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Dozens Feared Dead After Russian Bomb Hits School in Ukraine

More than 60 people are now feared dead after a Russian bomb hit a school in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, the local governor says. Some 90 local residents had been sheltering in the school in the village of Bilohorivka near...

Ukraine War: Defusing a Bomb with Bare Hands and a Bottle of Water

A video from Ukraine's news outlet NEXTA TV shows bomb disposal personnel defusing a massive Russian bomb using only their bare hands and a water bottle. One of the two bomb squad members slowly unscrews the top of the explosive,...

Athens Metro Stations Closed After Bomb Threat

All of the Athens Metro stations along two of the city's busiest lines, the second and third, were closed on Tuesday afternoon after a bomb threat. The second and third lines, commonly referred to as the red and blue lines,...

Terror Group ''O.L.A.'' Claims Responsibility for SKAI TV Bomb

The terrorist group O.L.A. claimed responsibility on Tuesday for the explosion of a bomb outside of SKAI TV and Kathimerini newspaper headquarters on December 17, 2018. O.L.A., which is an abbreviation for a Greek phrase meaning ''Group of People's Fighters'', accused...

Skai TV Bombing Investigation Continues; US Condemns Attack

Greece's counter-terrorism police unit is continuing their investigation into the Monday morning bombing which caused extensive damage to the building housing Skai Television and Kathimerini newspaper. The attack occurred at 2:30 AM local time (0030 GMT) and there were no injuries. Footage from security...

President Pavlopoulos Says Attack on SKAI TV "Criminal, Undemocratic"

The President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopios Pavlopoulos, has unequivocally condemned  Monday's terrorist attack on Greece’s SKAI TV station. In a statement today he also expressed his support for the owners and employees of the television and radio station, as...

Tsipras Says Attack Against Skai TV Targets Democracy

Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras condemned the bombing of Skai TV headquarters in the early hours of Monday, saying that it was an a attack against democracy. "It was an attack by cowardly and dark forces against democracy itself," the...

Bomb Explodes Outside Appeals Court in Athens

A makeshift bomb exploded outside an appeals court in Athens early on Friday causing damage, police officials said. There were no reports of injuries. Two Greek media organizations received warning calls before the explosion at 0250, one police official said. The individual...

Refugee Center in Kordelio Bomb Evacuation Zone

The refugee center set up within the former Softex factory is among those that are to be temporarily evacuated on Sunday. The evacuation, covering a roughly 2-kilometre radius, was decided as a safety precaution during an operation to dispose...

Defusion of WWII Bomb to Take Place Sunday

The defusing and transfer of a WWII bomb that was found a few days ago in the municipality of Kordelio, Thessaloniki, Greece, is expected to be held on Sunday February 12 , said Thessaloniki vice governor Voula Patoulidou. The area...