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Pictured: British mother in Greek court charged with murdering her newborn son in hotel roomA British mother accused of strangling her newborn son moments after giving birth in a hotel room in Crete appeared in court today.
Source : topix.net | 24-Jul-2008 18:35
Greece: 3 hurt in ferry collision
Two ferryboats carrying more than 1,500 passengers collided at a Greek island port Wednesday, injuring three people, authorities said.
Source : topix.net | 24-Jul-2008 01:58
Kuehne + Nagel consolidating brands in Greece
Kuehne + Nagel on Monday decided to unify its group of companies in Greece under a single brand, Kuehne + Nagel A.E. The new company will be headquartered in Athens and operate branches in Thessaloniki and the ...
Source : topix.net | 23-Jul-2008 18:18
Macedonia's EU bid in danger as Greece row escalates
Nikola Gruevski, Macedonia's prime minister, has infuriated Greece by asking the EU member to recognise its Macedonian minority.
Source : topix.net | 23-Jul-2008 08:37
The Parthenon, Athens, Greece
Late-summer and fall flights to Europe are on sale from Delta. Fares start at $618 round-trip, and destinations include Athens, London, Paris, and Rome.
Source : topix.net | 23-Jul-2008 00:05
Greek islanders lose lesbian case
A Greek court on Tuesday ruled a gay rights group can use the name Lesbian, saying people from the Aegean island of Lesbos did not have sole claim to the name.
Source : topix.net | 22-Jul-2008 15:59
Wish You Were Here | Greece
After deciding to change my profession, I took a soul-searching adventure to Greece shortly after the new year.
Source : topix.net | 22-Jul-2008 11:15
Macedonia: Thousands attend rally to demand minority rights in Greece
Thousands of protesters held a rally Friday to demand that neighbor Greece recognize the existence of a Macedonian minority.
Source : topix.net | 22-Jul-2008 02:44
British woman detained in Greece after death of her newborn baby
ATHENS, Greece : A British woman was detained at a Greek holiday resort Monday after her child died following an unassisted birth, authorities said.
Source : topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 18:24
Greece slow in fight against noise
Greece is set to start a project later this year to map noise pollution levels in Athens and Thessaloniki, more than a year after a deadline set by the World Health Organization.
Source : topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 12:44
Man, please
While Iran's leaders saber-rattle and quote the Quran, the country's multitudes of young adults are embracing New Age self-help, as exemplified by the best-selling books and sold-out seminars of motivational ...
Source : topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 06:36
Greece blocks Macedonian journalists from entering its territory
Greece's border authorities refused to allow a group of Macedonian journalists to enter the country on Saturday , Macedonian media reported.
Source : topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 01:58
Crete-British men beat Greek police officers
On Friday night two Greek police officers were beaten by British tourists in Malia on the island of Crete.
Source : topix.net | 19-Jul-2008 20:07
Expelled Macedonians from Greece with renewed trust
Macedonian state institutions have regained the trust of the Macedonian refugees, stirring their hopes they will be able to take back the lost properties and the land from which they were expelled during the ...
Source : topix.net | 19-Jul-2008 17:03
Macedonia: Seventeen ethnic Albanians sentenced on terror charges
Skopje, : A Macedonian court sentenced on Friday seventeen ethnic Albanians for terrorism, police spokesman Ivo Kotevski told media, but but did not give any names.
Source : topix.net | 19-Jul-2008 08:45
Murder probe ordered in prison death of journalist suspected in women's deaths in Macedonia
SKOPJE, Macedonia : Macedonian authorities launched a murder probe Friday into the prison death of a newspaper reporter who had been accused of slaying women and covering the killings for his newspaper.
Source : topix.net | 19-Jul-2008 00:32
Macedonian opposition parties leave parliament over arrest of Strumica mayor
SKOPJE, Macedonia -- The opposition Social Democratic Union of Macedonia , the Liberal Democratic Party, the New Social Democratic Party and the New Alternative party, all members of the Sun coalition, walked ...
Source : topix.net | 18-Jul-2008 20:03
Weddings banned in Greece
A Greek, Catholic bishop reportedly has banned all weddings on many popular Greek islands.
Source : topix.net | 18-Jul-2008 13:34
Strong quake kills one in Greece
ATHENS, Greece ' An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale shook the Greek island of Rhodes early Tuesday .
Source : topix.net | 18-Jul-2008 05:14
Macedonian president says he will not stand for re-election in 2009
Macedonian president Branko Crvenkovski, at odds with the government in Skopje and whose popularity is slipping in the polls, has said that he would not stand for re-election in 2009.
Source : topix.net | 17-Jul-2008 20:59
Greek police station attacked with firebombs; no injuries
ATHENS, Greece : A police station west of Athens came under firebomb attack early Thursday, police said, leaving several vehicles damaged but causing no injuries.
Source : topix.net | 17-Jul-2008 12:52
Catholic bishop bans 'weddings with a view'
Tourists could no longer marry in some of Greece's top Aegean island destinations including Santorini and Crete in reaction to a growing trade in "wedding with a view" packages offered by travel agents.
Source : topix.net | 17-Jul-2008 08:17
Greece accuses Macedonia of undermining name dispute talks
ATHENS, Greece -- Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis on Tuesday accused Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski of trying to undermine talks aimed at resolving the long-standing name dispute between the two ...
Source : topix.net | 17-Jul-2008 01:54
Zakynthos-British women arrested
Nine British women were arrested in the Greek island of Zakynthos last weekend and are facing charges for prostitution.
Source : topix.net | 15-Jul-2008 21:18
FromGreece news blog: Greece-Marijuana field in Crete
A field with approximately 1400 marijuana plants was found by Greek police in the area of Handakas in the island of Crete.
Source : topix.net | 15-Jul-2008 21:09
Greece-Fire in Viotia
The fire which started on Tuesday morning in the area Inoi,Viotia threatened 4 villages.
Source : topix.net | 15-Jul-2008 20:56
FromGreece news blog: Earthquake in Rhodes island Greece
An earthquake of 6,3 magnitude shocked the island of Rhodes.
Source : topix.net | 15-Jul-2008 20:46
Strong quake strikes Greek island, 1 killed
ATHENS, Greece : A strong earthquake struck the Greek island of Rhodes early Tuesday, killing a woman who slipped trying to flee her home, local authorities said.
Source : topix.net | 15-Jul-2008 16:46
Train collision injures 16 in Greece
ATHENS, Greece -- A passenger train collided with freight cars early Monday , injuring the train engineer and 15 passengers, media reported.
Source : topix.net | 15-Jul-2008 12:12
The Hague acquits Macedonia's Boskovski, convicts Tarculovski
Freed by The Hague tribunal, former Interior Minister Ljube Boskovski received a hero's welcome in Skopje.
Source : topix.net | 15-Jul-2008 07:40
Consultations over Macedonia's name underway in New York
UN mediator Matthew Nimetz meets today with Greek negotiator Adamantios Vassilakis for a new round of consultations on name dispute between Macedonia and Greece.
Source : topix.net | 14-Jul-2008 23:34
The Greece - FYROM dispute at a dead end
The recent letter of FYROMs Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski to Greek Premier K. Karamanlis constitutes another major hurdle to the effort of finding a mutually acceptable solution to the name dispute.
Source : topix.net | 14-Jul-2008 18:57
Trains collide in central Greece, 6 injured - AP
A passenger train carrying 500 people collided with carriages that had become detached from a cargo train in central Greece early Monday, injuring 15 people, authorities said.
Source : topix.net | 14-Jul-2008 10:58
17 ethnic Albanians sentenced in Macedonia on terrorism charges
SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Seventeen ethnic Albanians received a total of 192 years in jail sentences on Friday on charges of terrorism.
Source : topix.net | 14-Jul-2008 06:19
One dead, two hurt in EXIT camp accident
One person died while two were seriously injured when a tree branch fell on them in the EXIT festival camp.
Source : topix.net | 13-Jul-2008 17:43
Macedonia's prime minister proposes new gov't
Macedonia's Prime Minister Nikola Gruevksi submitted a proposal of a new government to the country's parliament on Saturday, news reaching here from Skopje reported.
Source : topix.net | 13-Jul-2008 05:53
Get a Taste of Greece without having to leave Cape
Cape Coral residents can now celebrate with an 'OPA!' for the newest - and only - Greek restaurant in the city.
Source : topix.net | 12-Jul-2008 16:11
Macedonian court jails 2 men for attack on ethnic Albanian leader
SKOPJE, Macedonia : A Macedonian court on Friday jailed two men over a gunfire attack on an ethnic Albanian party leader during violence ahead of last month's national elections.
Source : topix.net | 12-Jul-2008 07:46
Macedonia to focus on Euro-Atlantic integration, regional stability
Macedonia's NATO accession is part of the Alliance's commitment to the region, Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki told Southeast European Times contributor Goran Trajkov.
Source : topix.net | 12-Jul-2008 02:48
Greece's Karamanlis proposes EU immigration, asylum pact
ATHENS, Greece -- Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis proposed on Thursday the establishment of an EU pact on immigration and asylum, with a special emphasis on immigrants' human rights and measures to address ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Jul-2008 18:46
Genitorturers Frontwoman Comments On David Vincent's Italian Arrest
Frontwoman Gen of the Florida-based "shock-rock" band GENITORTURERS - which also features MORBID ANGEL frontman David "Evil D" Vincent on bass - has issued the following update: "I received an interesting call ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Jul-2008 10:22
Macedonian dig turns up ancient Venus marble
An archaeologist checks out a sculpture recently unearthed at an archaeological site northwest of Skopje, Macedonia's capital, on Wednesday.
Source : topix.net | 11-Jul-2008 02:18
Former Macedonia interior minister acquitted of murder
A U.N. tribunal on Monday acquitted Macedonia's former interior minister of murder, cruel treatment and other war crimes stemming from a 2001 police attack on an ethnic Albanian village that left seven men ...
Source : topix.net | 10-Jul-2008 21:30
Boaters Upset Over New Federal Rules
Boaters across the state are wondering what the federal government is thinking. A new federal rule could require recreational boat owners to pay hundreds of dollars for a water pollution permit.
Source : topix.net | 10-Jul-2008 16:39
UN Envoy To Consult Over Macedonia Name Issue
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 9:23 am Press Release: United Nations UN envoy to consult with parties on former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia name issue 9 July 2008 - The United Nations envoy tasked with mediating ...
Source : topix.net | 10-Jul-2008 08:30
Begrudged cop shuts down highway
A Greek police officer was arrested on Saturday after driving over 300 kilometres threatening to murder his wife's sister, stealing a squad car and leading police on a chase that shut down the nation's main ...
Source : topix.net | 10-Jul-2008 03:39