RAFINA, Greece (AP) — The death toll from twin wildfires that raged through Greek seaside areas looked set to increase to around 50 Tuesday after rescue crews reported finding the bodies of more than 20 people huddled closely together near a beach northeast of the capital, Athens.
A newly elected Athens-Clarke County Commissioner took her oath of office with one hand raised in a militant black power fist and the other resting on a copy of a Malcolm X biography, a report says.
Contents: Hundreds of thousands in Athens Greece protest Macedonia name compromise; Officials go from optimism to pessimism over solving Macedonia issue
After three months of extensive maintenance and conservation work, a 107-year-old battleship is back in its berth in Athens, where it serves as a floating museum.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hoping to defuse a highly explosive mix in central Athens, Greek authorities have banned separate gatherings planned by police unionists and anarchists — both ostensibly themed against violence.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police were evacuating hundreds of migrants and refugees Friday from a makeshift shelter set up inside the abandoned buildings of Athens’ old airport, which have been slated for redevelopment. Access to the Hellenikon airport site
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek far-left militant group has claimed responsibility for a bomb explosion outside an Athens bank office last month. In a posting on a leftwing website Tuesday, the Popular Fighters Group said it selected the office
(AFP) – Efforts are underway to remove hundreds of refugees from an unhygienic makeshift camp at an ex-Olympics facility in greater Athens, a migration ministry source said Tuesday.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A bomb exploded outside a bank in central Athens late Wednesday, causing minor damage to the building but no injuries, authorities said.
Greek authorities say an overnight arson attack against the French Institute and French archaeological school in Athens caused minor damage but no injuries.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union’s financial affairs chief is in Greece for talks on the bailout-dependent country’s slow-moving negotiations with its international creditors.
Rapper Waka Flocka Flame showed fans enjoying his concert in Athens, Georgia this week what he really thinks about Donald Trump — by pausing the show to wipe his butt with a jersey bearing the President-elect’s name.
Everyone knows that Ian Fleming got the name of his hero from a book he had on the shelves of his home in Jamaica: Birds of the West Indies by James Bond.
ATHENS (AFP) – A far-left militant group claimed responsibility Thursday for a small bomb that exploded in the heart of Athens, saying it had targeted the home of a “vindictive” prosecutor. Greek police said earlier they believed a right-wing bookshop on the
“A human civilization’s best chance of survival is to anchor itself in the God of creation,” Christian evangelist and reality star Phil Robertson declared in “Torchbearer,” an epic documentary launching in select theaters on Oct. 7 as a clarion call for Christians and people of faith in America to engage their culture before it’s too late.
Kicking off a campaign bus tour of Ohio today for his wife, former President Bill Clinton took some time to clarify some comments he made about Obamacare, after telling supporters it was “crazy” on Monday.
“Duck Commander” Phil Robertson spoke with SiriusXM host Stephen K. Bannon on Breitbart News Daily on Wednesday, talking about “Torchbearer,” a forthcoming documentary on how America’s Founding Fathers understood that turning to God in obedient faith is essential to the United States—or any country—flourishing as a just, prosperous, and peaceful nation.
Contents: Workers riot as Greece braces for new austerity measures; After six years of real austerity, Greeks are at wits’ end; Bolivia accuses Chile of setting up military base near border
Athens — the last European capital without a mosque — is likely to be hit by Islamic terror attacks unless it rapidly builds one with tax payer money, local government officials have warned. “Every day that we do not have
Left wing extremists and anarchists have occupied private housing and a university building in Athens in order to hand them over to migrants. For the past few weeks various groups of left wing extremists and anarchists have been breaking into
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has created a refugee team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The members have no home country to play for in the games.
The Commission of the European Union (EU) has told Greece that it has three months to come into compliance with its system of registering and processing migrants, or its borders will be sealed and migrants will be forced to remain
Contents: Decaying stadiums from 2004 Athens Olympics have new lives housing migrants; Greece transports migrants from Macedonian border back to Athens; Migrants blocked from Macedonia face difficult choices
The Greece-Macedonia border is holding back an increasing flood tide of stalled migrants as authorities on both sides of the frontier try to stem the human flow travelling overland through Greece. Greek authorities estimate almost 2,000 migrants have crossed into Macedonia from Greece,
The Greek stock market was shut down five weeks ago, as the nation spiraled into an economic and political crisis, facing its final debt showdown with European creditors. The market just concluded its first day of trading since the shutdown, and the outlook is grim: the market lost 16.2 percent of its value on the first day back in business.
Police faced massive riots in Greece on Wednesday night as Parliament accepted the terms of a debt deal significantly more stringent than that rejected via referendum on July 5. Mass arrests of nationals from Australia, Ukraine, France, and Italy– but not Greece– occurred.
The Greek parliament voted last night to accept tough new austerity measures, despite the people rejecting similar measures in a referendum just over a week ago. Angry protesters took to the streets to denounce the move, which they saw as
Contents: China’s bubble stock market plunges 13% in one week; Wall Street stock market bubble continues its surge; Tick-tock tick-tock, Greece’s clock is running down
Individuals associated with the All Workers Militant Front (PAME), a communist trade union, stormed the Greek Foreign Ministry on Thursday, demanding the far-left government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras not agree to any austerity reforms with the European Union, reforms demanded by both the EU and creditors to help Greece avoid a debt default.
The leadership of Greece’s nationalist Golden Dawn party went to court Monday for the first day of what is expected to be a long trial of unprecedented scope for the nation. Golden Dawn’s leadership, who have exhibited Neo-Nazi sympathies, are being accused of running a criminal organization masked as a political party.
Holy Fire from Jerusalem’s Easter celebration arrives in Athens; Pakistan and Turkey refuse to support Saudi Arabia in Yemen; Pakistanis fear repercussions from neutrality on Yemen
In what was received as a pleasant surprise by the European Union, Greece made its first 460 million euro payment to the IMF this week. The Mediterranean country continues to struggle with generating enough revenue to pay off their multi-billion-dollar debt, and one major international player looking to capitalize on their need for business is China.
A group of 50 anarchist political activists took over the official headquarters of ruling Greek party Syriza in Athens on Sunday, demanding the leftist group enact prison reform and free a terrorist caught after injuring himself with his own bomb.
