Greece evacuates Athens suburb under wildfire threat
ATHENS: A wildfire whipped by gale-force winds blazed through vegetation in a southern suburb of… Read More
2 years ago
Athens
Police find Kalashnikov linked to 2014-17 attacks
The weapon was found during raids on 13 premises in the Athens area which started… Read More
5 years ago
Strong quake shakes Athens, knocks out phone service
There are no reports of serious injury," government spokesman Stelios Petsas said on television Read More
5 years ago
Athens installs Alexander the Great statue after 27-year delay
The 3,50-metre (11.5-foot) equestrian statue of a young Alexander, cast in bronze, was erected in… Read More
6 years ago
Wildfire kills at least 50 near Athens, families flee to beaches
GREECE: A wildfire killed at least 50 people and injured more than 150 as it… Read More
6 years ago
For Athens Muslims, promised mosque still hard to believe
ATHENS, Greece: After 17 years of delay, construction has finally begun on the first official… Read More
8 years ago
Man proposes girlfriend on plane and then marries her in-flight
Conventional weddings are just like ‘another ceremony’, but when a marriage proposal follows an instant… Read More
8 years ago
EU launches emergency refugee aid scheme for Greece
BRUSSELS: The European Union, faced with a burgeoning refugee crisis in Greece, launched a new… Read More
9 years ago
Seven children die after migrant boats sink off Greece
At least seven children died when boats carrying migrants sank off Greece on Wednesday, as… Read More
9 years ago
Greek judge appointed caretaker PM up to elections
ATHENS: Greece's top Supreme Court judge was named caretaker prime minister on Thursday to lead… Read More
9 years ago
Airlift begins for hundreds trapped on burning Italian ferry
ATHENS: Air crews began lifting passengers off a burning ferry adrift in the Adriatic Sea… Read More
10 years ago