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Katsifas Corpse Yet to be Released by Albanian Authorities

Albanian authorities have not yet released the corpse of Konstantinos Katsifas, who was killed by the country's special forces on October 28. Katsifas' family says that Albanian authorities have not responded to their repeated requests to release the body, so that...

Austerity's Harsh Impact on Greece's Public Services Revealed

According to data released Thursday by the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV), significant declines in state funding for public services were recorded between 2015 and 2016. During this period, the Greek state invested just €3 million ($3.4 million) in...

Thessaloniki: Migrant Smugglers Caught Using Luxury Cars

According to the Hellenic Police, five members of a criminal group that was acting on smuggling illegal migrants who live in Greece were caught in Thessaloniki's suburb of Pylea. The five men, aged 25, 26, 33, 36, and 38 years...

Crete: British Couple Finds Wallet with €7,000 and Gives it to the Police

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...

Greek Heroes Save Lives for a Few Hundred Euros

Underpaid and overworked, Greece's firefighters, police and ambulance staff have been hailed as heroes following their superhuman efforts on Monday to save lives in the deadly fires that hit East Attica. Every summer, the tireless men of the Fire Department...

State Investigates Petrol-Bomb Attack on Greek Riot Police (video)

Greek authorities are investigating a petrol-bomb attack on riot police in the northern city of Thessaloniki. Saturday's incident took place during a shift change outside the city's Turkish consulate. According to reports, barriers were thrown up when riot police crossed to...

Greek Authorities Investigate Execution-Style Murder of Ex-Police Officer in Pallini

Hellenic Police are investigating the murder of former high-ranking police officer who was gunned down outside a taverna in Pallini, early Tuesday morning. The 57-year-old was shot several times in the parking lot of the taverna in Pallini. The handgun used...

Police in Melbourne Seek Missing Greek Pensioner

  Police in Melbourne are for searching for an elderly Greek man, missing since Sunday. Triantafilos Panagopoulos, 78, is described by Victoria police as being 175 centimeters tall and of medium build with grey hair and brown eyes. He was last seen...

Greek Football Club Will Pay €20,000 to Police Injured by Fans

PAOK Thessaloniki was ordered to pay €20,000 ($25,000) in damages to two policemen  injured during clashes between football fans and police two years ago. It is the first time in Greek soccer history a club was ordered to pay compensation...

Greece and Albania Vow to Jointly Tackle Drugs, Cross-border Crime

Greek and Albanian police chiefs decided on Thursday on a coordinated plan of action involving police officers in Greece and Albania to deal with the major drug problem between the two countries and cross-border crime in general. Hellenic Police chief...