The Greek Roma couple found last week with a little girl named “Maria” were formally charged with her abduction Monday. Christos Salis and Eleftheria Dimopoulou have been placed in pre-trial detention while a worldwide search for the young girl’s family continues.
Happy Tourists Catch Rare Octopus, Beat it to Death, and Eat it

An American family vacationing in Greece recently enjoyed a subdued, respectful trip abroad and returned to the United States without brutally killing and eating everything that wandered into their path. Just kidding. That will never happen. We're a hungry people! An American family vacationing in Greece recently…
Whoops: Evening News Program Accidentally Airs Graphic Sex Scene
Viewers tuning in to watch Tuesday's evening news broadcast on Greece's state-owned public TV station ET3 were surprised to see a bit more softcore porn than usual in between reports on the country's latest unrest.
Greek Soccer Star Banned for Life for Nazi Salute (He Says He Was Just Sayin' Hey to a Friend)
A 20-year-old Greek soccer player has been banned for life from Greece's national teams for apparently throwing up a Nazi salute after scoring a game-winning goal on Saturday. (Deadspin's got video, here.)
This Week in Caves
What kind of science news are you looking for today? Do you want to hear about ancient Greek murder caves? Korean unicorn caves? About those crazy little eyeless fish that swim around in silt-black underground lakes as if to say that eyes are for chumps? You're in luck; all of those things have been discovered this…
A Greek Soccer Team Is Now Sponsored by Local Brothels
Taking its cues from Zumba classes in Kennebunk, a Greek soccer team is now partly paid for by prostitution. The amateur team Voukefalas will wear practice jerseys emblazoned with the logos of two local brothels, "Villa Erotica" and "Soula's House of History."
Bullied Bus Monitor Using Funds Donated by Internet to Launch Anti-Bullying Foundation
Karen Klein, the upstate New York bus monitor who became the face of America's bullying problem when a video of schoolchildren taunting her went viral earlier this year, has launched an anti-bullying foundation she hopes will put an end to it once and for all.
Bullied Bus Monitor on Plans for 'Vacation Fund' Money: Donate to Charity, Buy Cars for Grandchildren
Appearing on the Today Show for the second time in as many working days, the elderly bus monitor who last week fell victim to the cruel taunts of middle school children from upstate New York finally opened up on her plans for the nearly $650,000 that have been raised so far through Indiegogo.com, ostensibly to send…
Bullied Bus Monitor Rejects Apology from Abusive Kids, Doesn't Believe Donated Money is Real
Karen Klein, the Greece Central School District bus monitor who was verbally abused by four vicious middle school children, capped a day of interviews with nearly every major news outlet by appearing on last night's Anderson Cooper 360.
Bullied Bus Monitor Karen Klein Declines to File Charges Against Tormentors; Internet 'Vacation Fund' Tops Quarter Million Dollars
Karen Klein, the 68-year-old bus monitor who was cruelly harassed by four middle school students from Greece, New York, appeared on several talk shows this morning to discuss the incident which occurred this past Monday.
Greek Politician Pummels Rival Member of Parliament During Live Talk Show
An arrest warrant has been issued for a member of the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn after he assaulted two left-wing rivals during a live TV show.
Economically Depressed Greece Plagued by Rash of Suicides
As Greek's May 6 election approaches, a country with a very low suicide rate is facing a disturbing trend. Suicide is up in Greece — much of it very public, and very brutal.
Angry Protestors Assault Greek Reporter with Yogurt and Eggs on Live TV
Greek TV host Panagiotis Bourchas was bombarded with eggs and yogurt (Chobani? Fage? Oikos?) while hosting a spokesman for far-right political organization Golden Dawn. Protestors were enraged at the interview and broke into the studio to assault Bourchas in response.
Greek Protesters Set Fire to Notable Buildings, Starbucks
In order to salvage a tanking economy, Greece is expected to pass a package of severe budget cuts — and many citizens are not taking it well. As Parliament prepared to vote on the new plan, which would cut 3.3 billion euro from people's wages and pensions, protesters began rising up, starting a series of fires using…
Greece Is Almost Ready to Make a Deal, Maybe
Well, progress is progress. The New York Times reports that Greece is "inch[ing] toward [a] deal" establishing the new interest rates that Greek bonds will carry. No one can officially confirm what this compromise would entail, only that "bondholders have made significant concessions with regard to the interest…
Greek PM Likely to Resign, Not That It Will Help
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, whose country is on the brink of default, will probably resign after a new coalition government is assembled. Will it save Europe from economic disaster? Probably not! But, what the hell, might as well try.