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Female fugitive and member of far-left terrorist group arrested in Greece after five years on the run
In the past, the group had planted bombs against banks, the police and the US embassy in Athens.
Police believe Greek ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis was murdered by wife's lover
Police allegedly believe Amiridis was the victim of a crime of passion.
Thousands of Greeks join 24-hour strike opposing austerity ahead of new bailout review
Protesters say that austerity policies imposed by international lenders have stalled the country's recovery.
Migrant inflow to Italy rises in 2016 while Greece sees significant decline, UN report says
The average daily arrival to Italy in 2016 has been about 450 people, while for Greece it was about 75.
Protests break out in migrant Greek camp after woman and child die in gas blast
The Moria camp on the island of Lesbos is 200% oversubscribed, hosting more than 6,000 people.
Tear gas and stun grenades used on Athen's streets in anti-Obama protests
Demonstrators angry about US foreign policy on Greece and wars in asylum-seekers home countries of Afghanistan and Syria.
Obama warns of rise of 'crude nationalism and tribalism' following Brexit and Trump victory
US president reaffirmed vision of future 'decided by what we have in common, rather than what leads us into conflict'.
Motorcycle assailants carry out grenade attack on French embassy in Greece
One policeman wounded in blast which comes just days before Barack Obama is due to visit Greece.
Italian PM blasts Europe for lack of solidarity as 700 more refugees arrive in Sicily
Matteo Renzi warned Italy cannot take so many arrivals - 153,450 so far in 2016 - for another year.
Ben Needham dig probe 'at a closing stage'
Police said no major discoveries have been made at the Greek farmhouse.
Hundreds of migrants feared dead as more bodies remain trapped in sunken boat's freezer
170 bodies recovered after a boat carrying 600 capsized 11 miles off the Egyptian coast.
Fire destroys Lesbos refugee camp leaving thousands stranded
Residents could be seen wandering through the ashes and remains of tents, trailers and containers in which they once lived.
Thousands flee blaze that swept through Lesbos migrant camp
Tension is growing at the migrant camps due to overcrowding and delays in processing asylum claims.
Ben Needham: Witness says toddler who went missing in Greece may have been 'killed by digger'
The 21-month-old disappeared on the island of Kos in 1991.
EasyJet throws model off plane for having a seizure even after paramedics cleared her to fly
Helen Stephens had the minor seizure while waiting to take off at Gatwick.
Ankara slams 'unfair' EU-Turkey deal as a 'one-way road'
PM Binali Yildirim said Turkey's agreement with the EU has not been 'implemented'.
Speedboat collision with boat off Greek tourist island leaves four dead including two-year-old child
Three others were injured in the collision, with between 15-20 people aboard the tourist boat.
Ayia Napa stabbing: Pictures of murder victim George Low emerge
George Low, 22, from Dartford, was attacked with a friend in Ayia Napa, Cyprus.
'We are not safe here anymore' says Syrian in Greek camp after 26-year-old woman dies in summer heat
Refugee died in an ambulance after losing consciousness at the Softex migrant camp.
Bibles discovered in Moria camp as charity volunteers try to convert Muslim refugees
Twice in recent months aid workers have given out Arabic versions of the Gospel According to John.
Greek Olympians eye glory in Rio despite debt, homelessness and dead swallows in the pool
The Olympics' ancient birthplace has been battered by economic misery since Athens hosted the games in 2004.
Skeletons clamped in iron shackles found in mass grave at ancient Greek cemetery
The bodies are thought to be the remains of Cylon supporters, following the failed coup in 632 BC.
Grexit: Greeks look to follow Britain out of Europe despite post-Brexit recession fears
Greeks have watched the EU referendum with interest after years of financial misery.
EgyptAir MS804: France opens manslaughter inquiry saying there is 'no link' to terrorism
Prosecutors opened the investigation just after French technicians said they had repaired the plane's black box.
Cyprus fire mostly under control after assistance from UK, Greece and Israel
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades seeks additional help from Greece
First farmers in Europe were migrants from Aegean Neolithic civilisation in Greece and Turkey
The origin of early European farmers can be traced to the Aegean sea, in Greece and Anatolia.
Refugee crisis: Police move 2,000 moved from Greece's Idomeni camp in first 24 hours of clearing
Number have swelled in the camp after Balkan nations shut their borders to illegal migrants.
EgyptAir MS804: Egyptian official dismisses report indicating explosion brought down flight
A report by The AP quoted an unnamed senior official who said body remains suggested an explosion had occurred.
Idomeni: Refugees at Greek camp moved to state-supervised facilities
Government officials report that 1,110 people had left the camp.
EgyptAir MS804: Flight 'did not swerve' claims Egyptian official
A senior Egyptian aviation official said there was no unusual movement before the Airbus A320 crashed.