The 43-year-old wife of a Greek Orthodox priest who was shot dead on Monday in the Peloponnesian region of Ilia and a 41-year-old man believed to be the woman’s lover faced a prosecutor Wednesday on charges of plotting the cleric’s murder.
Athanasios Avgeripoulos, a 51-year-old father of three from Pyra in Fokida, was shot on Monday when he stopped his car at a roadside after his wife asked to relieve herself, police said.
The woman, who has told police that her husband was killed by two armed robbers, is accused of having set up the ambush on her husband. She is believed to have been having an affair with the 41-year-old suspected killer.
Greece aims to sell its state lottery business by the end of June, clearing the way for debt-choked country to privatise its betting monopoly OPAP, a privatisation agency official said.
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The Greek tourism sector is hoping to welcome and accommodate some 17 million international visitors this year. The estimate is based on figures regarding arrivals in some of the country's m...
New PAOK coach Huub Stevens has called for unity among fans after taking charge of the Greek club whose players said they feared for their lives last season because of regular protests.
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Greek canoeing champion Andreas Kiligkardis died on Wednesday after losing his battle against leukemia.
The 37-year-old had been in a coma since last Tuesday at a hospital in Poland - where ...
The people of this country need to see their politicians start producing real, tangible results. One of the leading factors behind the anger and frustration felt by so many Greeks toward the...
There is no room for ego trips and personal whims when the country’s survival is at stake. The three party leaders who agreed just a year ago to join forces in order to govern the country mu...
