Five villages inhabited by the ethnic Greek minority in southern Albania were under serious threat from wildfires burning in the Delvine region since Tuesday night and had to evacuate residents, Finiq Mayor Leonidas Christos reported on Wednesday.
Following Colors of Greece 2015 art exhibition at the Muses of the Hamptons, New York, which made a powerful impression by promoting a positive and dynamic image of Modern Greece to the American public, this year's Phos-Light features a fine selection of 45 paintings by 12 recognized contemporary Greek artists inspired by Greece's eternal light – making a great show of Modern Greek art in the United States. The artists are Angelos, Jamal Joratli, Michael Kapsalis, Eleni Parmakeli, George Magiras , Maria Papoutsa, Elias Papanikolaou, Iannis Nikou, Petros Ptochopoulos, George Stathopoulos, Lilian Manolakaki, Chryssa Verghi, Agapi Catzi, Zina Linardaki ,Dimitris Mytaras, Marina Stellatos and the photographer Venia Bechrakis.
John Brademas, a Greek - American politician who served 22 years in Congress and more than a decade as president of New York University died on Monday in Manhattan at the age of 89.