Evia ferry returns to port after power outage
A ferry on route from Marmari in Evia to Rafina in eastern Attica had to return to port after experiencing a power outage.
New Democracy expels former MP over Tempe comments
Ruling New Democracy has expelled a former MP for comments he made concerning the 2023 Tempe railway disaster in which 57 people, mostly university students, died.
British Museum obtains court order against ex-curator over alleged thefts
A London court has ordered a former curator at the British Museum accused of stealing hundreds of artefacts to provide the museum with a list of all items he is suspected of taking and to return those still in his possession.
LGBTQ youth group condemns Golden Dawn attack on offices
An organisation representing young LGBTQ people in Athens has condemned an attack on its offices, blaming it on the youth wing of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn group.
Bus driver accused of attempted rape given conditional release
An Athens male bus driver accused of attempted rape by a female passenger has been released on the condition that he report to his local police station once a month after testifying before an investigating magistrate.
Kasselakis ‘undermining the state,’ gov’t spokesman says
With his call for the next European and general elections to be overseen by international observers, the leader of the main opposition party is “consciously undermining the state, fifty years after the restoration of democracy,” the government spokesman has said.
PASOK’s Androulakis tables motion of no confidence in gov’t
Socialist PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis has submitted a no-confidence vote in the government, following a newspaper report alleging that evidence from the Tempe railway disaster was tampered with.
Education Ministry to probe school attack
The Education Ministry is launching an inquiry into a downtown Athens school where a student and the principal were attacked on Tuesday by the brother of another pupil, state broadcaster ERT has reported.
Cyprus to get US expertise in countering money laundering
The United States and Cyprus are to boost their cooperation in enhancing Cypriot capabilities in countering and prosecuting illicit finance operations, the two governments said on Tuesday.
Farmers again block Brussels to protest EU policies
Farmers threw beets and sprayed manure at police on Tuesday as hundreds of tractors again sealed off streets close to the European Union headquarters, where agriculture ministers sought to ease a crisis that has led to months of protests across the 27-member bloc.