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Obama gets crash course in Greek mythology
US President Barack Obama received a crash course in Greek mythology and antiquity at the Acropolis Museum in Athens.
Obama toured the museum after descending from the hilltop complex where he had lingered at the base of the Parthenon and glanced around at the panoramic view of Athens.
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Presidential Orchestra celebrates 190th anniversary
The Presidential Symphony Orchestra (CSO), one of the standard bearers of Turkish music, will celebrate its 190th anniversary with a special concert.
Barack Obama at the Acropolis (photos)
US President Barack Obama is visiting the Acropolis in Athens, on his second and final day of his visit to Greece, prior to delivering his scheduled speech on democracy at the Niarchos Foundation later, Wednesday.
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Trump Win Boosts Bosnian Serbs' US Lobbying Hopes
Donald Trump's victory has reinvigorated Republika Srpska, RS representatives in Washington as the shock development is being interpreted as a new opportunity for the entity, which already spends heavily on lobbying, to promote itself to US policymakers.
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Obama visits the Acropolis ahead of set-piece speech
President Barack Obama started his final day in Greece with a tour of the Acropolis, the nation's most famous ancient monument.
A picture posted by the US Embassy on Twitter showed Obama during a private tour on the ancient citadel by Dr Eleni Banou of the Greek Ministry of Culture.
Six arrested as police, protesters clash in Athens
Six people were arrested late Tuesday as Greek police clashed with demonstrators protesting a visit by US President Barack Obama, in central Athens.
Riot police fired tear gas and stun grenades at protesters demonstrating just a few kilometers from the presidential mansion where Greek officials were hosting an official dinner for the American leader.
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Turkish President Erdoğan blasts foreign media outlets at TRT World opening
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has once again slammed foreign media outlets over what he described as "unprincipled behavior," in a speech delivered at the opening of TRT World, a new Turkish state-run TV channel broadcasting in English.
A two-pronged message
In his public statements on Tuesday in Athens, visiting US President Barack Obama sent a two-pronged message. It is important that one does not interpret it selectively.
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Obama’s visit to Berlin to decide substance of his debt relief comments in Greece (videos)
The Greek government hopes to capitalise on the strong words of support and solidarity regarding a possible debt relief expressed by US President Barack Obama during his talks with both the President of Greece, Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Greek PM Alexis Tsipras, Tuesday.
Protests across Greece against US President Obama (videos-photos)
Greek police arrested five people during clashes with members of anti-establishment and extreme-left groups in the area surrounding the Athens Polytechnic, Tuesday evening.