The Athenian Court system rejected the dismissal demand of magistrates Maria Dimitripoulou and Ioanna Klapa, who are leading the current Golden Dawn trial.

United States National Team soccer star Kyle Beckerman is married to Greek-American Kate Pappas.

This week, international coffee chain Starbucks is set to increase the prices of featured coffee items on its menu all over the world; Greece is the only nation whose rates have declined, as reported in the Wall Street Journal.

This morning, the Hellenic Coast Guard seized two boats in the southwestern Peloponnese, transporting contraband cigarettes onto a ship.