Greece’s coastguard on Friday said at least eight people drowned during the pursuit of a speedboat carrying migrants that sank in the Aegean Sea. The coastguard said the boat capsized …

Five migrants died early Saturday when a migrant boat sank off Crete, Greece’s coastguard said, leaving 40 people reportedly missing while 39 survivors were rescued, all men. The boat sank …

Greece on Wednesday suspended all decisions on asylum applications by Syrians after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, the government announced, as NGOs criticised conditions in reception camps for migrants. “We …

Labourers digging a ditch to lay gas pipes in Athens uncovered an ancient marble statue and Roman-era archeological objects, the culture ministry said on Tuesday. “A statue of a naked …

Greece hopes that the fall of President Bashar al-Assad will encourage Syrian refugees in Europe to return home “in total safety”, the government spokesman said on Monday. Many of the …

Greek sport and politics on Sunday paid tribute to the country’s top-scoring goalkeeper and penalty legend Nikos Sarganis, who died at the age of 70. Nicknamed ‘Phantom’ after the US-made …

Greece’s diplomats will leave the Damascus embassy on Monday over safety fears amid looting by Islamist-led rebels who seized the city from the forces of President Bashar al-Assad, the embassy …

UK officials hinted Tuesday that a deal was in the works with Greece to end a decades-long dispute over the highly contested and priceless Parthenon Marbles. The British Museum said …

As the prime ministers of Britain and Greece meet in London on Tuesday for an agenda expected to include the Parthenon Marbles, talks with the British Museum are said to …

A storm sweeping through Greece has claimed a third victim, state TV reported Monday, after damaging roads and buildings on the islands of Lemnos, Rhodes and other parts of the …