Investigation
Australia
South Australian MP Sacked Over Greek-Australian MP’s Allegations
Steven Marshall, the Premier of South Australia, sacked MP Sam Duluk from the Liberal Parliamentary party last week following his failure to "come clean" over allegations made against him by the South Australian MP for Best, Connie Bonaros.
The female legislator,...
Greece
Greek Navy Systematically Recording Country's Most Iconic Shipwrecks
The first phase of a project to investigate and record the current state of historic Naval shipwrecks in Greece has recently been completed, according to a Hellenic (Greek) Navy General Staff (HNGS) announcement released on Wednesday.
The investigation, using a...
Greece
Investigation Underway Over Abandoned Infant Found in Nea Ionia, Athens
A newborn infant, just a few days old, was found abandoned in the early hours of Wednesday inside a shopping cart at the entrance of an apartment block in Nea Ionia, a suburb of Athens.
Residents and neighbors were shocked...
Greece
Military Equipment Goes Missing From Greek Navy Premises on Leros Island
The General Staff of the Greek Navy announced in the early hours of Tuesday that military equipment which had been stockpiled at Leros Naval Technical Installation Service (YNTEL) is now missing.
The statement notes that ''In the afternoon hours of Monday, 09...
Greece
Death of British Scientist on Ikaria ''Caused by Fall,'' Medical Expert Says
Nikos Karakoukis, the first medical examiner to examine the body of the British astrophysicist who was found dead on the Greek island of Ikaria on Wednesday, suggests that her death was caused by a fall.
Karakoukis told reporters on Thursday...
Greece
Body of British Astrophysicist Found in Gorge on Greece's Ikaria Island
The body of missing British astrophysicist Dr. Natalie Christopher was found on Greece's Ikaria island on Wednesday afternoon.
The body was found in a mountainous area, three miles away from the hotel where the British scientist was spending her vacation...
Crime
Body of Six-Year Old Victim of Cyprus Serial Killer Found in Memi Lake
A body belonging to another one of the seven victims of Nikos Metaxas, alleged to be the Cypriot serial killer, was found on Wednesday afternoon in the area of Xyliato, inside Memi Lake.
The body of a six-year old girl...
Crime
British Experts in Cyprus to Assist Authorities in Serial Killer Case
A number of British forensic experts have been in Cyprus for the last several days to assist local authorities in the unprecedented case of multiple murders carried out by an officer of the National Guard.
Cypriot authorities briefed Scotland Yard officials...
Greece
Greek Prosecutor Probes Allegations of Threats Over Prespa
A Greek prosecutor on Saturday ordered an investigation into allegations that lawmakers from the Independent Greeks party (ANEL) received threats telling them not to vote for the ratification of the Prespa agreement.
Two news websites alleged that a prominent member...
Europe
Head of Greece’s European Parliament Information Office Suspended
Leonidas Antonakopoulos, the Head of the information office of the European Parliament in Greece, was suspended along with two other members of staff due to their involvement in an investigation conducted by OLAF, the European anti-fraud office.
In an interview...