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The "Hachiko" of Crete, the loyal dog that waited for his owner, died eight years after his human friend in the village of Patelles. For the last eight years, the dog walked every morning to a local supermarket in the...

Australian athlete Humerloc Douglas won the Crete Half Marathon on Sunday breaking the record of the course with a time of 1 h, 11', 48". The first woman was Greek athlete Eleftheria Petroulaki. The Half Marathon, including 10km, 5km and 1km...

WWF Hellas is starting a major campaign against oil and gas exploration projects in Greece, aiming, to mobilize citizens to defend the seas and forests, local communities and fair and sustainable development. The first step for WWF Hellas is to...

Officials signed an initial agreement awarding private companies the exploration and development rights for hydrocarbons in sea blocks off the island of Crete and Kyparissia region in Peloponnese's Messinia. Greece's Energy and Environment Minister George Stathakis signed the deal with the...

A British couple was enjoying a stroll in Crete's Agios Nikolaos town, when they found something that looked like a woman's wallet on the sidewalk. When they picked it up, they couldn't believe what they were seeing -- €7,000 ($8,225) was inside. The...

The fire that broke out in a building belonging to the University of Crete at 8:50 on Sunday morning has been completely extinguished, the university's rector Achilleas Zoras told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) on Sunday. "Everything indicates that there...

A huge fire has engulfed the University of Crete campus in the capital Heraklio. Dozens of fire fighters are at the scene while thick smoke has covered the area. There are no reports of injuries. The police blocked off road access to...

Crete is a top destination for tourists for many reasons, and Marketing Greece has recently launched a new campaign to show off the islands greatest assets - from the mountains and ancient Minoan culture, to the modern beaches. The goal of...

The Greek Ministry of Culture dismissed on Thursday allegations by archaeologists that a series of archaeological sites are to be privatized. In a statement it said that properties of archaeological interest are not for sale. "Our cultural heritage cannot be traded,"...

The summer weather came to an abrupt end in Crete on Thursday as a severe storm caused flooding along with a significant drop in temperature. Most of the affected areas were near the capital, Heraklion, where roads turned into rivers...