Kos

Extra riot police were dispatched to the Greek island of Kos as tension is rising due to the increased arrival of migrants and refugees. Furthermore, Greek State Minister Alekos Flabouraris decided to send a cruise liner on the island that...

The influx of migrants from the Middle East to Greece continues, with about 100 to 500 landing on the Greek island of Kos every day - joining thousands already camped there. Greece has been overwhelmed by the wave of refugees...

While Greece has almost completed a bailout deal with international creditors, the migration crisis on the country's islands is becoming a major problem for the Greek government and the country. The Guardian reported that after Tuesday's migrant riot on the island of Kos,...

The migrant situation on the Greek island of Kos is out of control, forcing the mayor to ask for help and riot police arriving from Athens. There are about 7,000 refugees and illegal migrants already on the Aegean Sea island,...

A video circulated on Monday afternoon depicting a Greek police officer on the island of Kos slapping a migrant while holding a knife in his other hand, causing immediate reactions within the country. In the video, shot outside Kos' police station, the officer is allegedly...

Greek Coast Guard has rescued 1,417 migrants in 59 search and rescue operations near several Greek islands in the eastern Aegean Sea, authorities said on Monday. Tens of thousands of refugees and illegal migrants have arrived on Greek islands from...

The prefect of the Southern Aegean, Giorgos Hatzimarkos is visiting the island of Kos to discuss with local authorities the ways to address the massive inflow of undocumented migrants and refugees at the island. Authorities estimate about 3,000 migrants...

Strong seismic activity occurred over the last hours in Greece. Four major earthquakes measuring above 4 on the Richter scale occurred today, July 24, reaching a peak with a tremor near the coast of Kos, measuring 5 on the...

Police in the UK have agreed to travel to Greece in order to search for missing Ben Needham, a child that went missing in 1991 on the Greek island of Kos. On July 24, 1991, British toddler Ben Needham was 21...

The Hellenic Coast Guard rescued 237 illegal migrants in seven separate incidents that occurred in the Aegean Sea, Greece over the last 24 hours. The location and rescue operation were conducted off the coast of three Greek islands located...