Vessel packed with hundreds of migrants, including women and children sinks off coast of Kerkyra (Corfu)

The five people arrested, including a German woman, have been charged by Greek authorities for involvement in a terrorist group.

In a sign that the recession in Greece is taking its toll, unemployment surged to a multi-year high in October and is forecast to go higher this year.

Greece’s parliament has approved an overhaul of immigration rules designed to tighten screening procedures for asylum seekers.

Widespread changes have been announced for public transports in Greece in an effort to cutback on signficant losses.

Greece has expressed satisfaction with UN special mediator on the FYROM name issue Matthew Nimetz’s scheduling of a meeting with the Greek and Fyrom representatives at the name tal

Although not exceptionally studious, young Greeks lead Europe in extra-curricular reading.

Greek police arrested the mayor of Stylida, located 215 kilometres (133 miles) northwest of Athens on Tuesday, after he used an excavator to remove portions of a highway guardrail

Greece will sue Germany at the International Court of Justice to seek compensation for war crimes committed by Nazi forces in Greece during the Second World War.

Power-sharing discussions continue to trouble Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders