Greece

The news that it was a 49 year-old teacher at the primary school in Kymi , Greece, who set the school on fire on April 4, has come as a shock to the local community. Reportedly, the reason was because...

It was October 26, 1912 when freedom bells rang in Thessaloniki, as the Greek army liberated the city from Ottoman rule. The city was freed only twenty days after the declaration of the First Balkan War. At the start of...

Evia is known for stunning beaches and pristine natural sites.

Georgios Papanikolaou, born in Kymi, Euboea in 1883 and the son of a doctor, invented the ‘Pap smear’ in 1943 and has saved the lives of countless women.

Georgios Plionis, the legendary Greek pilot who flew in 167 successful missions in World War II and Korea, passed away at age 101

Greek islands are preparing to host their first tourists as the country opens up to foreign travel beginning on June 15. Authorities say that they have put in place a comprehensive plan to for early identification and treatment of possible...

February 19 marks the day every year when Greece and the global community celebrates the shining memory of Dr. George Papanicolaou, the Greek pioneer in cytopathology and early cancer detection, who invented the ''Papanicolaou Test,'' also known as the...

Greece's most recent winter storm, dubbed ''Hephaestion,'' which brought extensive snowfall, frost and extremely forceful winds to many parts of Greece, is now gradually moving eastward and away from the country. The Aegean islands of Tinos and Andros were left...

The cold front brought by the weather system "Zinovia" continues for the second day in Greece covering many parts of the country with snow and bitter cold. The National Observatory of Athens weather service reported on Saturday that bad weather...

Sometimes history is made of footnotes; little unknown details that turn out to be of great importance. Like the case of an unknown peasant from Kouliakia village who had a simple but brilliant idea that helped the Greek army...

Greece's Panathinaikos basketball team issued a statement on Wednesday afternoon informing the public that it is suspending its participation in Greece's basketball championship "Basket League", in its words ''until legality prevails again.'' Panathinaikos was set to play against the team of Kymi on...

In an official draw conducted by the Greek Basketball Association, Panathinaikos was chosen to face Olympiacos in the semifinals for the 2019 Greek Cup in Basketball. The draw took place at noon Monday in Athens. Panathinaikos will host the knock-out game in...

It is low-cost, effective and may have saved the lives of countless women since it was invented in 1943. The 'Pap smear' -- named after Greek doctor Georgios Papanikolaou who died this day in 1962 -- has become a cornerstone...

Three people were killed as their car fell into the sea on the 5th kilometer of the seaside road of Kymi - Chania Avlonariou early Saturday morning. The Jeep Wrangler with five passengers veered off the road under circumstances unknown...

Destructive fires raged for the third time in two weeks on Evia, Greece's second largest island. Two major forest fires broke out in the early morning hours on Tuesday in Karystos and Kymi. The fire on Karystos broke out at 1:40 am in...