Martin Luther King
The quest for peace
"In the beginning there was only Chaos, the Abyss. But then Gaia, the Earth, came into being… From the Abyss were born Erebos and dark Night. And Night, pregnant after sweet intercourse with Erebos, gave birth to Aether and Day…" Placed before Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey," Hesiod's "Theogony" begins with Αbyss, Erebos and Chaos. At the end, Zeus introduces Peace, Law and Justice.
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The Greek Orthodox Archbishop who Walked with Dr. King in Selma
The only church leader who had the courage to walk hand-in-hand with Martin Luther King during that famous march in Selma
US Embassy will be closed Monday
The US Embassy in Athens and its Consular Section, the US Consulate General in Thessaloniki, and all US government offices in Greece will be closed on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King's birthday, a US national holiday.
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"Sesame Street" Turns 50
50 years ago, actress Carl Burnett appeared in the first broadcast of a peculiar television program in the company of several hairy dolls. The show is Sesame Street, BTA reported.
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Martin Luther King's daughter tells Facebook disinformation helped kill civil rights leader
Disinformation campaigns helped lead to the assassination of Martin Luther King, the daughter of the U.S. civil rights champion said on Oct. 17 after the head of Facebook said social media should not fact-check political advertisements.
US President Trump and first lady Melania talk with Pope Francis
Pope Francis urged Donald Trump to use his U.S. presidency to promote peace around the world as the two leaders swapped sparring for smiles in their first face-to-face meeting, at the Vatican yesterday.
Trump's audience with the 80-year-old pontiff, a keenly-anticipated highlight of his first overseas tour, lasted just under half an hour and concluded with both men smiling.
U.S. Embassy/Consulate to be closed January 16, 2017
Baptist church leaders from 120 countries gather in İzmir for congress
The heads of Baptist churches from 120 countries gathered in the Aegean province of Ä°zmir for a congress on âreligious tourismâ July 8.
Around 600 national and international guests attended the first session of âReligious Tourism Meeting of Civilizationsâ in Turkey, where the main topic of discussion centered on the importance of religious tourism.