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An Early Greek Spring

Katerina Sokou | Posted 05.14.2013 | World
Katerina Sokou

Crises have a way of doing this to people: They ground them and strengthen their resolve, while they also make them see the flowers between the cracks and draw inspiration from them. And this is all the Greeks can count on, for now.

Greece's Daily Torment

Justine Frangouli-Argyris | Posted 04.11.2013 | World
Justine Frangouli-Argyris

Trapped by the relentless demands of its northern European partners, Greece has become a disturbing model of idleness and stagnation.

More Than a Myth: Volunteerism in Greece

Aphrodite Bouikidis | Posted 04.04.2013 | World
Aphrodite Bouikidis

In Greece,volunteering is traditionally expressed through family, local community and the church. Now there are more people engaging in community service through civil society groups responding to critical issues, including health, social services, employment and more.

Bomb Explodes Near Acropolis

AP | Posted 03.27.2013 | World

ATHENS, Greece — A bomb exploded outside a Greek ship owner's house near a crowded pedestrian area under the Acropolis in central Athens on Wedn...

Heavy Police Presence For Greece's Independence Day Parade

AP | Posted 03.25.2013 | World

ATHENS, Greece -- A military parade marking Greece's Independence Day has taken place, for a second straight year, amid a heavy police presence that b...

Cyprus Financial Crisis: Turkey & Reintegration Forgotten?

Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey | Posted 03.21.2013 | World
Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey

Will Turkey support and Cypriot Turks be expected to reintegrate into a unified Cyprus if the Kremlin is handed even a bigger role in the economic future of the Island and the exploitation of its natural gas reserves?

Greece's Desperate Call

Justine Frangouli-Argyris | Posted 03.04.2013 | World
Justine Frangouli-Argyris

Bravely, the Greeks forge on. Its leaders may, indeed, as the Foreign Minister said, be exploring and defining areas of potential foreign investment and fast-tracking new rules to eliminate much of the red tape surrounding these endeavors.

French Kiss

Justine Frangouli-Argyris | Posted 04.27.2013 | World
Justine Frangouli-Argyris

Yes, it is true, Francois Hollande went to Greece. Unfortunately, he had nothing of substance to offer the Greek people.

Journey to the Center of the Earth -- Bringing Nature Back to Athens

Diana Farr Louis | Posted 04.12.2013 | Green
Diana Farr Louis

Long ago, proud Hellenes considered Delphi and its illustrious oracle as the Navel of the Universe. Now a newly formed Greek NGO called Organization Earth has baptized its headquarters "Center of the Earth."

PHOTOS: Hotels With The Midas Touch

Oyster | Posted 03.12.2013 | Travel
Oyster

Though they can quickly turn from gilded to just plain gaudy -- ask The Donald -- gold accents bring a unique luster to any room.

A Dessert Worthy of the Gods

Marisa Churchill | Posted 12.21.2012 | Taste
Marisa Churchill

I am currently traveling in Greece, preparing to film season 3 of The Cooking Odyssey, and life seems to be less about sweet & skinny and more about the old Greek proverb "all is well when the honey is sweet."

WATCH: Falling In Love With Athens Again

Posted 12.12.2012 | World

Still wondering where to go for the holidays? You like day dreaming about magnificent greek temples, picture perfect islands, and delicious Kokoretsi?...

Boroume Revisited: Food Aid Soars in Athens

Diana Farr Louis | Posted 02.11.2013 | Impact
Diana Farr Louis

What began in May 2011 as an attempt to link agencies and people who needed food with producers and shopkeepers who trashed it at the end of the day has burgeoned into a flourishing network that operates all over Greece and has donors throughout Europe and North America.

The Marathon of Records

Eirini Zarkadoula | Posted 01.14.2013 | Sports
Eirini Zarkadoula

Athens Classic Marathon has brought to debt-laden Greece the glamour lost in the Armageddon of the financial crisis.

Mikis Theodorakis: The Greek Legend Becomes the First Marathon Torchbearer

Eirini Zarkadoula | Posted 01.12.2013 | Sports
Eirini Zarkadoula

The rain didn't stop during the Opening Ceremony of the 30th Athens Classic Marathon. However, the Tomb of Marathon was full. Citizens, athletes, eve...

Racist Attacks Increase Amid Greek Crisis

AP | ELENA BECATOROS | Posted 11.12.2012 | World

ATHENS, Greece -- The attack came seemingly out of nowhere. As the 28-year-old Bangladeshi man dug around trash bins one recent afternoon for scrap me...

Marathon for Athens

Eirini Zarkadoula | Posted 01.08.2013 | Sports
Eirini Zarkadoula

In 2012, Greece will celebrate its 30th Athens Classic Marathon. More than 26,000 runners, athletes and everyday people will join the 5-kilometer, 10-kilometer and 42-kilometer races on November 11th.

David Lohr

Who Killed Charles Stephen Parker?

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 09.07.2012 | Crime

For the past eight months, a murder mystery has played out in north central Georgia. The victim, 25-year-old bank manager and budding entrepreneur...

So Paul Ryan's Budget Is 'Draconian.' Who Was Draco?

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 10.14.2012 | Politics
Jesse Kornbluth

Go back millenia, to ancient Athens, where a well-intentioned man created only misery.

The True Olympic Legacy of Athens: Refuting the Mythology

Michael Nevradakis | Posted 10.07.2012 | Sports
Michael Nevradakis

tarting with the period prior to the 2004 Games in Athens, media outlets across the world have made a habit of putting Greece down, doubting its ability to host the games prior to 2004, and since 2004, questioning whether the Games should have been held in Athens.

PHOTOS: Decaying Athens Olympics Venues

AP | ELENA BECATOROS | Posted 08.03.2012 | Sports

-- There's still one group that loves the training pool for athletes at the former Olympic village in Athens' northern fringe. Frogs....

Morgan Stanley Allegedly Participated In Insider Trading

AP | Posted 10.01.2012 | Business

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek court officials say a prosecutor has brought misdemeanor charges against Morgan Stanley for alleged insider trading in c...

Now Power Traders Are Halting Electricity Exports To Greece

Reuters | Posted 08.22.2012 | Business

* Greek power prices double due to lower imports, hot weather * Tourism season coming By Karolin Schaps and Tsvetelia T...

Greece Sells Islands, Highways, Planes In Fire Sale To Pay Down Debt

The Huffington Post | James Sunshine | Posted 06.21.2012 | Business

When governments announce that the sale of assets, they usually mean industries and companies owned and operated by the state. Greece has something sl...

Firefighter Dies In Greek Blaze

AP | Posted 06.20.2012 | World

ATHENS, Greece -- A Greek firefighter died Wednesday while helping to battle a large wildfire burning inside an air force base just west of Athens, au...