Two German ruling coalition MPs have demanded the abdication of Greece from the Presidency of the EU, which it is slated to undertake, in January 2014, on the basis of the burden of the cost on the beleaguered Greek economy.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, in a statement published today, in very dramatic tones laid out his position on the murder of 34 year old Pavlos Fyssas by a neo-nazi sympathizer.

The ruling AKP party of Turkey has announced its plans to deploy a 6,000 member team in order to shape public opinion through social media.