Major streets shut down in downtown Athens today for the parade celebrating the Greek Independence Day of March 25, while police were on alert, in great numbers.

A prison guard at Malandrino correctional facilities was attacked by an inmate who slit his carotid artery with a shank, a homemade knife.

The Multinational Peace Support Operations Officers Basic Course finished, on Friday 21 March 2014. During the two week course, the students received theoretical training on basic maters concerning PSOs, and also they participated in the exercise "BLUE SHIELD 2014," where they carry out field exercises in Check Point operation, Urban Operations and Daytime Patrol. Moreover they trained in NATO Virtual Battle Space - VBS.

Myconos faces a serious drought risk this summer unless immediate measures are taken to avert water shortages, according to reports.