The fifteen bears in the wildlife shelter of “Arcturos” in Nympheo, northern Greece, woke up from hibernation in the past few days as March brought spring and milder weather in the country's northern regions, the shelter announced on Thursday.

A charity match between veteran Olympiacos Piraeus footballers versus a UNICEF Select team is to take place at the Star Football Club in Athens' coastal suburb of Voula at 13:30 on Sunday.

An appeals court nullified on Thursday a 10-month suspended prison sentence imposed on a Greek blogger who run a satirical webpage titled “Geron Pastitsios” (Elder Pastitsios) for “insulting religion”, ending his five-year legal battle.

Eight UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and more than 70 other pieces of equipment arrived at the Port of Thessaloniki here Feb. 25 as part of the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade’s nine month rotational deployment in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.