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Poker: Greek Crocodile Scoops $1M Poker Pot

The biggest player of poker in Australia and Asia is.......a Greek!  The title goes to Vasili Argyro, the Greek Crocodile, known as Billy "The Croc" Argyros,who got his fortune from his great performances of the well known lucky game of poker.

Infant Death on Luggage Conveyor Belt

A five month old baby died tragically at the airport of the Spanish town of Alicante, when her mother attempting to recover her luggage left her on a conveyor belt.

The mother, baby, and another child were traveling from Gatwick airport in London to the Spanish resort, where the father was waiting for them.

Spanish police have yet to issue a report on the exact circumstances of the accident.

Golden Dawn Banned from Proceedings

The president of the Union of Greek Peripheral Governments (ENPE) Yannis Sgouros and its board asked Golden Dawn representatives to not attend their congress, through a letter.

Plans to Reduce Property Tax

The government wants to reduce the rates of the new Single Property Tax, which is to apply from 2014, aiming to lighten the load on owners of plots within town-planning zones.

The issue of the new tax was discussed yesterday at a meeting between Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos, with the two men agreeing that property owners should not pay more tax. That would mean that the total tax amount property owners would have to pay would be less than the 4.15 billion euros provided for in the original plan drawn up on the recommendation of the country's creditors, collectively known as the troika.

Samaras and Venizelos also agreed that any reductions, should there be an agreement between the troika and the Finance Ministry, will affect landowners, as the original plan provides for a disproportionate burden on them.

All will depend on the negotiations that the heads of the troika will hold with the finance ministry concerning the final rates for the new tax from January.

In their report, the creditors insist the current status should be retained, but the government is determined not to accept it. This forms yet another front on which Athens and its lenders are set to clash.

Golden Dawn Kavala Offices Attacked

Around ten persons attacked the offices of Golden Dawn, this evening, in the northern port city of Kavala, breaking the glass door with rocks and setting fire to trash bins outside.

Greek Unemployment Recedes after 48 Months

Unemployment is dropping and the labor market seems to be stabilizing was the message sent by labor minister Yannis Vroutsis, on the occasion of the Hellenic Statistical Authority's (ELSTAT) announcement concerning a decrease in unemployment rate.

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