Cultural history

Bullets addressed to top revenue official intercepted

Officials at the main post office in Faliro, southern Athens, intercepted an envelope containing three bullets addressed to the general secretary of public revenue, Giorgos Pitsilis, authorities said on Tuesday.

The envelope, which did not carry the sender's name or address, was discovered at 2.30 p.m. at the sorting office.

21,950,000 Cigarettes Without Excise Revenue Stamps Found

21,950,000 cigarettes without excise revenue stamps found, impounded in International Police Operation which started back in 2015, the Interior Ministry said in a press release on Thursday, according to BNR.

The operation cracked down on an international organized criminal group involved in contraband trade in tobacco.

New Zealand Presents Forty Alternative Designs for New Flag

The government of New Zealand presented a long list of forty alternative flag designs, which will be competing to become the new banner of the country.

The Flag Consideration Project foresees the holding of two referendums, which will determine whether New Zealand will keep its current banner or choose one of the alternative flag designs.

Lindsay Lohan takes a dip in white lingerie… Where else but on Mykonos? (pics)

What was Lindsay Lohan thinking when she went for a dip in the sea in Mykonos wearing white lace lingerie? Was it a bathing suit, a leotard or just her undies? Nobody knows. The only thing that’s certain is that the low-cut, see-through “swimwear” accentuated the star’s generous cleavage.

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