The Greek Gods

Papandreou turns on his critics

Prime Minister George Papandreou hit out at his opponents on the left and right of the political spectrum and insisted that November's local elections will be a litmus test for what direction Greece wants to take in the future. Speaking at the beginning o... ...

Temple of Athena Nike free of scaffolding

Tourists were able to admire the Temple of Athena Nike in all its glory yesterday after experts completed another stage of the Acropolis restoration program. The Ionic monument was the last site to be restored as part of a project that started in 2001 and... ...

Smoking ban hotline besieged

A telephone hotline offering information to the public about a new ban prohibiting smoking in enclosed public places has been besieged by more than 10,000 calls in the first two days of its operation. According to the Hellenic Center for Infectious Diseas... ...

Heating oil tax plans fuel concern

Gas station owners expressed concern yesterday at news that the government is considering hiking the tax on heating oil to make it the same as that on other forms of fuel, a measure that would also lead to households' heating bills doubling. The governmen... ...

Giorgos Karatzaferis prepares for...

The leader of the Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS), Giorgos Karatzaferis, prepares for a news conference yesterday, during which he accused New Democracy of handing certain victory to PASOK in the upcoming local elections by rejecting any cooperation with th... ...

Karthi & the Greek Gods

Karthi, is now taking a break from acting, and is currently in Greece on a vacation.

Blog: Questionable food, but Greek hospital care excells

Blog: Well, here we are again. 11.30am on a September morning on the beautiful island of Kefalonia. The thermometer is nudging 30 already, oh the things I have to put up with.

Easy, tasty pomegranates

Pomegranates have been a part of human history and its culture since the beginning of civilization. But the wild pomegranate did not exist in the Aegean in Neolithic times - it came from eastern Per ...

The High Line, Carnegie and Other Favorite Places

Getting ready to leave New York, but already missing the High Line, the Shakespeare Garden and more.

Blogs » Tanja Cilia

Some people wait for Godot, others wait for Guffman. Some wait for a star to fall, or for the world to change - and others wait for Lefty.

Earl speeds up, expected to cause destructive waves

Tropical Storm Earl is gaining momentum as it barrels up the Atlantic Ocean about 100 miles from the U.S. East Coast. Earl still had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph.

Mistrial in alleged 'sham marriage' case

The sham marriage trial of actress Fernanda Romero, which the judge has likened to a soap opera, appeared threatened with a mistrial Friday after a dramatic turn a day earlier.

Feds bust huge human-trafficking ring

Six job recruiters have been indicted in federal court in what the FBI has called the largest human-trafficking operation ever to result in charges in the United States.

UPS plane crashes near Dubai, kills 2

A cargo plane has crashed in an uninhabited area near the Dubai airport, according to the official WAM news agency in the United Arab Emirates.

Florida love triangle killer sentenced

A Florida judge sentenced Rachel Wade, the 20-year-old woman convicted of second-degree murder for fatally stabbing her romantic rival in a fight last year, to 27 years in prison Friday.