Greece

A wildfire that broke out on Sunday in a forest area in the Aghioi Theodoroi area, near Corinth, left one woman dead. The blaze reached a residential area, burning one house completely and damaging another. Gusty winds were blowing in...

Last night concluded the Eurovision 2017 song contest and the winner with 758 points was Portugal's Salvador Sobral with his song "Amar Pelos Dois". This is the first time that Portugal has won the contest in 53 years. https://youtu.be/tXodL-oQGws Greece's entry "This...

The extradition request from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) of Dejan Vucovic will be discussed in Greece's supreme court on Wednesday. Vucovic is seeking asylum in Greece saying he fears for his life if he returns to his...

After a man facing several misdemeanor charges, including unlawful shooting, illegal handgun possession and resisting arrest fired three shots from a handgun into the air while talking to the press, he has been handed down a punishment by the Greek...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and IMF chief Christine Lagarde discussed the progress in Greece's economic program on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum. IMF Communications Director Gerry Rice has issued the following statement in Beijing: "The Managing Director of...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras underlined the strengthening of the Greek-Russian relations in the sectors of economy, trade and tourism in his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the sidelines of the Belt and Road forum that is taking place...

The omnibus bill on the changes in pensions, measures for the fiscal target and reforms along with measures for the social support and labour changes, the mid-term fiscal strategy framework for 2018-2021 and other provision was tabled in parliament...

Thousands of people visited the battlefields of the legendary Fort Roupel and the underground forts of the Metaxas Line at the Greek-Bulgarian border this weekend (May 13-14), and experienced the revival of the Battle of World War II, organized...

An intercity train traveling on the Athens-Thessaloniki route got derailed and eventually crashed into a house, a few hours after leaving Athens on Saturday. Three people lost their lives as a result of the accident and 10 more were injured,...

Since Friday the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki has been the victim of a series of cyber attacks using the ransomware virus. Police sources said that the situation has been resolved by the university staff without the assistance of the police, as ekthatimerini.com...