Hitler plot survivor dies aged 90
(BBC) May 03, 2008
The last known survivor of a group of German army officers who tried to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1944 has died aged 90, his family says....

Lesbians of Lesvos fed up of being called lesbians
(Times Online) May 01, 2008
Dimitris Lambrou is tired of being called a lesbian. As a magazine publisher on the Greek island of Lesvos — Lesbos according to the classical spelling — he is suing Greece’s biggest gay and lesbian association to get the term expunged...

We're the true Lesbians, say islanders
(Melbourne Herald Sun) Apr 30, 2008
RESIDENTS of the Greek island of Lesbos have launched a legal case against a gay group, insisting they are the real Lesbians....

Songs and melodies for all ages
(eKathimerini) Apr 21, 2008
Music teacher, composer Tatiana Zografou presents new book-CD ‘I’m in No Hurry to Grow Up’...

Greece sets the stage for wine
(Napa Valley Register) Apr 19, 2008
Professor Peter Charanis was Greek to his very soul and an eminent Greek historian. He was not happy having to teach us freshmen a broadly ranging Western Civilization course, but he made the best of it....

Nine in 10 satisfied with KEP
(eKathimerini) Apr 19, 2008
Nine out of 10 Greeks are satisfied with the services provided by the government's Citizens' Advice Bureaus (KEP) which offer assistance...

Cypriot MEP wants to trim Greek alphabet
(eKathimerini) Apr 18, 2008
A maverick Cypriot Euro MP with a reputation for high-profile protests yesterday called for the «simplification» of the Greek written language, including the elimination of some letters from the alphabet,...

For a bounty of flavorful foods, Greece is the word
(MSNBC) Apr 12, 2008
From Athens streets to seaside restaurants, traditional tastes dominate...

Food: The Way We Eat Greek Revival
(New York Times) Apr 11, 2008
This month, FAGE U.S.A., whose tart, refined yogurts have been imported from Greece for the past decade, will open a plant in Johnstown, N.Y...

Preserving History: The Jews of Greece
(Forward) Mar 28, 2008
The Romaniote Jews are said to be vanishing, but photographer Vincent Giordano is dedicated to preserving their history before it drifts away....

Oldest recorded voices sing again
(BBC) Mar 28, 2008
An "ethereal" 10 second clip of a woman singing a French folk song has been played for the first time in 150 years....

It's not all Greek to us any more
(Melbourne Herald Sun) Mar 21, 2008
Census data shows Melbourne's boast as the biggest Greek city outside Greece is under threat as community numbers steadily fall....

Greek food made with grandma's touch
(Pioneer Press Online, IL) Mar 20, 2008
When her family gave her a computer for Christmas five years ago, Dorothy Bezemes of Chicago's Portage Park taught herself the word processor, then began cataloging her 83 years of Greek-American recipes....

Before idealizing democracy, beware the Athenian lesson
(Philadelphia Inquirer) Mar 16, 2008
What is democracy? Citizens of the United States tend to associate it with freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, freedom of religion. We assume that democratic societies are better for their citizens to live in than tyrannies, oligarchies, theocracies...

Modern Ithaca was Homeric land of Odysseus-study
(Reuters) Mar 14, 2008
Greeks on Friday hailed a new study showing the modern-day island of Ithaca is the same as that of Homer's legendary hero Odysseus, rejecting a recent British theory that pointed to a nearby island....