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An all-star Michael Jackson tribute show? A Jackson family concert, minus Michael? An ABBA reunion? The death of the King of Pop has left 50 empty nights at London's 23,000-seat O2 Arena - and a heady mixture of business hope, hype and wishful thinking is already filling the gap.

The Greeks have once again proven to be great architects with the creation of the new Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece.

A no-smoking sign, reads '' Smoking is forbidden inside the restaurant,'' is displayed at the entrance of a fast food in Athens on Wednesday, July 1, 2009.

The Ohio Lottery says a few winning tickets were not recognized as the state switched to a new operator.

Who knew that it snows in Athens? On my way to the island of Paros to teach painting at an art school, I stayed in the Plaka, a historic district near the Acropolis of Athens, for a few days.

ATHENS, Greece -- Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis expressed concern Monday about the growing number of violations in Greek air space over the Aegean Sea by Turkish military aircrafts.

Through Monday, Lufthansa is offering Europe sale fares starting at $402 round-trip. Cities include Athens, Florence, London, and Madrid.

Athens, Greece During the last couple of years, photographer Yannis Larios has captured amazing Greece photos that uniquely reflect the majestic light found in Santorini, Paros, Amorgos, Symi and Syros islands, as well as in numerous other corners of mainland Greece.

ATHENS, Greece -- Some of the bullets that killed a police officer Wednesday were from a gun previously used by an ultra-left organisation, police spokesperson Panagiotis Stathis announced.

AP Visitors admire a sculpture at the new Acropolis museum in Athens on Sunday, June 21, 2009.

A 2-car fatal motor vehicle accident occurred at approximately 12:20 am this morning on State Route 56 in the Town of Potsdam.

Pride revellers also took to the streets of Athens, Greece, on Saturday. Neighbours harassed for being gay.

ATHENS, Greece A " Unknown gunmen shot and killed a policeman in Athens Wednesday .

Gunmen killed an anti-terrorist policeman guarding a witness in central Athens on Wednesday in a brazen escalation of domestic militant attacks prompted by massive riots in December.

An ancient marble male portrait is displayed in the new Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, June 17, 2008, as the ancient Parthenon temple is seen in the background.

Our list with burned supercars continues to grow, and grow and grow and grow... The latest incident to be caught on camera concerns a yellow Lamborghini Gallardo that went up in flames for unknown reasons in the city of Athens, Greece.

Suspected terrorists shot dead an anti-terrorist squad police officer guarding a witness in a trial against a Greek militant group in central Athens early Wednesday, authorities said.

ATHENS, Greece Authorities in Greece say a police officer has been shot dead in central Athens in a suspected terrorist attack.

BUCHAREST, Romania/ATHENS, Greece -- Romania another three H1N1 flu cases over the weekend, bringing the total number to 14, media reported.

Violators will be severely fined as the government is determined to enforce the restrictions to comply with the EU standards Published on June 12, 2009 by OfficialWire NewsDesk ATHENS, GREECE Greece's health minister is urging his compatriots, considered the most passionate smokers in the European Union, to strictly obey a bill restricting smoking.