Europe

Scientists in Italy were able to read for the first time part of the Greek texts that were written on ancient scrolls – known as the Herculaneum papyri -- that were burnt when Mount Vesuvius erupted. The Herculaneum papyri are more...

  A significant increase in migrants was recorded in Germany during 2013. While in 2012 the numbers of people who settled in Germany stood at 1.08 million, in 2013 their total number rose to 1.23 million. This is the largest number...

Greek photographer Vagelis Giotopoulos has received many awards in his field on a domestic but also on an international level. However, this time he managed to sweep the majority of the awards at the Society of Wedding and Portrait...

On July 24, 1991, British toddler Ben Needham went missing on the Greek island of Kos. Now, 24 years later, witnesses believe that they saw Ben on the Greek mainland. Ben was 21 months old when he went missing. He...

The British Museum will be hosting an exhibition entitled "Defining beauty: the body in ancient Greek art" from March 26 to July 5, 2015. This major exhibition will focus on the human body and the way it was portrayed...

A protest was organized in Brussels on Saturday evening in solidarity of the Greek people and against austerity measures. According to local media, only 150 protesters were present at first but their number quickly rose to 400. The protest was...

In an article titled “The fantastical beasts on ancient Greece,” published in its Culture section, BBC news website focused on a darker side of Greek art and more specifically on the fearsome creatures that were commonly depicted in...

Belgian media reported that the country's authorities are currently searching in Greece and Turkey for the "mastermind" behind the group that was organizing terrorist attacks in Belgium. “With help from the FBI, our authorities are looking for the leader...

The Secretary General of International Economic Relations, Panagiotis Michalos traveled to Munich, Germany, in order to represent the Greek government in the formal foundation ceremony of the city's Greek School. The foundation ceremony took place on Friday, January 16, and...

The Greek National Tourism Organization along with its co-exhibitors have been given a stand in this year’s Vienna World Tourism Exhibition which was organized with the participation of 700 exhibitors from 70 countries. The fair will open its doors...