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2 dead and 22 rescued after migrant boat runs into trouble in rough weather near a Greek island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A search and rescue operation off the coast of the eastern Greek island of Samos recovered the bodies of two people reported missing overnight after a boat carrying 24 migrants ran into trouble in rough weather, the coast guard said Monday. The sinking is the...
Vasso Papandreou, champion of women in Greek politics, dies at 79
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Vasso Papandreou, a trailblazing Greek politician who served as a government minister, European commissioner and leading advocate for women’s representation in politics, has died at her home in an Athens suburb. She was 79. No cause of death was given, but...
Greek police data leak exposes details of elite crime-fighting unit members
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek police officers association says it is planning legal action after names and details of hundreds of officers from a new elite crime-fighting agency were published on the internet. The Directorate for Combating Organised Crime, DAOE, was launched...
Greek man convicted of causing disturbance by entering neighbors' properties to smell their shoes
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A judge in northern Greece on Thursday imposed a suspended one-month prison sentence on a man convicted of disturbing his neighbors by repeatedly sneaking into their properties to smell their shoes. The 28-year-old Greek man told the Thessaloniki court...
2 still missing from migrant boat that sank south of Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Rescuers searched the Mediterranean Sea near Greece’s southernmost island Thursday for two people reported missing when a boat carrying 100 migrants sank the previous day, Greece’s Coast Guard said. The body of one man was recovered from the sea Wednesday,...
One person dies and 2 are missing after a boat with 100 migrants sinks near Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — At least one man has died and two were missing after a wooden boat carrying 100 migrants sank south of the small southern Greek island of Gavdos on Wednesday, Greece’s coast guard said. A total of 97 people were rescued by a passing cargo ship and were being...
England gets back to winning ways but interim coach Carsley says team needs a 'world class' manager
After three wins from four games as England interim coach, Lee Carsley appeared to distance himself from taking on the job full time. A 3-1 victory against Finland in the Nations League on Sunday saw England get back to winning ways after the shock 2-1 home loss to Greece. But...
More than 230 migrants reach Greece in small boats, half via the long route from Libya
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 230 migrants reached Greece in small boats over the past two days, including a rare case of a crossing from north Africa to Greece's southern mainland, authorities said Friday. The arrivals come as Greece's government braces for a potential increase...
George Baldock's family confirm soccer player drowned while swimming
George Baldock, the Greece international soccer player who was found dead at his home in Athens on Wednesday, drowned while swimming in his pool, his family said. Greek police said this week there was no initial indication the death of the 31-year-old former Premier League player...
11 Romanian pilgrims are in a Greek hospital after eating poisonous wild mushrooms on Mount Athos
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A group of 11 Romanian pilgrims visiting Greece's Orthodox all-male monastic community of Mount Athos are in hospital with food poisoning after eating wild mushrooms during a hike, Greek officials said Wednesday. Authorities in the semi-autonomous...
