10,962,532: U.S. Disability Beneficiaries Exceed Population of Greece
Source: CNSNews.com
Athens :: Greece | updated 2013-05-07 12:41:14 -0700 | political-news
The total number of people in the United States now receiving federal disability benefits hit a record 10,962,532 million in April, which exceeds the 10,815,197 people who live in the nation of Greece. According to newly released data from the...
Analyst sees RIM selling assets or company, or being ‘niche' supplier
Source: The Globe & Mail
Athens :: Greece | updated 2013-05-06 12:26:27 -0700 | political-news
IMF slams Greece The International Monetary fund today praised Greece for some of its economic measures, but slammed the government for failing on several fronts, notably in fighting tax evasion. The IMF also noted that the country's achievements have been...
‘Russia is ideal partner' – Greek government spokesman
Source: Russia Today
Athens :: Greece | updated 2013-05-06 05:38:19 -0700 | political-news
Russia is ideal partner' Greek government spokesman Close Russian-Greek ties could be instrumental in Greece's recovery from depression government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou told RT. This year Greece is expected to end with a surplus, which is a sign that the...
Liberty Times: When the floor is higher than the ceiling
Source: Taiwan News
Athens :: Greece | updated 2013-05-06 04:44:04 -0700 | political-news
As of the end of 2012, Taiwan's central and local governments had accumulated NT$15.67 trillion in hidden debt, a historical high. Current and future pension payments to retired servicemen, civil servants and teachers amount to NT$8.31 trillion, more than half...
OUTbooks: The God Argument
Source: Out In Perth News
Athens :: Greece | updated 2013-05-05 21:42:13 -0700 | political-news
Grayling, the Master of new College of the Humanities (London) new book The God Argument' is divided into two sections. The first sets out the case against religion following the ball wherever it rolls', interweaving historical, psychological, scientific and philosophical...
Orthodox Easter arrives, with bells, chants and rose petals
Source: Baltimore Sun
Athens :: Greece | updated 2013-05-05 02:42:27 -0700 | political-news
A moment as mysterious as the sacred idea it celebrates the crucified Christ's decent into Hades before his resurrection arrived Saturday morning at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in a cascade of rose petals and a cacophony of bells, hands...
6 Bulgarians Arrested in Greece for Human Trafficking
Source: Novinite
Athens :: Greece | updated 2013-05-03 05:38:51 -0700 | political-news
Bulgarians Arrested in Greece for Human Trafficking Crime May 3, 2013, Friday 134 views Send to Kindle Police in northern Greece arrested 6 Bulgarians for human trafficking, file photo Six Bulgarians have been arrested in northern Greece on charges of...
Toronto murder house on Ossington Ave. sells for $900,000
Source: Toronto Star
Athens :: Greece | updated 2013-05-03 05:17:53 -0700 | political-news
Photo Save to mystar Two years after a Toronto man was murdered in an Ossington Ave. luxury home that belonged to his estranged husband, the property has sold for $900,000. The buyers, a professional couple in their mid-30s, were aware...
Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson optimistic about 'grand bargain' on budget
Source: The Idaho Statesman
Athens :: Greece | updated 2013-05-03 00:53:56 -0700 | political-news
But Sen. Jim Risch says a crisis may be necessary to prompt action. dpopkey@idahostatesman.com Idaho GOP Rep. Mike Simpson, who chairs a House Appropriations subcommittee, predicted Thursday that the debate coming this fall on raising the debt ceiling will spark...
Greek Lawmaker Accused of Swinging at Athens Mayor
Source: The New York Times
Rafína :: Greece | updated 2013-05-02 16:24:01 -0700 | political-news
In Athens, Reports of a Political Punch Gone Wild Yorgos Karahalis/Reuters The Golden Dawn party handed out food in Athens in August...The neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party , which has 18 seats in the Greek Parliament, has been widely criticized for...
Greece: “Bailout Conditions Are Undermining Human Rights"
Source: Scoop
Athens :: Greece | updated 2013-05-02 15:51:08 -0700 | political-news
The prospects of a significant number of Greeks securing an adequate standard of living in line with international human rights standards have been compromised by bailout conditions imposed by Greece's international lenders, United Nations Independent Expert on foreign debt and...
Greece: WFTU-PAME Solidarity with Migrant Landworkers
Source: Scoop
Athens :: Greece | updated 2013-05-02 15:51:07 -0700 | political-news
Nea Manolada who were attacked and shot at by the land-owners for protesting for they payment. Vital practical and moral support was provided to the migrant workers.
Mum with two kids caught with marijuana in car's gas tanks
Source: Ansa
Athens :: Greece | updated 2013-05-02 06:23:42 -0700 | political-news
A police sniffer dog on Thursday found 72 kilogrammes of marijuana hidden in the gas tanks of a methane-powered car driven off a ferry from Greece by a mother with two small kids aboard. Customs police in the Marche port...
Greek austerity policies undermining human rights says UN expert
Posted by: Robert Myles
Athens :: Greece | updated 2013-05-04 23:19:14 -0700 | political-news
That’s the opinion of a United Nations expert who warned yesterday that some of the austerity measures imposed on the Greek economy undermine Greek citizens’ access to jobs, health, water and energy. The views were those of Cephas Lumina, an...
St. Demetrios church in Camarillo observes Orthodox Holy Week
Source: Thousand Oaks Acorn
Athens :: Greece | updated 2013-05-01 19:24:39 -0700 | political-news
Demetrios church in Camarillo observes Orthodox Holy Week All Eastern Orthodox Christian traditions worldwide will celebrate Pascha (Easter) on Sun., May 5...Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church at 400 Skyway Drive, Camarillo will host services during Holy Week and Easter.
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