During a seminar organized by the International Herald Tribune entitled “Democracy Under Threat," not only did Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras predict that the Greek economy will soon return to growth, he also claimed that "everybody expects a recovery in Greece as early as next ...
If ‘censorship is to art as lynching is to justice,’ artist Gregos Theopsy temporarily sported a loose noose around his neck—and not of the fashionable variety. Little did Theopsy imagine that the killing of three bank employees on May 5 in Athens would have any bearing on the ...
Gallivanting around the globe is usually not advisable for political leaders in the midst of sweeping domestic changes, possible bankruptcy and public protests. Unless that is, you are Prime Minister George Papandreou. To encourage foreign investment in Greece after the government began ...
Like most butchers, Muhammad Bouyeri of the Hofstad Group is not a man of many doubts. When asked why he slaughtered the Dutch film-maker Theo Van Gogh, he was succinct: “I was motivated by the law that commands me to cut off the head of anyone who insults Allah and his prophet.” ...
Flanked by the presidential guards known as the Evzones, one would imagine that the soldier entombed in front of the Greek parliament witnessed the last of violence when he fell fighting in the battlefield. Alas, not so. On January 9, at 7:59 pm, a bomb exploded in a trash bin next to The Tomb ...
