Greece
Greek fires kill 64, foreign firefighters help to fight
August 28, 2007Foreign firefighters and aircraft joined the battle Tuesday against blazes in southern Greece and officials expressed optimism that wildfires burning some of the country's lushest landscape could be brought under partial control. Greece also braced for...
Ancient marble fragment returns to Greece
June 22, 2007A Danish family has returned to Greece a fragment of a Greek marble relief the family has owned for more than a century, Greek officials said Thursday. The fragment was from a fourth century B.C. Attica temple-shaped relief portraying the goddess...
Greek cruiser sinks, at least two people missing
April 06, 2007A cruise ship that ran aground off a Greek island in the Aegean Sea Thursday has sunk, and at least two people have been reported missing, Greek television said Friday. The Sea Diamond apparently hit rocks and was listing near Santorini Island, about...
Athenians brace to have themselves a smelly little Christmas
December 14, 2006Athens (dpa) - Athenians are bracing to celebrate Christmas with the smell of garbage in the air after one of the Greek capital's main landfill sites was reported filled to capacity. The residents of Athens, which has launched this year's festive...
