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.
The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has sent the various agencies responsible for Greece’s rail network urgent recommendations for improving safety standards and protocols in the wake of the deadly train crash in Tempe.
When I went to vote in my local village in Crete, a mother had brought her children with her. Their presence felt very right.
This summer’s first fire risk warning has been issued for Tuesday. The Fire Risk Prediction Map issued by the General Secretariat of Civil Protection (civilprotection.gov.gr) revealed the risk factor is significant (category 4).
A 26-year-old man died and his two passengers, aged 24 and 33, were seriously injured in a crash late on Monday night near the seaside town of Aigeira in the northern Peloponnese.
Expert Max Bergmann joins Thanos Davelis with the main takeaways from Sunday’s European elections, which saw the far right make headline grabbing gains, while looking at what this means for transatlantic relations.