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The first expedition to the "Door to Hell" in Turkmenistan, central Asia, had a Greek scent. More than four decades ago a crater opened up in...

Life in Greek and Mediterranean cities in general will become more difficult in the future, in terms of weather conditions. High temperatures, low levels of...

Greece's major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras, who has benefited from opposition to austerity measures, said he's not interested...

A rare seal dating back to the Crusades era has been discovered during excavations at the Monastery of St. Sabbas in the Bayit VeGan...

Major-General Kristin Lund has been appointed to head the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), the first woman promoted to the position. UN Secretary-General Ban...

For 14 years, Athenian diners have swarmed to Karaiskaki Square in Athens to dine at the themed restaurant Archaion Gefsis (Ancient Flavors). Thousands of locals...

Greek-American actress Rita Wilson will play a supporting role in the upcoming book-to-film adaptation based on a true story, "Facing the Wind." The book, written by...

A few days ago, online sources claimed that a team of archaeologists and historians from the Polish Center of Archaeology had found the tomb...

Two underage girls from the Greek island Rhodes spoke to the Greek police and accused a 52 year-old man of sexually harassing them. The man...

Following the resumption of peace talks on the dispute over Cyprus between the Turkish and the Cypriot sides earlier this month, negotiators from both...