Mediterranean theatre of World War II

"History is never a closed book or a final verdict. It is forever in the making… The great strength of history in a free society is its capacity for self-correction." (Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr, "Folly's Antidote," editorial in The New York Times, January 1, 2007)

The Romanian Army is able to carry out defense operations, in a national and allied context, in the event of the invocation of NATO's Article 5, Chief of Defense Staff (SMA) Daniel Petrescu said on Sunday.

The Greek Communist Party (KKE) said on Monday that "fascists" had vandalized the entrance to the premises of a foundation in the Athens suburb of Aghios Dimitrios which offers shelter and care to veterans of the National Liberation Front (EAM) - the movement of the Greek Resistance during the Axis occupation of Greece in World War II.