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Four Nigrita jail guards bailed over inmate's fatal torture
Four prison guards from Nigrita jail in northern Greece were bailed on Monday after giving their depositions in connection to the deadly beating suffered by inmate Ilie Kareli.
Six prison guards have been remanded in custody, while a total of six have been bailed.
Another two prison guards are to face a prosecutor in Serres on Wednesday.
Bulgaria Among Popular Passover Destinations for Israeli Tourists
Israeli citizens prefer to spend the Passover festival in Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria, according to Turkish tour operators, Bulgarian National Radio reported.
Turkey is the destination of choice for some 6,300 Israeli citizens celebrating the eight-day festival of Passover, also known as Pesach, beginning on 15 April, Turkish Haberler informed.
Greek Protesters Clash with Police over Extra Working Hours on Sunday
Clashes erupted in Greece between protesters and riot police in the capital Athens during a demonstration against a decision on extra Sunday working hours for retailers.
No injuries or damages occurred, according to Greek newspaper Kathimerini.
Apollon is relegated, Xanthi to face survival play-off
By George Georgakopoulos
Apollon followed Aris to the second division and Xanthi will contest a relegation play-off, as the end of the regular season of the Super League on Sunday produced predictable results that also included defeats for PAOK and Panathinaikos.
Market tapping came late, not early
Acting responsibly will ensure the country its funding from bonds even without troika monitoring
By Dimitris Kontogiannis
New Iraklio airport to keep charges low
By Tassos Telloglou
The new airport at Kastelli in Iraklio, Crete, will be ready in four years time and will thankfully manage to dodge the high charges seen at Athens International Airport due to its concession agreement, which have resulted in reduced traffic.
Gauging the reactions of the markets
By Alexis Papachelas
Talk of what the markets are up to is back in our lives and there are those who want people to believe that they have an infallible instinct when it comes to predicting how the markets will react at any given time.
Time for hope, not fear
Many Greeks voted out of fear in the back-to-back 2012 general elections. They did so to keep the country afloat, in the eurozone and safe from calamity. Now, thanks to their votes and the efforts of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, those fears have abated.
Samaras sees no need for third bailout
After a week that saw Athens successfully tap international bond markets for the first time in four years, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras essentially ruled out the need for a third loan program for Greece, insisting that the markets positive response to last week bonds issue is the first step toward the country emerging from its economic crisis.
Six more guards called on Nigrita prison torture
Six employees of Nigrita Prison in northern Greece where a 42-year-old Albanian inmate was found dead in his cell on March 27, apparently after a severe beating are to face a magistrate in Serres on Monday and Tuesday on charges of torture.
Coast guard searches for five migrants off coast of Lesvos
Coast guard vessels were seeking five undocumented immigrants who went missing early on Saturday off the coast of Gera on the island of Lesvos in the northeastern Aegean Sea.
Former Greek PM says EU was too slow in responding to crisis
The European Union was slow in its efforts to aid Greece in the wake of the countrys debt crisis, according to former Prime Minister George Papandreou.
Today marks 69 years since breakthrough of Syrmian Front
BELGRADE - Serbia marked on Saturday 69 years since the breakthrough of the Axis lines on the Syrmian Front after a 175-day campaign to liberate Yugoslavia from Nazi occupation in World War II.
The Syrmian Front campaign saw some of the most difficult and longest and most tragic WWII fighting. Over 250,000 soldiers fought in the trench battles from October 21, 1944 to April 12, 1945.
69 years since breakthrough of Syrmian Front
BELGRADE - Serbia marked on Saturday 69 years since the breakthrough of the Axis lines on the Syrmian Front after a 175-day campaign to liberate Yugoslavia from Nazi occupation in World War II.
The Syrmian Front campaign saw some of the most difficult and longest and most tragic WWII fighting. Over 250,000 soldiers fought in the trench battles from October 21, 1944 to April 12, 1945.
Some 250 Thousand Unemployed Bulgarians Not Seeking Work – Eurostat
Some 253 thousand Bulgarians are unemployed, and are not actively seeking for a job, according to Eurostat latest data on potential additional labor force in the EU.