Greece

The authorities in France, Canada, Greece and the US have been criticised for their lack of efforts toward the migrant fishing-boat rescue mission. The cost of the OceanGate rescue mission is expected to surpass $6.5 million.

Micro-plastic pollutants were found in 25 marine animals that were examined in the Mediterranean Sea, which is lined with litter. Small non-profit organisations, like Enaleia, are working to clean-up the ocean and protect marine life.

After a long court battle with a well-known art dealer from Britain, Greece's valuable artefacts are finally returning home. As many as 351 rare statues had been found in the possession of the notorious British art dealer Robin Symes.

Greece is one of the most popular vacation destinations among travellers from the UK.

Constantine was a divisive figure in the country's history and the government has decided not to grant him the honour of a state funeral.

The British Museum issued a statement on Saturday saying it wanted "a new Parthenon partnership with Greece" and was prepared to talk to Athens about that.

Greek workers went on a day-long strike on Wednesday, demanding higher wages to cope with surging inflation, as Europe's soaring energy prices and living costs trigger industrial action and protests across the continent.

Migrant rescue group SOS Mediterranee said Thursday that it had called on the governments of France, Greece and Spain to help find a port for 234 people rescued while trying to reach Europe, after Italy and Malta failed to respond.

Investigative journalism has emerged as a powerful force during Greece's phone-hacking scandal, rocking a government that tries to "control" the media landscape

An air and sea rescue operation was underway Wednesday after around 50 people went missing when a migrant boat sank in the Aegean Sea.

Greece on Sunday was battling three major wildfires in the north, in the south and in the east, amid high temperatures raising fears for more blazes.

The vast heatwave covering swathes of Europe moved steadily eastwards on Thursday, forcing countries including Italy, Poland and Slovenia to issue their highest heatwave alerts as firefighters battled wildfires across the continent.

An elderly British man has been arrested by police in Santorini, Greece for clicking pictures of young children at a beach on the island.

A 36-year-old woman fell to her death from the balcony of her apartment in Athens while her children were waiting for her in their car downstairs.

A 70-year-old British man has been arrested by Greek police for allegedly raping his 34-year-old daughter while the two were on a vacation in Greece.

The island has been divided since 1974 when Turkey invaded following a Greek-sponsored coup.

The Italian aristocrat is also a father to daughter Sienna with his wife Princess Beatrice.

Many villages had only been saved because young people had ignored evacuation orders and stayed on to keep the fires away from their homes, he added.

Turkey's defence ministry released satellite images showing the extent of the damage, with forest areas turned black and smoke still visible.

Greek pilot Babis Anagnostopoulos confessed to murdering his wife following a heated argument.

"The tracker contradicted his initial testimony that he had been roped up and gagged by three assailants."

Spain could only manage a draw against Greece in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

The rest of the European Union thinks it is still too soon to open borders freely to tourists.

The tour operator may face manslaughter charges for ignoring multiple health and safety laws put in place to avoid such accidents.

The child became the 106th person rescued from collapsed structures since the earthquake hit Turkey and Greece on Friday.

Greece and Turkey are situated in one of the world's most active earthquake zones.

The Dutch royal couple issued an apology seeing the responses of the people to the news in the media.

Greece and Turkey have held talks on continental shelf disputes before -- the last were in 2016.

The Moria camp, which was built to hold fewer than 2,800 people, had been routinely criticised for its lack of hygiene and overcrowding.

Police questioned the suspects believed to have absconded on the boat after it crashed into the 60-year-old woman who was swimming.