IOL (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
An anarchist group has claimed responsibility for two small bomb attacks on sex shops over the past week in Greece's northern port city of Thessaloniki that caused no injuries.
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The Bulgarian government decided Wednesday to ask President Georgi Parvanov to dismiss the country's Ambassadors to the USA and Turkey. Based on a report of Foreign Minister, Rumiana Jeleva, the cabinet has approved the removal of Lachezar Petkov as Ambassador to the USA and Branimir Mladenov as Ambassador to Turkey over violations during the organizing and conducting of the Bulgarian Parliamentary...
Teacher Dude's Grill and BBQ (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
The Olympic flame reaches Thessaloniki, Greece , originally uploaded by Teacher Dude's BBQ .
Teacher Dude's Grill and BBQ (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Video from TVXS.gr Greek police have been accused of heavy handedness and over - reaction following a raid on a bookshop in central Athens following a book reading by the author Dimitris Papachristos. Shortly after the reading approximately 50 masked riot police surrounded the Floral bookshop in the Exarchia district and arrested two teenagers inside prompting protests by members of the audience, including...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
THESSALONIKI, Greece -- A man has been arrested in northern Greece for allegedly growing marijuana in the median strip of the country's main, um, highway.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
THESSALONIKI, Greece -- Archaeologists in Greece say a sprawling ancient cemetery dating to the 6th century B.C. has yielded dozens of rich grave offerings, including weapons and gold ornaments.
Jamaica Gleaner (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
Following his victory at Sunday's Bank World Athletics Final meet in Thessaloniki, Greece, an exhausted Usain Bolt told journalists: "I was running on fumes. That was the last race this year. ... It was the last energy I had." Life in the fast lane is not easy...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) Usain Bolt cruised to another victory in the 200 meters at the World Athletics final Sunday, and American sprinter Carmelita Jeter became the third fastest woman ever by clocking 10.67 seconds in the 100. Bolt finished in 19.68 in his last race of the season, coming fast out of the bend as usual but relaxing toward the end. Wallace Spearmon of the United States was second...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
Thessaloniki (Greece): Usain Bolt cruised to another victory in the 200m at the World Athletics final and American sprinter Carmelita Jeter became the third fastest woman ever by clocking 10.67s in the 100m here on Sunday. Bolt finished ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009
Thessaloniki, Greece - Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt ended his season with victory in the 200 metres at the World Athletics Final in Thessaloniki, Greece on Sunday. Meanwhile American Carmelita Jeter ran the fastest women's 100m for 11 years and th...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Thessaloniki, Greece - Usain Bolt lost against a five-year-old boy on Friday but is expected to wrap up another outstanding sprint season in style on Sunday at the World Athletics Final. Bolt will compete over 200m at his season-ending race, as the J...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Moses Kipsiro stands to pocket over Shs40m if he registers victory at this weekend's World Athletics Final in Thessaloniki, Greece.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
Thessaloniki, Greece - Thousands of people marched in the northern port city of Thessaloniki Saturday to protest the ruling conservative government's austere economic reforms ahead of elections next month. More than 10,000 people marched through down...
Teacher Dude's Grill and BBQ (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
Questions still remain about the fate of 12 under age refugees from Afghanistan and Iraq who disappeared from a shelter in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second city. According to reports in the Greek press the 12 were part of a group of 13 minors taken by ferry from a detention centre on the island of Mytiline on Tuesday to stay in shelters run by NGOs in the northern port town of Thessaloniki. However,...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 08/05/2009
Bulgaria's government approved Wednesday the appointment of counter-intelligence officer Tsvetelin Yovchev as the head of the State National Security Agency DANS. Yovchev's appointment will have to be sealed with a decree of President Parvanov but that is going to be just a formality since he was nominated by Prime Minister Borisov when it was known that Parvanov also favored the nomination. Thus,...
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