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New York City 2013 Primary Election Results Billionaire businessman John Catsimatidis' bid to gain the Republican nomination for the New York City Mayor's race fell by the wayside on Sept. 10 when he was easily pushed back by former deputy...

The Austrian Red Cross has donated an ambulance to 'Elpis' General Hospital in Athens, which was delivered on Monday and accepted by Greek Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis. The minister thanked the Red Cross and journalists from Austria, noting that they...

Daphne Avalon a.k.a. Caitlin Heller, the girl who created one of the most viral pranks online, is the granddaughter of famous Greek TV Host Nikos Mastorakis. Mastorakis, who was very popular in the 90's, is a TV legend in...

Greece won the game with Latvia (1-0) but did not take over first place in Group G in the World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday. Greece sits in a tie for first place with Bosnia and Herzegovina with 16 points in...

New York City Primary Elections: Greek-American billionaire and GOP mayoral candidate, John Catsimatidis, reported -what he calls- "dirty tricks" from the Lhota Campaign. Almost two hours before the polls close for New York City's Primary election Catsimatidis posted the...

Insurance funds will proceed to reductions in pensions and benefits, because of the adverse financial conditions caused by recession and unemployment. According to the head of the federation of employees in Greece, the average pension will suffer a reduction of...

There was tension outside the Parliament when the employees of the mining and metallurgical company LARKO, who were having a protest rally, saw New Democracy MP Prokopis Pavlopoulos. The protesters started shouting “thieves, thieves” and some of them threw bottles...

Employees of the mining and metallurgical company LARKO and the administrative staff of the Universities held simultaneous rallies and protests against the government plans concerning the closure of Greece’s defense industries LARKO, EAS and ELVO and against the plans...

The American public opinion is very clear regarding the possibility of a U.S. military intervention in Syria, with the majority of citizens against such a move and almost four out of ten in favor. The percentage of Americans who believe...

With unemployment ranging from 35 to 50 % in many occupations, more and more city residents are choosing to go to Bulgaria to find a job. According to data, illegal employment is at high levels, while unemployment has reached 35...

Taking political spin to new heights, Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras said public workers who will be dismissed from their jobs aren't being fired, merely being given "compulsory exits," although the end result means they will be without a...

According to the QS World University Rankings list for 2013 that was published by Topuniversities.com, six Greek universities are among the 800 top universities in the world. The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) ranks on the top of the Greek...

Deciding not to pay creditors in full and delaying tax returns to individuals and businesses, Greece posted a primary surplus - not counting interest due either - in the first eight months of the year, Finance Ministry data showed...

According to Greek media reports, the Ministry of the Interior has been holding discussions on how to secure 2,000 Troika-mandated dismissals by the end of 2013. According to the Greek government’s plan, about 700 municipal radio employees are to be...

They were stolen from Ligortina and today are exhibited at the world famous Louvre Museum. We are talking about the dozens of antiquities stolen in 1896 from Ligotirna and are now exhibited at the French museum and particularly in...