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Memories of a big fire from 1989 were brought back again when Greek firefighters risked their lives to tackle a blaze on Thasos, an  on Aug. 16. The fire was burning in many fronts and different directions because of powerful...

Hammering home a message repeated many times already, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Greece will not be allowed to stiff international lenders with big losses the way it did to private investors, although critics...

Moutzouris, the historic train of Pelion, Thessaly, is ready for one more night trip. This special train will roll on the rails on the night of Aug. 19 on the occasion of the celebration of the 110 years of...

What a difference a year makes. In 2012, Greek tourism took a big hit in the aftermath of images of protests, strikes and riots against austerity measures. This year, with Greeks largely surrendering, it's been relatively calm and visitors...

After being beset by power outages and blackouts much of the week, and with the island's mayor screaming he was left on his own by the government to deal with the problem and unhappy tourists, Greek officials are scrambling...

Despite repeated investigations into fraudulent pensions, Greece is still paying 2,260 dead people, more than six months after the benefits were supposed to have been stopped, said Allternate Finance Minister Christos Staikouras. A census by the Finance Ministry said that...

With a record-breaking tourist season in full swing and everyone seemingly happy - apart from visitors to Greece's most popular island, Santorini, who were left in the dark with power outages - the numbers are getting a big boost...

Scenes of brutality against clergymen took place on August 17 at the Church of the Virgin Mary in Përmet, a town in Albania, capital of the Përmet District. The clergymen of the Metropolis of Gjirokastër of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church...

A trolley bus line in the western Athens neighborhood of Peristeri was shut down on Aug. 16 as protests were carried out in the aftermath of the death of a 19-year-old man who police said accidentally fell out of...

A 25-year-old flight attendant who disappeared on Aug. 10 was found dead in Thessaloniki and the police said they believe it was murder. According to anikolouli.gr, the 25 year old stewardess who was missing since last Saturday was finally...

According to a study published on August 14 in the journal PLOS ONE, a 300-year drought may be responsible for the collapse of several Mediterranean cultures, including that of ancient Greece, around 3,200 years ago. For a long time now,...

With the backing of Mayor Yiannis Boutaris, the Kemal Ataturk Museum has been inaugurated after its restoration in Thessaloniki and stands as a monument to the man under whose authority Turkey defeated Greece 89 years ago and drove it...

While the Greek government is crowing that it has achieved a primary surplus and the economy will begin to recover next year, skepticism abounds in some quarters still, particularly in a report in CNN Money which said the statistic...

The distinguished journalist of Greek descent George Megalogenis was honored with another award, this time with the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for the non-fiction category, for his book The Australian Moment. Megalogenis, who until recently was a commentator for the...

With the government set to transfer or fire 40,000 public workers and employee rights being decimated during a crushing economic crisis, the President of the National Confederation of Greek Commerce (ESEE), Vassilis Korkidis said businesses want a 13% wage...