Authorities in Greece have declared a state of emergency and requested assistance from other European countries as they battle forest fires raging on the Northeastern outskirts of the capital Athens.

According to a British study, the happiest children in Europe live in the Netherlands and in Scandinavian countries. Britain is ranked 24th among 29 countries.

Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc. today announced that it is expanding its voluntarily recall of pistachios to include all roasted shelled pistachios and roasted in-shell pistachios from its 2008 crop.

In 2008 more than 1.1 million birds were illegally slaughtered in Cyprus by trappers eager to feed a lucrative demand for banned Warbler ’delicacies’

From July 1 2009, all virgin and extra virgin olive oil will have to be labeled with the country of origin under a new European Community rule. The current optional labelling, dating from 2002, 'has proven insufficient," the EC has announced.

Ten years ago, 32 people died and 230 people fell violently ill within 24 hours of visiting the popular annual Flora flower show in Bovenkarspel in The Netherlands, just north of Amsterdam.The visitors had all been struck down by Legionnaire's Disease.

United Nations Secretary General BanKi-moon is scheduled to arrive in the country today on a three day official visit. The UN chief's visit follows an invitation extended tho him by President Jakaya Kikwete.

Bat Yeor, an author writing about the relationships of Jews and Christians and Islam's jihad and sharia law, writes that the all-powerful Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is behind the public, ongoing demonisation of Dutch MP Geert Wilders.

Despite concerns and an attempt at getting an injunction against the action by The Legal Forum for the Land of Israel, funds have been transferred.

One of the groups most discriminated against but seldom discussed is the mentally ill. Drug problems and depression are widely discussed in the media but usually not the most serious problems.