Greece

Greek-Australian businessman John Macris was gunned down outside his home as he was getting out of his car in Voula, a suburb south of Athens, late on Wednesday. Police say that he was shot at least four times. The 46-year-old was...

A man has been found dead inside of a taxi in Kifissia, a northern suburb of Athens, sources have reported. Initial forensic reports have revealed that the man is thought to have died as a result of a gunshot to the head. There...

Two men on a motorcycle fatally shot a foreign man on Themistokleous Street in the Exarchia neighborhood in Athens, at 11:30 am on Tuesday. The perpetrators wore motorcycle helmets and -- according to witnesses who called the police -- were...

A woman, 30 years old, has been shot dead in a shooting at a post office in Piraeus. The woman, a post office employee, was shot by a postman shortly before 10am on Thursday morning. The 36-year-old stormed into the...

St. Valentine’s Day on February 14th is celebrated among lovers and couples as a day of affection, romantic love and commitment to each other. The chocolate and card industry flourishes on that day, with people around the world giving small gifts...

Hasan Kundakci admitted that he ordered the assassination of Greek-Cypriot hero Solomos Solomou.

A male chimpanzee was shot dead after escaping from its enclosure at the Attica Zoological Park, which is located just outside of Athens, on Saturday. The killing of the animal, as well as the details surrounding its escape from the...

The whale that was stranded in Greece passed away on Wednesday despite valiant attempts at saving its life by volunteers and veterinarians. According to an announcement by the Greek Environment Ministry, the beaked whale's body was found in the shallows...

Greek police shot and killed a 20-year-old Roma man early Saturday morning. The shooting took place following a car chase in the suburb of Perama, west of Athens. A 15-year-old was also injured, and another teenager ran from the...

The EU is working on a deal with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer-BioNTech for what is called the biggest COVID 19 vaccine deal in the world. 

Illegal lead pellets used by hunters in Greece have poisoned and killed dozens of flamingos who migrate to the area each year to breed.

A child has passed away and six people are missing after a small boat carrying 24 refugees capsized off the coast of the Greek island of Samos on Sunday morning. The Hellenic Coast Guard recovered the child's body in the...

Since it made landfall in Greece on Thursday, the rare Mediterranean hurricane Ianos has caused the deaths of three people in Thessaly and widespread destruction around the country. In the region of Thessaly, located south of Macedonia, entire towns were...

At least two people died and two are missing on Saturday in Thessaly, central Greece, as the Mediterranean hurricane (medicane) Ianos batters Greece for the third day. In the town of Farsala in Thessaly, one elderly woman was found dead...

A mother and her child died on Sunday afternoon after a large fire broke out in the Moria camp on Greece's island of Lesvos. According to initial information, the fire broke out in one of the containers where refugees and...