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Police remand 12 people in evacuation of Athens squats

A coordinated operation to clear out three anarchist squats in central Athens has resulted in 12 people being remanded for questioning, police said on Monday.

The operation started early on Monday morning and was prompted by evacuation requests filed by the owners of two buildings in the area of Exarchia and another in Koukaki.

Vandals destroy renovated playground in Thessaloniki

Unidentified vandals destroyed a renovated playground in the Evosmos suburb of Thessaloniki just two days before it was to reopen to the public, it emerged on Wednesday.

The local mayor, Petros Soulas, described his "sadness and disappointment" at the vandalism of the playground, which, he said, had been "a real gem."

He said local authorities will pay for repair work.

A Bulgarian Service at Viber Promotes Us as a Tourist Destination

''For the first time all Viber users will be able to get to know the tourist attractions of our country.'' This is what Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelova told during the presentation of the first Bulgarian service in the Viber search engine, which is a joint project between the Ministry of Tourism and iLoveBulgaria.

ISIS operative behind Manhattan terrorist attack (11 PHOTOS) (Upd.)

A driver plowed a pickup truck down a crowded bike path along the Hudson River in Manhattan on Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring 11 before being shot by a police officer in what officials are calling the deadliest terrorist attack on New York City since Sept. 11, 2001.

Implants in the Body of Athletes to for Doping Control

The World Olympians Association (WOA) has proposed a radical anti-doping measure, implanting microchips to monitor the use of banned substances. According to WOA Executive Director Mike Miller, this will keep the sport clean. He claims that since microchips can be implanted in dogs, it is not a problem to do so with humans.

“Bring the Marbles back”! APOEL fans raise a banner during game with Tottenham! (PHOTOS)

“History can not be stolen” and “Bring the marbles back” were written on two banners APOEL’s fans raised during the away game with Tottenham for the Champions League groups.

They also raised one more with a picture of the Acropolis.

The big banners, was a reminder by the Cypriot fans to the Britons of the stolen marbles of the Parthenon.

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