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A 31-year-old Oklahoma woman helped make medical history and started a chain of "paying it forward" when she decided to donate her kidney to a stranger halfway around the world, a man in Athens, Greece, officials announced Friday.

Four Lives Saved, More Transplants Scheduled; Six U.S. Transplant Centers Involved; Despite 17,000 Transplants Annually, 96,000 Americans Still Wait up to 5 Years - WASHINGTON, June 1, 2012 -- Medical history was made when a 31-year-old Oklahoma woman, Elizabeth Gay, altruistically donated her kidney to a stranger-a man living in Athens, Greece.

A third of sales last year were for less than Douglas and Sarpy say the homes are worth.

ATHENS, Greece - Greece's conservatives on Thursday promised voters tax relief if they win a crucial general election, insisting that existing austerity measures can be made fairer, despite growing concern over the country's future in the euro.

Dr. Kostas Daskalakis recently sat down and had lunch with Patch at his office - a window table at the Fireside Grill .

A Ballston Spa man who won a bronze medal at the Special Olympic World Games is reunited with his lost medal.

ATHENS, Greece - A new survey indicates that Greece's radical left Syriza party, which opposes the loan-dependent country's bailout commitments, has regained the lead in opinion polls ahead of crucial national elections on June 17.

A Greek flag waves at Syntagma square in front of the Greek Parliament as pedestrians walk by, in Athens, Greece, 15 May 2012.

Nashville is full of gems that need to be rediscovered and one such gem is the Parthenon at Centennial Park.

Broken ancient pottery from the wreck of a 3rd century AD Roman-era ship found 1.2 kilometers deep off the western coast of Greece is seen in this undated photo issued by Greek Culture Ministry on Tuesday, May 29, 2012.

Creighton is in an NCAA baseball regional again. How'd that happen? Don't ask the coach.

The debt-crippled country is being kept afloat by huge international rescue loans, granted on condition of harsh cutbacks and reforms that slashed living standards ATHENS, Greece -- Greek stock markets rebounded strongly on Monday from a 22-year low on hopes a pro-bailout party will win crucial national elections next month, which would avoid a ... (more)

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The sands of Big Mac have set the stage for heightened conflict between people and birds that could end with closing large sections of the beach to public use.

WHEN they say "what a man can do, women can do better", some might agree while some might violently object to it.

A new study of Greek patients shows that overgrowth of bacteria in the gut is definitively linked to irritable bowel syndrome .

The Athens Institute for Education and Research organizes its 6th Annual International Conference on Mediterranean Studies, 26-29 March 2013, Athens, Greece.

A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday: ___ MADRID &#8212 The board of directors of Spain's troubled bank, Bankia, has asked the Spanish government for $23.8 billion in financial support.

The commander in charge of the raid to kill Osama bin Laden is defending his proposal that would give him more authority to send special operations forces overseas to address problems like terrorists or sudden Arab... The commander in charge of the raid to kill Osama bin Laden is defending his proposal that would give him more authority to send ... (more)

On this sunny afternoon, Bayliss Park is nearly silent. A preschool-aged boy splashes in water on one side of the large fountain.