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Rock royalty & celebrities says goodbye to Chris Cornell

Pharrell, Brad Pitt and Josh Brolin were among the celebrities who arrived at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery to say farewell to Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell on Friday.

They were joined by such rock luminaries as Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield of Metallica, Dave Navarro of Jane’s Addiction and Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters.

Failure to clinch Eurogroup deal narrows options for Tsipras

In the aftermath of Greece's failure to seal a deal at last Monday's Eurogroup, the government find itself now with its back against a wall, as the road map outlining the way out of the crisis it had so painstakingly cultivated in recent months, was tossed out.

Cult Greek Films | Athens | May 29

The Astor movie theater in downtown Athens will be screening three often overlooked or under-appreciated Greek films that have risen to cult status on Monday, May 29. They are Kostas Manoussakis's "Treason" (no subtitles) at 6.30 p.m., Takis Kanellopoulos's "Glory Sky" (French subtitles) at 8.30 p.m. and "The Excursion" (English subtitles) by the same director at 10.15 p.m.

Debt talks and the cost of delays

Our partners and creditors owe us a clear description of what they want the restructuring of Greece's debt to look like. They don't owe it to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, but to the Greek people, ever since the time when a primary surplus was achieved - at great pains.

Joe Biden to address Concordia Summit in Athens in June

Former US vice president Joe Biden is due to visit Athens to address the Concordia Summit, an annual global affairs forum that will be held for the first time on European territory in the Greek capital, on June 6 and 7.

A shield against violence

The reasonable and democratic-minded people of this country need to put up a shield against unchecked hatred and violence. Regrettably, public life has come to be dominated by both.

Army hits PKK targets in northern Iraq, eastern Turkey

Turkish warplanes hit outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) targets in Turkey's eastern province of Van and northern Iraq on May 27 and 28. 

Air strikes were carried out in the Avaşin-Basyan region of northern Iraq between 8:45 and 9:05 a.m. on May 28 after the military received intelligence, according to the Turkish General Staff. 

Hassan Rouhani's Dilemma

Liberal democrats across the globe congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his convincing win in the French Presidential Election after he defeated anti-immigration nationalist Marine Le Pen earlier in May. However, the global reaction to the Iranian Presidential Election result was not so overwhelming.

US will leave Paris climate deal - report

U.S. President Donald Trump has told "confidants," including the head of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt, that he plans to leave a landmark international agreement on climate change, Axios news outlet reported on Saturday, citing three sources with direct knowledge.

Bitcoin blows past $2,300

The price of bitcoin has seen another surge of 6.5 percent on Wednesday to reach an all-time-high of $2,389. The world's most popular digital currency has gained 145 percent this year and has nearly doubled in value just in the last month.

Syria urges UN to immediately halt US coalition strikes

AP Photo/ Hassan Amma

Syria has demanded an immediate halt to US-led airstrikes after another 35 civilians were killed by a coalition airstrike this week. In a letter to the UN, Damascus says these strikes create chaos and help terrorist launch attacks against government troops.

UN Fails to Compensate Poisoned Kosovo Roma

UN plans to finance community projects instead of compensating Kosovo Roma, are incurring criticism from human rights organisations.

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