Religion
Greece
Greece Refuses to Sell State Run Power Plants
Greece does not agree with a European Commission proposal to sell state run power plants PPC. "We do not agree with this proposal because it presents serious legal and technical problems," Energy and Environment Ministry Secretary General Constantine Mathioudakis...
Greece
Greek priest punished for hooliganism
A Greek priest and die-hard football fan has been punished by the Orthodox Church for hooliganism, Church officials in this northern city said on Monday. Priest Christos (photo) was a fervent supporter of top-flight side PAOK FC, whose fans...
Cyprus
Pope in Cyprus for a Three-Day Visit to the Divided Island
Pope Benedict XVI has landed in Cyprus to begin a sensitive, three-day visit to the divided island -- just a day after the killing in Turkey of Catholic Bishop Luigi Padovese, who had been scheduled to meet with the...