New Protests in Greece Over Roma Youth’s Fatal Shooting By Police Following Car Chase
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — New protests broke out Wednesday in Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-largest city, over the fatal shooting of a Roma youth...
Greece Hands Down Life Sentences to 4 Britons for Drug Trafficking
A Greek court in the northern port city of Thessaloniki handed down life sentences to four Britons for trafficking cocaine, media reports said Wednesday....
Man Detained in Greece for Embezzling Ukraine Defense Funds
A Ukrainian citizen, suspected of embezzling $1.17 million from Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence, was apprehended in Athens, Greece. The individual, whose identity remains undisclosed,...
Greece Has Acted to Counter Violence Against Women, But Concerns Remain -Council of Europe
The baseline evaluation report on Greece by the independent expert group (GREVIO) responsible for monitoring implementation of the Council of Europe’s Convention on Preventing...
Eleven Arrested for Smuggling Migrants From Greece to Northern Europe
Migrants paid at least EUR 5 000 – EUR 6000 to reach Norway from Greece The criminal network, mainly composed of Egyptian and Syrian...
Hamas and their Human Meat Shields
London, Dublin (1/11 – 66) Hamas is sheltered in a sea of civilians. Ostensibly a Palestinian political and military organization established in 1987, Hamas...
Greece to Investigate Handling of Mass-Casualty Migrant Boat Wreck
Greece’s state ombudsman said Thursday that it’s launching an independent investigation into the coast guard’s handling of a maritime tragedy in June in which...
‘Smart’ Olives Use GPS Technology to Track Olive Theft on Crete
Cretan farmers and cooperatives have begun using GPS chip technology in the shape of olives that are hung on trees to deal with the...
The Fading Influence of France in Francophone Africa
Brussels, Frankfurt (10/11 -12) Words like ‘neocolonialism’ and ‘neo-imperialists’ are being tossed around by spokesmen of freshly-installed military regimes in Central and West Africa...
Baseball Bats, Wooden Bar and Helmets Found in the House of Greek Hooligan
Iron baseball bats, a wooden bar and helmets were found in the house of a 43-year-old Greek hooligan that was arrested on Thursday afternoon...