A 49-year-old doctor was arrested Saturday for throwing a shoe at Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in protest of the government's austerity measures.
An explosion occurred Friday in a court building in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said.
THESSALONIKI, Greece -- Like most Greek cities, Thessaloniki has always welcomed strangers with open arms. The locals have thrived on the constant flow of goods and information from east to west and back again, taking advantage of their ability to adapt to changing environments and integrate foreign influences. It all gives Greece's second city a unique cosmopolitanism far removed from the brutal sprawl of Athens.
Legendary German auteur awarded Golden Alexander for contribution to cinema, plus a report from the APSA Awards.
The Screening Room Xtra visits Thessaloniki for the 50th anniversary of one of the world's oldest film festivals.
From the Czech Republic to Greece, the eastern part of Europe is changing so fast that you could visit every year and feel as if you've experienced something completely new.
Twenty-four Greek nationals, including a priest and a neurosurgeon, have been arrested on suspicion of child pornography, Greek police announced Tuesday.
Three gunmen have kidnapped a leading Greek shipping magnate, police said Monday.
Greece was bracing for more riots Monday as students angry over the police killing of a 15-year-old boy in Athens threatened to take demonstrations that have left the country in turmoil into a second week.
Greek students have called for daily protests starting Monday, 10 days after the police killing of a 15-year-old boy in Athens sparked demonstrations that have thrown the country into turmoil.
Protesters clashed with riot police and 10,000 people marched on parliament in Greece as a 15-year-old boy killed by police was buried Tuesday.
Authorities vowed to re-impose order after demonstrators rose up across Greece Monday in a third day of rioting over Saturday's killing of a 15-year-old boy that has left dozens injured and scores of properties destroyed.
Bursts of tear gas exploded in downtown Athens as police continued to battle hundreds of young self-styled anarchists rioting Sunday in major cities across Greece.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators jammed central Athens and the northern city of Thessaloniki on Wednesday in a general strike
This Where Are They Now feature and others like it can be found in the July 2nd issue of Sports Illustrated.
Four people died and 40 were hurt, five of them seriously, when a passenger train collided with a truck and derailed near the northern Greek city of Drama, police and officials said.
At least one person was killed and 13 injured when a train struck a van that was illegally crossing the tracks in northern Greece, local officials said.
Fortune: The Greek Solutionupdated: Mon Jun 22 1998 00:01:00
The Greeks figured out the summer heat long ago: cold spreads of yogurt, potatoes, or fish roe; whole fish grilled over charcoal and slathered with olive oil, lemon, and herbs; and a bladder of ret...
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