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Northern Athens restaurant blast caused by a bomb
A powerful explosion that seriously damaged a restaurant in the northern Athens suburb of Nea Erythraia but caused no injuries last Thursday appears to have been caused by a bomb, according to police sources, who said the forces extortion crackdown unit has taken over the investigation.
Thessaloniki police nab con artists who scammed elderly man
A couple have been arrested in Thessaloniki for allegedly tricking an elderly resident into giving them 70,000 euros.
Police said on Tuesday that the couple, a 25-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman, first came into contact with their victim in February 2012.
After befriending the elderly man, they convinced him to provide them with money, supposedly to help sick relatives.
Woman held for stealing Thessaloniki cabbie's wallet
A woman has been arrested in Thessaloniki on suspicion of stealing a cab drivers wallet while in his taxi, police said on Tuesday.
The woman is alleged to have taken the wallet while the cabbie stepped out of the vehicle for a brief moment.
She then used his cash card to obtain 500 euros from an ATM.
The incident occurred on May 14.
Greek property prices fall 7.5 pct in Q1
Greek property prices continued to fall in the first quarter, even though the economic recession eased, as squeezed household incomes, record-high unemployment and tax increases still took a toll, data showed on Tuesday.
Merrill Lynch sees value in Greek bank chips
Bank of America Corporations Merrill Lynch unit said in a report issued on Tuesday that the recent decline in share prices at the Greek bourse offers value as Greek banking recovers and that there is no prospect for an early general election before March 2015, when the Parliaments likely inability to elect a new president to replace Karolos Papoulias will lead to a parliamentary poll.
Serbia Floods Interrupt Free Flow of News
Creators of the Serbian blog Druga Strana, which published critical posts on the Serbian state's handling of the flooding, were forced to shut it down on Tuesday after repeat attacks on the site.
"The site has been under heavy attack so we decided to shut it down in order not to compromise other sites on the server," Nenad Milosavljevic said.
Stocks rally takes index back above 1,100 points
Greek stocks staged an impressive rebound on Tuesday, with the Athens benchmark adding almost 5 percent and all blue chips securing healthy gains on the day that more than 1.136 billion new National Bank shares were introduced.
PAOK appeals to CAS over points deduction
PAOK has appealed against a three-point deduction to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after crowd trouble eventually cost it a place in next season's Champions League, the Greek club said on Tuesday.
Donations from abroad exempt from VAT and customs duties
BELGRADE - All foreign donations sent to flood-threatened regions in Serbia are exempt from payment of customs duties and VAT, and this also applies to donations through mobile phones distributed via all operators, as stipulated by the Law on Donations and Humanitarian Aid, the Serbian Ministry of Finance said in a release Tuesday.
Netherlands approves EUR 500,000 grant to Serbia
NOVI SAD - The Dutch government has made a decision to provide Serbia with a grant of EUR 500,000 to help flood relief efforts, Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans stated in Novi Sad on Tuesday.
Agricultural Fair opens in Novi Sad
NOVI SAD - Ivica Dacic, Serbia's first deputy prime minister and foreign minister, declared open on Tuesday 81st International Agricultural Fair in Novi Sad in the presence of Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans, whose country is this year's partner to the largest agricultural expo in the region.
The 3 Lost Men Found Alive and Well in Stara Planina
Rescuers found the three young men who got lost in Stara Planina on Saturday night.
Hristo Ivanov, Veselin Ivanov and Victor Dimitrov, all of them 20 years old, have been found near a water power plant, some 30 km away from the point of last contact with them on Sunday morning.
UN to assist reconstruction in Serbia
BELGRADE - The UN will assist reconstruction efforts in Serbia once the water recedes from the flood-hit areas and appeal for donor aid after the situation has been analysed, the UN Resident Coordinator in Serbia Irena Vojackova-Solorano said on Tuesday.
Grigor Dimitrov Ranks Among World's Top 5 Most Marketable Athletes
Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov was ranked fifth in SportsPro and Eurosport prestigious world's 50 most marketable athletes list.
Dimitrov surpassed international stars such as footballer Lionel Messi, four-time F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel and six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt.
Plevneliev Refuses to Appear in Front Of EVN Probe Committee
Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev will not appear in front of the temporary parliamentary committee set up to probe his meeting with EVN officials in Vienna earlier this year.
During a visit in the Pristoe village, Plevneliev told journalists that he “will not legitimate anti-democratic and anti-constitutional activities”. “I believe in this manner I work for government of law.”