The swearing in of Yannis Boutaris for another term as mayor of Thessaloniki was not without incident as Golden Dawn members and antiracist and antifascist groups exchanged shouts and catcalls during the ceremony.

On August 27th, Orthodox Greeks honor the memory of Martyr St. Fanourios, and it is customary in many homes to make fanouropita. But who was Saint Phanurius and what is the traditional fanouropita (Fanouris cake)?

A Forbes Magazine article says that Greece is one of the countries that has appealed to the European Union for assistance, since its dependance on Russia's natural gas may cause energy demand problems this coming winter.