Thousands of protesters have gathered in central Athens to oppose government plans to introduce privately run universities, following weeks of demonstrations including scores of university building occupations by students Source: Plans for private universities in Greece trigger a political divide and weeks of protests Category: International
Opposition from Orthodox Church traditionalists failed to head off the major legal change, which brings Greece in line with much of Europe. Source: Greek novelist and lawyer are the first same-sex couple to wed at Athens city hall
By Agence France-Presse It may have deadly animals and wild weather, but Palm Cove in Australia’s northeast has been named the world’s best beach, beating rivals in Hawaii, Greece and Fiji. The two-kilometre stretch of pristine white sands backed by rows of palm trees was ranked number one beach in the world by the magazine […]