A new day for Greek and European security?
Defense, security, peace, and alliances are top of mind these days.
Jason Mantzoukas makes it weird
On a chilly January afternoon, actor Jason Mantzoukas, wide-eyed and bearded, tramped the streets of Manhattan with an air of light melancholy. He saw a pharmacy that had once been a bar, a bank branch that had replaced a cafe where he used to go for soup.
Diamantopoulou rules out cooperation with New Democracy after next election
Anna Diamantopoulou, the main opposition PASOK party’s head of political planning, has ruled out any post-election cooperation with the governing New Democracy party, stressing the need for an independent political course.
Authorities bust major drug shipment at Patra port
Coast guard officials have seized large quantities of cocaine and cannabis in the western port city of Patra and arrested two men in connection with the case.
Starlings in formation
Starlings flying in a tight flock over Nafplio, Peloponnese, southern Greece, on Friday.
Teacher arrested after student gagged during class
Police have arrested a middle school teacher in the northern Greek city of Serres after she allegedly gagged a 13-year-old student with tape during class, authorities said.
Plan for Greeks abroad to elect MPs
The government is planning to create a new electoral district allowing Greeks living abroad to directly elect three members of parliament with their own ballot, marking a change in how the diaspora is represented.
Post office employee hospitalized after being run over by customer
A post office employee was hospitalized after being run over by a disgruntled customer following a dispute outside a Hellenic Post (ELTA) office in Vrilissia, northern Athens.
NATO project divides Greek university
A proposal by a professor at Athens’ National Technical University (NTUA) to seek NATO funding has sparked controversy over a 25-year-old regulation prohibiting research financed by international military alliances.
A final slips away, but a medal remains within reach
Greece’s goalkeeper Panagiotis Tzortzatos, right, tries to block a shot from Hungary’s Szilard Jansik during the semifinal match between Greece and Hungary at the men’s European Water Polo Championship in Belgrade, Serbia, on Friday.