Presidential election's third voting round. Samaras urged MPs to come to a consensus and elect a President in order to avoid national elections. The third...

“It was December 31, the last day of the year. Cheerful pedestrians were marching hastily on snow-covered roads carrying colorful wrapped gifts... But no one paid attention to the young, poor girl who was trying to sell matches on...

Mal Fidler is a 65-year-old woman who was born in the UK but decided to move to Greece. In her recent interview with a Greek website, she talked about her experiences and the beauties of Messenia where she now resides, the...

Central and West Macedonia in northern Greece have been hit by below-freezing temperatures, while it has been snowing since Friday night throughout the prefecture of Florina. It is also currently snowing in the northern cities of Edessa, Kastoria and Kozani. Temperatures dropped...

A YouTube channel uploaded a video featuring the top 10 crimes that have been caught on Google Earth. The list included prostitutes, drug dealers and thieves who were caught by authorities across the world thanks to Google’s satellite program. One of...

The Greek Parliament is voting in the third and final round in order to elect a new President of the Hellenic Republic on Monday, at 12pm. Failure to get the required 180 votes will lead to national elections. Ruling coalition candidate...

Bloomberg has asked a number of political analysts, economists, investors and military experts to submit their views on which country is in danger of an upheaval in 2015. The “Pessimist's guide of 2015” includes various countries that faced difficulties in the previous...

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble called on Greece to move forward with the arranged reforms, noting in an interview with Bild newspaper that “any newly elected government must respect the commitments of its predecessors.” "Greece has made huge progress since...

Greek-Canadian actress Nia Vardalos, famous for "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," recently teamed up with Kellogg's Special K brand for a campaign nicknamed New Year's Revolution. The campaign focuses on making positive life changes by encouraging people to set goals...

Greece may be a “lonely nation” as the former President of the Hellenic Republic, Christos Satzetakis had stated, but at least it is a nation of multimillionaires. Not everyone is as lucky, but at least 850 Greeks have made...