Life

Nikos Mamagakis (born in Rethymno, Crete, in 1929), one of the most important composers of contemporary Greek music with a great work behind, died early in the morning of July 24.  He suffered from cancer and was hospitalized in...

From the Rachel "Friends" cut, to her own straight blonde locks, Jennifer Aniston has set the bar for good hair. So when the Greek-American actress showed up to the New York City set of her latest film, "Squirrels to...

The heart of Cretan expatriates will beat in Chania, from July 25 to 28,  as the town’s Cultural Center will host the World Council of Cretans, which is organized in cooperation with the Regional Unit of Chania and local...

A lot of Greek-Australians participated in the special event organized by a number of institutions in honor of Plutarch Deliyannis, one of the most distinguished Greeks of Melbourne who died recently. The event was organized by the Greek Orthodox Community...

“Cyprus should be defined by the blue of the encircling Mediterranean Sea rather than the Green Line, which marks an occupation that should not exist there,” Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Labor Party...

Greek-Canadian actress Marie Avgeropoulos has begun filming "Tracers" with "Twilight"'s Taylor Lautner. On-location in New York City, the actors were seen together on and off the set while "Tracers" is shooting in the area. Avgeropoulos plays Nikki in the action...

A model of the ancient Greek boat Argo will be placed on the beach of Volos in Greece at its familiar position on July 25. This will take place after its long maintenance conducted based on the guidelines contained in...

The Greek athlete Spyridon Gianniotis defended his title in the grueling 10-kilometer open water event at the Swimming World Championships in Barcelona, Spain on July 22, and won the gold medal. Gianniotis clocked 1 hour, 49 minutes, 11.8 seconds in...

The famous Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani has been cruising for the last few days the Greek islands on his luxury yacht Main, and since the morning of July 22 has been enjoying his holidays in Chania, Crete. Armani, who...

ANSA, (Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata), the leading wire service in Italy and one of the leaders among world news agencies, in its telegraph to Athens noted that, “Τhere are positive messages for the work of Samaras' government." In particular, ANSA’s...

The online edition of the German news magazine raises the old story of the fraudulent claims for blindness on the island of Kalymnos in Greece. “Suddenly, hundreds of supposedly blind can see again: Another blatant fraud case in the welfare...

"Papou," the first feature-length film from director Michael Angelo Zervos, began filming in Metro Detroit earlier this month. Scheduled to shoot in the area for approximately a month, the excitement surrounding the production has been building since they've been...

Dr. George Velmachos became known worldwide as the head of doctors who successfully treated the victims of the bomb attack at the Boston Marathon last April. The great Greek scientist is also the doctor of  16-year-old Myrto, who was...

The BBC, in an article written by Theopi Skarlatos, has drawn attention to one of the least known collateral damages of the economic crisis in Greece: theft of archaeological treasures and unlawful antiquity trading. According to police reports, it has...

In a travel story in the Financial Times about castles on the island of Cyprus, the piece identified the occupied territories in the northern third of the country as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a designation recognized only...