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Greece is famous for its islands, beaches, and ancient monuments, but a lot of visitors have also come to appreciate its unique open air cinemas. Thanks to the ideal climate of the country, open air cinemas have flourished all over...

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is wrapping up a three-day visit to Greece on June 21 with a visit to Crete - along with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras - as the two leaders talked about closer business and cultural ties. Some...

AP - Today is Saturday, June 28, the 179th day of 2014. There are 186 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1389 - Serb army is defeated by the Turks at Kosovo Polje. Remainder of Serbia...

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Some 300 members of Greek Orthodox religious groups have gathered outside a church in central Thessaloniki, Greece to protest the planned staging of a gay pride parade in the northern port city. Protesters displayed banners reading...

In times of crisis, couples usually spend more time with each other. However, the Greek economic crisis seems to have taken a toll on people’s sex drive. In fact, it has led to an increase in sex pill sales which...

Argo and the story of Jason is more than an ancient Greek myth for the residents of Vrhnika in Slovenia. Their emblem is the famous ship of the Argonautic expedition and they are strongly connected with ancient Greece. So...

When I meet fellow travellers for a beer in other European countries and tell them that Greece is the perfect budget travel destination in Europe, many people don't believe me. Most of them assume that because it is in the eurozone,...

Approximately 15,000 applications were submitted electronically in just 18 days in regards to ASEP’s recent notification of 149 job openings. The Greek Finance Ministry, has 149 staff positions which will be filled by candidates that hold a higher, technical, or secondary...

Greece will have met all 12 prior actions demanded by its adjustment program before the August  summer holiday break, Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis said in Luxembourg on Friday, after chairing the last ECOFIN council under Greece 's EU...

A baby boy born in a Melbourne hospital to Greek parents, is still alive due to a medicinal miracle. A few hours after his birth, he became so seriously ill and his life was in such danger that his parents were...

Greek Cyber Crime Police Unit has found evidence on men who paid a foreign site to allow them to watch young children being abused and tortured. Greek police in co-operation with Interpol have tracked down all personal data concerning five...

From the moment the Greek government undertook the presidency of the Council of the EU, Greek officials stated that the budget of the presidency would be restricted to 50 million euros maximum. Contrary to other countries' expenditures, the Greek...

Elias Fanouris was a legendary figure of a long-gone era. He was the epitome of ''kamaki,'' the Greek lover who used to seduce foreign women visiting Greece for the sea, the sun, and a brief summer affair. Fanouris was...

A man from Cyprus shot his wife and young daughter to death before fatally turning the gun on himself on Wednesday. The man also shot his son who is being hospitalized in critical condition. The man was suffering psychological...

In a report released today on the occasion of International Immigrants Day, several organizations report that Greek authorities and Frontex, the European Union agency for external border security, are violating immigrants' rights. The report by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH),...