Greece’s coast guard defended its actions in responding to a ship carrying hundreds of migrants that ended up sinking off the country’s south coast, as criticism mounted Friday over the European Union’s years-long failure to hammer out a comprehensive migration and asylum
At least 17 migrants have died off the coast of Pylos, Greece, in international waters after the boat they were on – believed to have been carrying around 750 migrants – sank. Reliable sources within the coast guard have confirmed the distressing news
Bystanders called emergency services and the Coastguard and an ambulance rushed to the scene on Friday morning around 9.15 local time (7.15 British time) The man was taken to the Zakynthos General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. According to ERT Zakynthos,
A British tourist was allegedly raped in the sea during a summer holiday on a Greek island after meeting up with a man she had been speaking to online. The 20-year-old Briton, who has not been named, told police that a 23-year-old
Deep in an open coal mine in southern Greece, researchers have discovered the antiquities-rich country’s oldest archaeological site, which dates to 700,000 years ago and is associated with modern humans’ hominin ancestors. The find announced Thursday would drag the dawn of Greek
The death toll from a migrant boat sinking last week off the Greek resort island of Mykonos has tripled to nine after another six bodies were found in the sea and on a nearby island, authorities said Tuesday. Others remain missing. A
Greece’s Education Ministry says it has been targeted in a cyberattack described as the most extensive in the country’s history, aimed at disabling a centralized high school examination platform. It said the distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks aimed at overwhelming
A woman who recently gave birth prematurely on a Greek island may now have to remain there for six months. Thurza Blagg, from Sherwood in Nottingham was rushed to hospital in Rhodes on May 12 after her waters broke unexpectedly at 28
Three people have died and up to 12 others are missing after a dinghy carrying migrants overturned near the Greek resort island of Mykonos, officials said. The incident in the Aegean Sea occurred early Friday. The search involving two rescue helicopter along
Senior judge Ioannis Sarmas was named caretaker prime minister in Greece Wednesday after a general election failed to produce a new government. Sarmas, 66, will be sworn in Thursday and lead a caretaker government until a new election next month, according to