World Jul 23 Greece conducts country’s largest wildfire evacuation as island of Rhodes burns Some 19,000 people have been evacuated from the Greek island of Rhodes as wildfires continued burning for a sixth day on three fronts, Greek authorities said on Sunday.
World Jun 17 Greek leader disputes criticism of rescue effort after deadly migrant shipwreck Authorities continued to search Saturday for victims and survivors of a trawler that sank off the coast of Greece with as many as 750 migrants on board, as conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis blasted critics of the rescue operation.
World Mar 05 Greece’s prime minister apologizes for deadly train crash as unions, activists protest A stationmaster accused of causing Greece's deadliest train disaster was charged with negligent homicide and jailed pending trial Sunday, while Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologized for any responsibility Greece's government may bear for the tragedy.
World Jan 10 Constantine, Olympic gold medalist and last king of Greece, dies at 82 Constantine, the former and last king of Greece, who won an Olympic gold medal before becoming entangled in his country's volatile politics in the 1960s as king and spent decades in exile, has died.
World Jul 17 Investigators search the site of plane crash in Greece that killed at least 8, officials say Serbian Defense Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic told a news conference Sunday that all eight crew members were killed. He said the plane was carrying 11.5 tons of Serbian-made mortar ammunition to Bangladesh, which was the buyer. It had taken off from…
World Aug 07 Wildfires rampage in Greek forests, cut large island in half The fire on Evia forced the hasty Friday night evacuation of about 1,400 people from a seaside village and island beaches by a motley assortment of boats after the approaching flames cut off other means of escape.
World Mar 08 Amid tensions, fire damages Greek island refugee center Fire broke out at a refugee center on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece's firefighting service said Sunday, causing considerable damage to a warehouse but no injuries. It was the second fire at an installation built for migrants, after a…
World Jan 11 12 migrants found dead, 21 rescued at sea off western Greece Greece’s coast guard says 12 migrants have been found dead in the Ionian Sea and 21 others have been rescued after their boat took in water and sank. Searchers are looking for more survivors.
World Sep 22 Greek police make arrest in 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847 Greek police said Saturday they have arrested a suspect in the 1985 hijacking of a flight from Athens that became a multi-day ordeal and included the slaying of an American.