EAST MANATEE -- It was midday Monday and trucks were moving through the St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church parking lot like ants over a grassy hill. [read more]

You may have heard that Madonna put on a staggeringly high-budget performance during the Super Bowl's halftime show last night that was basically a combination of Watch the Throne and My Big Fat Greek Wedding . But despite the spectacle's inclusion of LMFAO, its most obnoxious moment came via M.I.A. , who delighted audiences with this outstanding achievement: [read more]

Athens (dpa) - Greece‘s governing coalition on Wednesday ended an eight-hour meeting without an agreement on new cost-cutting measures, which Athens will have to adopt to receive further loans to avoid a looming bankruptcy.The three party leaders backing the coalition government under Prime Minister Lucas Papademos appeared to disagree on creditor‘s demands for cuts in auxiliary pensions.Reports ... [read more]

Saint Demetrious Greek Orthodox Church in Queens, New York was the setting for the Sept. 24, 2011 wedding of Daniel Marrujo and Rosamaria Da Silva. Parents of the newlyweds are Dan and Marion Marrujo of Elk Grove and Antonio and Maria DaSilva of Queens. [read more]

By: Jill Jensen   University of Minnesota students can be a part of discovering history by helping researchers decipher Greek characters on 2,000-year-old fragments of ancient papyri discovered in Egypt. Their participation could also help develop an algorithm to faster assess data in different disciplines — the sole responsibility of the University in the project. The team is collaborating with ... [read more]

Find out about the history, traditions, and purported powers of engagement and wedding rings. [read more]

Komotini is a village in the Greek province of Thrace. Its Muslim population dates back to the time of Ottoman occupation. They still speak Turkish and Shariah law still applies to Muslim residents in family matters, a state of affairs that has inflamed some politicians in Athens. Meanwhile, residents say their bigger problem is poverty. [read more]

A video has emerged of Russell Brand removing his wedding ring a month before he filed for divorce from wife, Katy Perry. In the clip, which is thought to have been filmed in November 2011, the Get... [read more]

A judge has granted Katy Perry and Russell Brand a divorce, although the pair won't be legally split up until July. [read more]

Borys Kit Patrick Sean Smith, who created the ABC Family show, is jumping into features by writing the script based on Jeff Smith's comic book. read more [read more]