This year's consumption of luxury goods worldwide has increased by 5%. Consumers love to spend money on such products and services but are very careful in their selection at the same time.

And during the excavations that have been ongoing for seven years now.

The young man had accompanied a friend of his who had set off to a restaurant near Omonia Square in the centre of Athens to ask its owner to pay her the due salary. Instead of giving her the small sum the restaurant owner made a bodyguard beat the young man.

Today the representatives of the supervisory Troika will leave Athens without having reached an agreement with Antonis Samaras' government which will submit to parliament the budget for 2014 without the approval of the lenders.

Perhaps one of the most famous Italian desserts worldwide, simple yet elegant...