Philosophy

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's said June 18 that it expected uncertainty to persist in Turkey over the next few months and that it would remain high until the year's end in the event of a snap election, which could potentially hamper growth.

In close relationships, it is assumed that there is no room for lies, even though people tend to saying little, white lies is a perfectly normal human characteristic (yes, don’t shake your head in criticism because research shows that the majority of people tell around 2-3 lies per day).

Co-eds at Thessaloniki’s Aristotle University went “clothing-optional” for a series of photographs shown at an exhibition that opened in the northern city this week.
Several photography clubs at the university contributed images for the exhibition, which will last until June 24.
One of the contributors, photographer Artemis Malta, described her concept as such:

The feast of the Holy Spirit is a workers holiday for the most creative members of society. Teachers, journalists, bankers and intellectuals typically have the day off. Aware of this, Varoufakis pointed this out to journalists when they approached him to ask questions about the withdrawal of Eleni Panaritis as Greece’s IMF representative.

By Pantelis Boukalas

Charge d'affaires of the US Embassy in Bucharest Dean Thompson on Friday attended a ceremony that commemorated American soldiers killed in Romania in WWII.

Photo credit: (c) SIMION MECHNO / AGERPRES PHOTO

Iranian-American artist Shirin Neshat's dark kohl-lined eyes are immediately recognizable. Now she has brought their gaze on Iranian and Arab women's resistance against oppression to the most political of cities.

Defending the freedom of religion, conscience, and the right of the pious to live an honorable life is completely different from turning religion into a tool for political and economic power. The latter is a shame and a sin.   

?He [the madman] ? explained the extremity of his actions as president ? as necessary to achieve ?subjective immunity? against foreign plots and influences.

?[His] ideological rationalization for a lifelong pattern [is] all actions are justified if they are in the service of furthering [his] needs and ambitions.

Woody Allen says he’s definitely interested in shooting a movie in Athens if local authorities also pitch in for the production’s funding, noting that this was the case when he shot in London, Paris, Madrid and Rome.