East Melbourne: Fire has been extinguished at the Evangelismos Church
Fire crews struggled to put out the fire at the oldest Greek Orthodox church in Melbourne, on the corner of Lansdowne St and Victoria Parade.
No interest for Aquilani, more time for Mauri at Panathinaikos
Manager Andrea Stramaccioni is a keen admirer of the 20-year-old former player of Parma Calcio 1913, but his team has not made clear yet if they want to keep him or not at their squad ahead of next season. His agent, Dino Zampacorta, had stated recently that if AC Milan do not want his client, they should release him from his contract and not seek to find a loan deal.
"Christos Anesti" From Windy City Greek
When I was growing up, my father worked day and night. My mother didn't drive. So we didn't attend church very often -- not to mention there was no Greek school or other church-related activities for us.
Crime rises on Lesvos due to migrants, refugees, police say
Police and residents on the island of Lesvos are concerned about a rise in thefts by refugees and migrants on the island.
5-times Emmy winner Jonathan Jackson’s journey to Orthodox Christianity (video)
It is a rare thing to see an entertainments star so outspoken about their faith in the Christian religion nowadays.
Greek Tourism Organisation to spend €2m on online marketing campaign
The Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) decided to promote the country's tourism industry by earmarking €2m for promotional campaigns via Google, Facebook, TripAdvisor and Expedia.
Goverment, creditors seek to thrash out compromise on measures before Eurogroup
Government officials and representatives of Greece's international creditors are continuing negotiations on the terms of the country's third bailout this week, from afar, with the aim of covering as much ground as possible ahead of an extraordinary meeting of eurozone finance ministers to take place in Brussels on May 9.
Missing young Maria-Irene Printezi found
Three and half year old Maria-Irene Printezi, who had recently fallen victim of a kidnapping, has been found in the area of Elefsina and is safe.
Dogs kill 5-year old boy
A 5-year old boy was killed in Kozani, northern Greece, when he was attacked by two rottweilers, Easter Sunday.
“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do"
The Vespers of Friday afternoon are a continuation of the Royal Hours. During this service, the removal of the Body of Christ from the Cross is commemorated with a sense of mourning for the terrible events which took place.
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U.S. ambassador: Greece needs debt relief and must continue reforms
Greece needs a sustainable debt relief and to implement structural reforms to return to growth, U.S. Ambassador to Greece, David Pearce, said in a statement published on the embassy’s website and posted on Twitter on Thursday.
Turkish provocations: 29 violations of Greek air space on Thursday
Turkish military aircraft carried out 29 violations of Greece air space in the Aegean on Thursday, just days ahead of the Orthodox Easter.
Greek air force aircraft to fly to Israel on Saturday to receive Holy Fire
A Greek air force aircraft will fly to Israel on Saturday afternoon to receive the Holy Fire from the Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem, according to Orthodox tradition.
Moscovici: Greece can legislate for contingency 'mechanism' rather than detailed measures
The European Commission does not think that Greece needs to vote for specific contingency measures but for a mechanism outlining how such measures might be taken, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici told a group of reporters, on Thursday.