Albanian citizen James Lesi stabbed his wife to death six times and then kidnapped the younger of his two children and disappeared.

The three traffickers transported a total of 115 illegal migrants, 104 of whom were Syrians and 11 Iraqi nationals.

After Hollywood star Susan Sarandon and Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, a famous British actress also committed herself to humanitarian assistance for refugees from the Middle East.

Two photos, which the mayor of the Athens suburb of Maroussi, George Patoulis, published during the Christmas holidays with the following comment, "Unique moments of family atmosphere", provoked a real flood of comments on the Greek social networks.

Stormy winds in the Aegean and Ionian seas have interrupted ship trips on all routes.

The execution of Ayatollah al-Nimr was the greatest crime of the Saudi government. We insist on Saudi Arabia stopping supporting terrorism, said Ashir Haide, representative of the Community of Shia Muslims in Greece.

Pessimism, doubts and fears are the leading expectations this year. We have not yet realized that it largely depends on ourselves to have a better year.