Greece

The Greek island of Crete is in turmoil after two people were killed and one was injured in a violent clash in the municipality of Anogeia in the Rethymno region on Saturday evening. A 67-year old man was shot and...

A 54-year-old man killed his 24-year-old cousin in Crete over a grazing land dispute on Sunday and police fear that a bloody vendetta may start between the two families. Reportedly, in the past six months the two cousins were arguing...

A 34-year-old man, father of three children, was killed in Heraklion, Crete, after a fight he had with another man. According to flashnews.gr, the deceased man was called Priamos Xidakis and the incident took place in Profitis Ilias village...

Rizitika songs are the oldest type of Cretan music, originating from the western part of the Greek island, but now heard in central and eastern Crete as well.

Main opposition New Democracy's shadow minister for foreign policy George Koumoutsakos on Monday urged the government to convene the National Council on Foreign Policy, while criticizing its reaction to the latest provocations from the Turkish side. "New Democracy had promptly...

A 24-year-old Greek man from the island of Crete was shot while enjoying his drink at a bar in Chania. The 25-year old shooter immediately left the scene but was later arrested by Greek police. However, the shooting was not...

The Greek Prime Minister’s office announced on Friday night that Antonis Samaras would be taking legal action against Independent Greeks (ANEL) after its leader, Panos Kammenos, and MP Pavlos Chaikalis alleged that there was an attempt to bribe the latter so...

The 85 year-old Christos Chnaris from the Greek island of Crete, is considered a respected man as he has helped dozens of blood feuds (or so-called vendettas) to come to an end, as he has helped many rival families...

The word “vendetta” derives from the latin verb vendigo, which means “to take revenge”. The word's origins are rooted back in the Homeric era,  although  in several Greek regions, such as Mani in the Peloponnese and the island of Crete this word can...

Some murders are justified. Putting a bullet in Hitler's head would have saved about 40 million lives and spared the world of the horrors wrought by a maniac. Greece's neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party believes he should have won the...

The Greek police, border guards and coast guard officers are still in search of the two dangerous escapees from the Trikala prison who remain at large. However, there is great possibility that the two Albanian fugitives, Marian Kola and Ilir...

Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and his mother have denied reports in the Greek media that she's behind the name of a civil servant with 550 million euros ($714 million) in deposits in a Swiss bank, with the...

After a three-year absence, the 14th Athens International Comic Festival is now back on track during the country's economic crisis and is running through Nov. 11 at Diplareios School (Theater Square 3, Psirri). The exhibition theme is entitled Αντοχή...

ATHENS – Antonis Samaras finally has the job he always wanted: Prime Minister of Greece, but may find he should have been careful about what he asked for because he’s going to get it-- from all directions. As he...

Dora Bakoyannis and her party Democratic Alliance accepted Antonis Samara's invitation to join New Democracy for the electoral battle in June. The return of Dora Bakoyannis and her party was officially announced today, after many days of negotiations on the terms of the agreement. “The time has come to set aside our differences,” said Democratic Alliance party leader...