Authorities evacuated nearly 2,500 people from the Greek island of Corfu on Monday as crews fight several wildfires in heat-battered Greece, a fire service spokesman said, adding that the departures …

The collapse of a bridge undergoing works in western Greece on Sunday killed one person and wounded eight others, Greek authorities said. The fire department said it was called out …

More than 20 boats joined emergency evacuation efforts to rescue people from the Greek island of Rhodes on Saturday, where fire has been raging out of control for five days. …

Australia and the United States rehearsed precision missile strikes during war games on Saturday as Canberra overhauls its military strategy in favour of long-range firepower. A series of live-fire drills …

Wildfires broke out near Athens on Monday as a heatwave grips Greece, firefighters said, with 1,200 children evacuated outside a seaside resort. The first blaze started in Kouvaras, 50 kilometres …

Cyprus said that for the first time in years the number of migrants it is repatriating has outpaced those seeking asylum on the eastern Mediterranean island. The EU member state …

The largest casino resort in Europe opened on the east Mediterranean island of Cyprus on Tuesday, with the authorities hoping it will attract an extra high-spending 300,000 tourists annually. The …

The Athens Acropolis, Greece’s top tourist attraction, closed during the hottest hours on Friday and may well close again Saturday as the country wilts under a heatwave. Access to the …

A Greek court on Wednesday sentenced seven people to life imprisonment over the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old football supporter, according to the ANA news agency. Seven of the 12 …

Greece’s culture ministry on Monday said it would boost shade and hand out free water at the Acropolis as the country’s weather service issued the year’s first heatwave warning. The …