Feb 22 Photo: Greece distributes food as it sinks into depression By News Desk The monthly food supplies that were given out in February by an Athens Municipality-run centre are pictured in Athens, Greece. Continue reading
Feb 12 WWII bomb defused in Greece; 70,000 evacuees heading home By Costas Kantouris, Associated Press Authorities in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki say an unexploded World War II bomb found under a gas station was defused Sunday and safely taken to an army firing range outside the city, paving the way for over 70,000… Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch Greece-Turkey relations under pressure amid Erdogan's extradition calls By PBS News Hour Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is asking NATO allies to extradite hundreds of Turkish officers and soldiers who sought asylum following July’s attempted coup. And of all the allies resisting Erdogan’s appeals, Greece is under the most pressure. The two… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 10:49 Greek fishing village welcomes migrants, while others turn them away By PBS News Hour Amidst the wave of anti-migrant sentiment coursing through Europe, one village has shown a rare level of hospitality to those making the journey across the Mediterranean. In Skala Sykaminia, located on the Greek island of Lesbos, Nobel-nominated villagers rescue and… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 7:31 Why shopping on Sunday is a controversial economic idea in Greece By PBS News Hour Americans take shopping on a Sunday for granted. But Greece, a heavily religious country, has been reluctant to embrace the concept. Now, seven years into a financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund is insisting that the government allow Sunday shopping,… Continue watching
Nov 16 Obama urges nations not to give in to isolationist impulses By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama issued a parting plea to world leaders not to let the fear of globalization tugging at Europe and the U.S. pull them away from their core democratic values. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 4:12 News Wrap: Obama warns of 'crude sort of nationalism' rising By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama urged world leaders to heed the results of the U.S. election, won by Donald Trump. Saying voters are scared about the fortunes of their children, the president warned other nations to guard against… Continue watching
Nov 15 Obama reassures Greece of U.S. commitment to NATO By Elena Becatoros and Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama opened his final foreign trip as president Tuesday with reassuring words in Greece about the U.S. commitment to NATO even as he prepares to hand off to a Donald Trump administration, saying Democratic and Republican administrations alike… Continue reading
Nov 12 On last foreign tour, Obama must find a way to explain Trump By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama must use his last major trip abroad to try to calm shocked world leaders about the outcome of the U.S. election. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 8:32 Greece sends stranded refugee children to school, stoking anti-migrant resistance By PBS News Hour Greece launched a program Monday to provide education to the thousands of migrant children displaced in that nation. But the program is facing resistance from Greek parents concerned about cultural differences and infectious diseases. The pushback is one example of… Continue watching