Greece

A shocking video from the moments after the bomb attack against the former Prime Minister of Greece Lucas Papademos in Athens yesterday.

The video that ANT1 TV Channel broadcasted, shows Mr. Papademos being taken into the ambulance.

Wim Mijs, chief executive officer of the European Banking Federation, was in Greece this week to take part in the Balkans and Black Sea Cooperation Forum in Serres. The federation unites 32 national banking associations in Europe, representing some 4,500 banks.

The most famous island group in the Aegean Sea comprises some of the most beautiful islands in the world! Gorgeous sandy beaches, architecture in white and blue, traditional lifestyle, folk music, warm, hospitable people and barren landscapes with isolated chapels turn a trip to the Cyclades into a lifetime experience.

The upcoming July repayments that Greece owes to its lenders will ensure an agreement will be reached in about three weeks' time, an International Monetary Fund official has told the CNBC business news channel.

"Somebody needs to give something away. There's confidence there will be a deal in three weeks' time because of the time pressure," the CNBC quoted the official as saying.

At least 14 schoolchildren have been injured in a bus crash in northern Greece, early Friday, Ekathimerini writes.

The incident occurred around 8 a.m. on the road connecting the towns of Serres and Kavala as the bus, carrying around 40 passengers including teachers and parents, was heading on an excursion to Alexandroupoli.

Former Greek prime minister Lucas Papademos was recovering well from injuries caused by a booby-trapped package exploding in his car on Thursday, with doctors saying he would stay in hospital for two more days.

Papademos, 69, who was caretaker prime minister for a few months at the peak of the debt crisis five years ago, did not have life-threatening injuries, they said.

Greece's largest labor union, the private sector GSEE, on Friday sharply condemned a terrorist attack on Lucas Papademos, a former Greek prime minister and central bank chief.

"Acts of this sort aim at… hurting democracy by spreading hatred and division," GSEE said in a statement.

THYMAINA - When locals on this Aegean island fall ill, first they turn to their medicine cabinet. Then they turn to God.

There is no doctor on Thymaina, a barren, wind-swept island in eastern Greece with just 150 residents. Like others in the region, they must travel to a bigger island, or Athens, but in winter the seas are rough and the conditions unforgiving.

The Greek is flying at the highest peak in the world after a Greek mountain climbing mission reached the top of Mount Everest at 8,848 metres. The Greek team led by Antonis Sykaris, one of the most experienced mountaineers and the co-founder and CEO of Athens Mountain Climbing Association, Mike Efremidis completed their climb on May 22 after successfully going up the final leg.