Body of hiker recovered after 24-hour rescue effort in Cretan gorge
A 40-year-old hiker has been found dead in Crete’s Aba Gorge following a prolonged and complex rescue operation that lasted nearly 24 hours.
A 40-year-old hiker has been found dead in Crete’s Aba Gorge following a prolonged and complex rescue operation that lasted nearly 24 hours.
“At PMI, we consider Papastratos and Greece to be pioneers in this transition and an excellent example of what we aspire to represent worldwide.”
Iraklio Airport in Crete has reopened after farmers temporarily occupied the runway, forcing the suspension of operations and cancellation of at least 10 flights.
Greek food safety authorities have ordered the recall of a frozen beef patty after tests found the presence of Salmonella, the Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) said.
The mother of the two-year-old boy who was mauled to death by his family’s pit bull terrier at his home in Zakynthos has suggested that hunters using whistles and guns in nearby woods spooked the dog into attacking her son.
A police officer from the Crime Prevention and Suppression Team (OPKE) has appeared before a prosecutor after a 12-year-old boy and his mother filed a complaint claiming the uniformed officer punched the child during a police check in Ilion, western Athens.
A head-on collision near the northern city of Xanthi late Sunday killed two people when a 36-year-old man without a driver’s license slammed into a motorcycle.
Flights to and from Iraklio Airport on Crete have been suspended after protesting farmers breached airport grounds and swarmed onto the apron area, forcing authorities to shut down operations.
Fifteen people arrested during Saturday’s march commemorating the 2008 police killing of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos have been charged with multiple misdemeanors.
Tension flared on Monday outside Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport in Iraklio, Crete, as protesting farmers and livestock breeders attempted to block the main entrance.