The testimony of a 37-year-old convicted child molester, who is facing murder and rape charges after allegedly confessing to killing an 11-year-old girl in Ilia in the western Peloponnese, has been postponed to Friday.
Greece’s first foray into postal voting ahead of last Sunday’s elections for European Parliament has been hailed as a success, though takeup was not as big as expected and there appear to have been some problems with the procedure.
The sea in the northern port city of Thessaloniki turned green on Tuesday, due to excessive concentration of phytoplanktons in the area.
A wildfire broke out at the Gazoros area of Serres in northern Greece, on Tuesday.
A wildfire broke out outside the city of Sparta on Tuesday.
Earth-removal work on the installations for a new airport on the southern Aegean island of Crete has led to an archaeological discovery that Greece’s Culture Ministry says is unique for its period and needs to be examined much more thoroughly to reveal its exact significance.
A series of measures are being adopted as of Tuesday to protect members of the public from the effects of a heatwave that is expected to push temperatures in Athens and other parts of the country above 40 degrees Celsius.
Supreme Court President Ioanna Klapa on Tuesday ordered a disciplinary investigation into the decision to release from prison a 37-year-old man convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl in 2017 and now facing murder charges after confessing to killing another girl, aged 11.
A 37-year-old convicted child molester who has allegedly confessed to murdering his 11-year-old niece in the western Peloponnese on Sunday, reportedly admitted to trying to rape the young girl before killing her on Tuesday.
Although once a rare phenomenon, June heatwaves have become more frequent in recent years, with another set to grip the country in its hot embrace beginning Tuesday through to Friday, with temperatures predicted to soar in places to more than 42 Celsius.