Greece

Greeks stage anti-refugee rally on Chios Island

Sep 29, 2016 05:28

Hundreds of people on Greece’s Aegean island of Chios have staged an anti-refugee demonstration, calling on the government to implement immediate measures to limit the arrival of further refugees on the island.
Large fire at Greek refugee camp forces thousands to flee

Sep 20, 2016 02:50

Thousands of refugees have been forced to flee after a large fire erupted at their camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.
Greeks rally against fascist group

Sep 18, 2016 04:13

Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in the Greek capital, Athens, to mark the third anniversary of the death of an anti-fascist activist.
Greece vows to resist IMF demands on labor reforms

Sep 14, 2016 12:05

Greek officials have vowed to resist demands put forward by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forcing the country to carry out labor reforms in order to secure a third bailout.
Flooding leaves 4 dead, 1 missing in Greece

Sep 07, 2016 13:24

Heavy rain has triggered flooding in southern and northern Greece, leaving four people dead and one unaccounted for, authorities say.
Athens allows first mosque in 180 years

Aug 22, 2016 12:28

The first official mosque is to be erected in the Greek capital, Athens, ending an almost two-century ban on building a Muslim worship place by the government.
Turkish govt. demands extradition of 8 military officers from Greece

Aug 18, 2016 09:48

The Turkish government has demanded the extradition of eight military officers who requested asylum in Greece following the coup attempt of July 15, a Greek diplomatic source said Thursday.
Greece charges Turkish officers fleeing after failed coup

Jul 17, 2016 12:11

Eight Turkish military officers, who had landed in Greece after an attempted coup failed in their homeland, have been charged by Greek prosecutors.
Turkish helicopter in Greece, 8 crew members nabbed

Jul 16, 2016 12:19

A Turkish military helicopter carrying eight men has landed in northeastern Greece, with its crew seeking political asylum after a putsch attempt in Turkey, Greek officials say.
Info can be extracted from intact recorder of doomed passenger plane: Egypt

Jul 02, 2016 12:12

Egyptian authorities say they are capable of retrieving information from the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the doomed EgyptAir flight MS804 as its memory chips are not damaged.