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Man Shoots Mother and Son Dead Over Parking Disagreement Near Kavala
An insignificant row over a parking spot turned into a tragic double homicide in the town of Chryssoupolis near Kavala in Northern Greece on Thursday.
A 42-year old man shot his neighbor and his mother dead following a heated argument they...
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...
Greece
Nineteen-Year Old Dies on Greece's Chios Island in Tragic Basketball Court Accident
A tragic incident took place on Sunday night on Greece's Chios Island, when a steel and glass basketball hoop and pole fell over onto a 19-year old man from Athens, killing him. The young man had been spending his summer...
Greece
One Dead, Two Injured When Train Collides With Truck in Kiklis, Central Macedonia
One woman was killed and two others were seriously injured after a freight train collided with a pickup truck in the area of Myriofyto in Central Macedonia's Kilkis region.
The crash occurred at 11:00 in the morning local time. According...
Crime
One Inmate Dead After Fight in Greece's Nigrita Prison
An unfortunate and fatal incident took place in Northern Greece’s Nigrita prison, late on Friday night, when an inmate tragically died after a fight he had with a fellow prisoner.
According to media reports, a 43-year-old Russian inmate attacked a...
Greece
Police Hunt Down Bull Running Free in Downtown Lamia, Central Greece
A rather ...peculiar spectacle was viewed by people in the Greek city of Lamia on Friday morning, when a bull on the lam charged through city streets, reaching the city center of the Central Greece municipality.
Amazed onlookers who saw the...
Greece
Greek Police Detain Senior Member of "Rubicon" Anarchist Group
George Kalaitzidis, a leading member of the infamous Greek anarchist group Rubicon (Rouvikonas) was reportedly detained by Greek police on Monday.
According to media reports, the member of the group is most likely under arrest, but this has not yet...
Crime
Heavily-Armed Police Deployed in Greek Tourist Spots
Heavily-armed police officers are being stationed at key points around Athens, notably busy tourist spots, beginning on Thursday, in a bid to increase security in the capital city.
The officers, whose ranks are to be boosted over the coming months,...
Crime
Suspect in Murder of US Scientist Suzanne Eaton Arrested on Crete
A 27-year old man was arrested on the Greek island of Crete on Monday, charged with the brutal murder of the 60-year old American scientist Dr. Suzanne Eaton.
According to initial information, the man has allegedly confessed verbally to his heinous...