News archive of August 2016

Council of Europe head to visit Turkey

The chief of the Council of Europe arrive in Turkey on Aug. 3 for meetings with officials and opposition leaders, the council said on July 31.      

Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland's comes after Turkey suspended the European Convention on Human Rights, which is reinforced by the council's European Court of Human Rights, following the July 15 coup attempt.       

Greek refugee hotspots nearing full capacity

Refugee and migrant hotspots are rapidly reaching their full capacity, according to Greek authorities. The official data show that the organised reception centres throughout Greece can hold up to 60,223 people, with the current refugees hosted estimated at a total of 57,115.

Vandals target Athens offices of SYRIZA, ANEL

The offices of leftist SYRIZA in the Athens neighborhoods of Exarchia, Kallithea and Kypseli were attacked by vandals in the early hours of Monday morning as was the headquarters of Independent Greeks (ANEL), SYRIZA's coalition partner, on Syngrou Avenue.

The unidentified vandals smashed the glass facades of the offices and defaced them with paint.

Incident at opening of memorial room dedicated to Djindjic

About 20 Croat returnees have prevented the opening of a memorial room dedicated to Zoran Djindjic, in the House of Peace in Tisina, near Samac, in Bosnia.

This has been reported by the public broadcaster of the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina, RTRS.

Tsipras to Meet Bulgaria's Borisov in Sofia

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is set to hold meetings with officials in Bulgaria while on a visit to its capital Sofia on Monday.

Tsipras is coming at the invitation of Borisov, with energy and migration expected to top the bilateral agenda.

Twenty-six face Thessaloniki prosecutor for storming cathedral

Twenty-six people accused of storming into Thessaloniki's cathedral on Sunday, interrupting mass in a show of solidarity for those detained following raids on squats in recent days, faced a prosecutor on Monday.

Those detained include 19 women and seven men of whom 17 are Greek and the rest foreign nationals (from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Morocco).

Man with biggest feet in the world! (video+photos)

Most of us have heard of the legend of ‘Big Foot’ roaming the wilderness in north America. Some photos or videos, of dubious authenticity, have even been released purporting to show the mythical creature. But we need’t go to myths to find the find the ‘real’ Bigfoot! Meet Jeison Orlando Rodriguez Hernandez who holds the Guinness World Record for the largest feet in the world.

11 soldiers linked to Erdoğan hotel attack captured

A total of 11 soldiers who were involved in an attempt to either capture or kill President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the night of the failed July 15 coup attempt have been captured in the southern resort of Marmaris.

Applications for strategic Galenika partnership opened

Applications from all three bidders interested in a strategic partnership at Serbia's pharmaceuticals company Galenika "arrived in a timely manner."

They were also submitted "pursuant to requirements," a commission in charge of the procedure for establishing the partnership announced after the applications were opened on Friday.

Montenegro Sets Aside Cash for Afghanistan

Montenegro has committed itself to offering 400,000 US dollars in assistance to the government of Afghanistan in 2016.

This is the second aid package which Montenegro will offer the struggling country - despite huge budget gaps and struggles to finance its own army - after Podgorica last year donated another 400,000 US dollars to Afghanistan.

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