Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 28th, 2008
The split within the ranks of the main opposition party is back in the news. A former culture Minister Evangelos Venizelos has annouced plans to create a club within the party. The recent meeting between both parties to discuss a proposal ended in a cloud of discord. I met with the party leader George [...]
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Posted in Africa on Jan 28th, 2008
A month after the December 27th elections in Kenya, riots are continuing in the towns of Naivasha and Nakuru. More than 60 people were reported killed over the weekend, On Sunday, 19 people died in the village Nakuru. The Rift Valley violence which erupted after the elections has left the provincial chief struggling to bring [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 24th, 2008
The Greek cities of Volos and Larissa have won the right to host the 2013 Mediterranean games.
The CEO of Volos-Larissa Bidding Committe, Dionyssis Yagas on what the next step is:
To say the truth, its not something that concerns me, my job is over, The President and I have delivered and we are waiting to [...]
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Posted in Immigration on Jan 17th, 2008
Nikitas Kaklamanis was born in the Cycladic island of Andros 52 years ago. A medical doctor,former European parliamentarian and government minister. He became mayor of Athens in 2007. Three weeks after taking office, he joined the mayors of Rome and Paris to call for a world wide abolition of the death penalty.
What is it like [...]
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