Three Greek expatriates are among the candidates on the state deputy lists announced by Greek political parties in view of the Oct. 4 general elections.

Greece’s multi-award winning acclaimed composer and pianist Mimis Plessas’ returned to New York following a 22 year absence for three special performances at the Queens Theatre in the Park and Dizzy’s Jazz Club.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has issued an appeal to the international community to take measures to avert "more unfortunate consequences of the climate change" in view of the imminent UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December and an environmental conference in Bangkok.

A clarification circular has been issued by the Education ministry in relation to the distribution of computers to repatriated and expatriate Greek pupils in the first year of high school.

Greek teacher and member of the non-governmental organisation “Greek Volunteers”, Thanasis Lerounis, 55, is reportedly in the hands of the Taliban, after being abducted earlier this month when he was working with the Kalas tribe in Pakistan.