The Greek culture ministry has announced that it intends to officially sponsor the traditional villages of Epirus' Zagori district in northwestern Greece as a Greek 'cultural landscape' to be added to the UNESCO World Heritage list.

In a country racked by economic crisis, with masses of unemployed, people scavenging in garbage bins for food, and climbing suicide rates, the rich and glamorous that prey on the economy can still provoke through outrageous extravagance and ludicrous behavior. Witness the birthday party for Latsis scion, Paris Kasidokostas.

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Greece for CH-47D Chinook helicopters and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $150 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale.