Europe

The Greek astronomer joined in the coordinated international effort involving 31 scientists from eight different countries. "We used the HARPS spectograph on ESO's 3.6m telescope in Chile to measure how the star 'wobbles' as the planet goes around it,"...

Four bottlenose dolphins were transferred to their new home at the Attica Zoological Park in Greece during what was described as a "covert operation" by Yle, Finland's national public broadcasting company. The four dolphins named Veera, Delfi, Leevi and Eevertti...

Smiles and enthusiasm define the eight young swimmers who are members of the group Pastra Cretonaxiosa. Their goal is to swim across the English channel on Monday, August 29. They will start their 45-km sea crossing from Dover and...

"Türkiye Kültürel Varlıkları Haritası" (Turkey's Map of Cultural Heritages) is a new digital platform that brings together Armenian, Greek, Jewish and Syriac cultural heritages, says a Daily Sabah report. Still in progress, the map records information on churches, schools, monasteries,...

A strong earthquake shook central Italy early Wednesday causing extensive damage to areas near the epicenter and killing at least 120 people. The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 6.2 with an epicenter about 10 kilometers southeast of the...

A joint excavation on the part of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Archaeology and researchers of the East Crimean Museum Preserve have unveiled an ancient Greek fortress built over 2,000 years ago. The dig took place near the...

A 31 year-old Greek national from the island of Rhodes was arrested in Turkey for transporting 50kg of heroin from the neighboring country to Greece. The young man claims that he had no knowledge of what he was transporting...

Every year, the heart of the international gastronomy scene beats in London, where the international culinary contest “Great Taste Awards” takes place. This year, more than 400 skilled testers worked for over 49 days -from March to the end...

Part of an ancient marble column was found in the ancient Greek city of Phanagoria, in the Krasnodar region of southern Russia, in the Taman peninsula. The column bears an inscription referring to the Persian king Darius I, according...

Turkish authorities notified the Ecumenical Patriarchate that the license for the yearly mass at Panagia Sumela Monastery in Trabzon is revoked. After five consecutive years during which it was allowed to have Orthodox Christian divine liturgy on August 15 at Panagia Sumela Monastery...