ATHENS, Greece - Authorities in Greece say a cargo ship seized by Somali pirates more than two months ago has been released and that all 25 crew members are unharmed.

THE London-based Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee (GSCC) has taken the Brussels bureaucracy to task for its recently published Strategy for scrapping ships.

Talks to reunify Cyprus must proceed despite "provocative actions" by Turkey, Cypriot President Demetris Christofias said on Thursday. "The talks to solve the Cypriot issue must continue despite the difficult conditions and the provocations of Turkey," Christofias, who is on an official visit to Greece, said after meeting with Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis.

Kieler Woche 2009 (20-28 June) will be a true X-festival. For the second time after 2007 the X-35 association has chosen Kiel as venue for its upcoming World matches. Likewise the X-41 class will be organizing its first European Championship.

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Athens/Nicosia - Cyprus on Tuesday said it will push ahead with oil and gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean despite the harassment by Turkish warships which threaten to disturb ongoing reunification talks. We will defend the sovereign right...

Athens - Cyprus on Monday said it has launched a complaint with the United Nations, after claims that a Turkish warship harassed vessels exploring for oil and gas earlier this month, the Athens News Agency reported. Cypriot Foreign Minister Marcos Ky...

I have always wanted to write something about pirates. Exciting stuff. Swashbuckling rogues and freebooters who gloried in pillage and plunder. Blackbeard, Captain Kid, Long [...]

The greenback is regaining value. For Americans considering a move to Europe, locales such as these are becoming more affordable.

Brother Job twists and jiggles the big brass key and eases open the charnel house door. My eyes struggle in the dimness, and I blink in disbelief, confirming what I think I'm seeing -- row upon row of human skulls!