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Enjoy hot Sara Sampaio topless (photos)
We might be freezing in Greece, with temperatures below zero and snow all around the country, but sexy Brazilian Victoria Secret model Sara Sampaio put on her swimsuit (not all of it…) and flaunted her figure in Mexico. The hot 25-year-old Brazilian shared her topless pics on a surf board with her instagram fans on a beach with some friends.
Tsakalotos bombshell: We are in talks to extend “cutter”
Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos told newspaper “Kathimerini” that the government was negotiating with the institutions to extend the automatic fiscal contingency mechanism (known as the cutter) beyond 2018 in an effort to reach a compromise.
Greece: 2016 in pictures
The year began with protests against pension reform and ended with the government handing a 617-million-euro bonus to pensioners. In general, 2016 had a back-and-forth feel about it. The government wrapped up the first program review but failed to conclude negotiations on the second assessment. They will drag on into 2017.
Meet Usko, the bear on wheels
Usko arrived at Arcturos in July 2015. He was only 3 months old. He had been discovered by members of an environmental organization based in Skopje, in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), suffering from severe spinal injuries. He couldn't stand up and was clearly in a lot of pain.
Brazilian police: Greek ambassador killed by wife's lover
Police in Brazil believe that Greece's ambassador to the country was killed by his wife's lover under her orders in a house in the Rio area and have detained three suspects, authorities said Friday.
Video of Greek diplomat’s murderers outside his house (video-photo)
Brazilian newspaper “Jornal National” has released footage of a CCTV camera outside the residence of Greek Ambassador Kyriakos Amairidis, who was murdered on Monday by the Brazilian lover of his 40-year-old wife Françoise Amiridis.
Police believe Greece's ambassador to Brazil killed near Rio
Authorities believe that Greece's missing ambassador to Brazil was killed at the home that his wife kept in the Rio de Janeiro area, a police investigator said Friday.
Brazil police officer confesses to killing Greek ambassador
A Rio de Janeiro police officer confessed to murdering Greece's ambassador to Brazil, possibly at the direction of the diplomat's Brazilian wife with whom the policeman was romantically involved, Globo TV reported on Friday, citing police sources.
Greek Ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis, 59, was missing since Monday night.
Brazil police suspect wife in murder of Greek ambassador, says TV report
Rio de Janeiro investigators suspect that Greece's ambassador to Brazil was murdered at the behest of his wife and a police officer with whom she was romantically involved, Globo TV reported on Friday, citing police sources.
Brazil police question officer about missing Greek ambassador
Brazilian authorities questioned a police officer overnight in connection with the apparent murder of Greece's ambassador to Brazil, and investigated if the diplomat's Brazilian wife was involved, local media reported on Friday.
Greek ambassador missing in Brazil: Officials
Greece's ambassador to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis, went missing three days ago near Rio de Janeiro while vacationing with his family, officials said Dec. 29, asking for information that could help locate him.
"A case has been opened to investigate the ambassador's disappearance," Rio state police said in a statement, according to AFP.
2017 can be year of 'peace and resolution,' says Turkish Cypriot leader
Days before a five-party conference in Geneva to solve the long-running Cyprus issue, Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akıncı has expressed hoped that 2017 could be a year of peace and resolution.
Common actions for Greece & Cyprus towards the Geneva Meeting
The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the President of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiadis met today in Athens in order to compare notes regarding the ongoing negotiations between the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish-Cypriot community on the Cyprus dispute.
The two leaders decided that they would undertake some actions on an European and an international level.
2017 can be year of 'peace and resolution,' says Turkish Cypriot leader
Days before a five-party conference in Geneva to solve the long-running Cyprus issue, Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akıncı has expressed hoped that 2017 could be a year of peace and resolution.
Amid poverty surge, bus helps Greece's homeless
Outside the headquarters of Greece's governing political party is a moving snapshot of what a seven-year financial crisis can do to a country: A central Athens square where refugees rest, police chase petty criminals, and the homeless wait for meals handed out by charities.