The virtuous friendship of the classical era offers an ethical foundation for cooperation among nations, peoples and civilizations The Second World Conference of Classics was held on Tuesday and Wednesday. More than 200 classical scholars from over 18 countries gathered in Athens, the cradle of Wes»»»

A 20-year-old sailor expressed remorse Saturday after allegedly stabbing a man to death in a southern Athens park following a dispute over a woman, police said. The suspect, who is scheduled to appear before a magistrate Tuesday, told investigators he did not intend to kill the 27-year-old victim, »»»

Aegina, Greece: Four farmhands whacked a pistachio tree with sticks, and ripe nuts rained down onto tarps. The bounty seemed plentiful but the crew was unimpressed. "Few pistachios," Albanian worker Daso Shpata, 47, said under a blazing sun on Greece's Aegina island, among leafy trees bearing clust»»»

Four farmhands whacked a pistachio tree with sticks, and ripe nuts rained down onto tarps. The bounty seemed plentiful but the crew was unimpressed. "Few pistachios," Albanian worker Daso Shpata, 47, said under a blazing sun on Greece's Aegina island, among leafy trees bearing clusters of the red f»»»

Hundreds of firefighters battled a deadly wildfire near Athens for a second day Saturday, with strong winds raising fears it could spread. A fire department spokesman said more than 260 firefighters with nearly 80 fire engines and 12 aircraft were deployed near Keratea, a rural area some 43 kilomet»»»

close Video The University of Georgia sorority girl, who was nicknamed "Miss America," after her smiling mugshot went viral, was arrested again for the second time in weeks. Lily Stewart, a sophomore Alpha Chi Omega at the University of Georgia, was arrested for the second time this month after her»»»