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Vardis Vardinoyannis, Greek business magnate and Kennedy family friend, dies at 90
Vardis J. Vardinoyannis, a powerful and pivotal figure in Greek shipping and energy who survived a terrorist attack and cultivated close ties with the Kennedy family, died Tuesday in Athens. He was 90. His death was announced by Motor Oil Hellas, the petroleum company Vardinoyannis...
Greece searches for a child who went missing after a migrant boat ran aground
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities were searching for a second day Monday for a child reported missing off the Aegean Sea island of Samos after a small boat carrying migrants ran aground on a rocky shore. A coast guard statement said 46 migrants, including 21 children, made it...
Former Greek opposition leader Kasselakis departs left-wing Syriza
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Stefanos Kasselakis, a businessman who burst into Greek politics over a year ago, said he was leaving left-wing Syriza, the country's main opposition party he had led, and forming his own. Kasselakis announced he was leaving Syriza Friday after a two-day...
Greece and Turkey press ahead with talks in effort to smooth often volatile relations
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Recent efforts to smooth the frequently volatile ties between neighbors and regional rivals Greece and Turkey are bearing fruit, their foreign ministers said Friday, although significant differences remain between the two countries as they seek ways to prevent spats from...
Greece cites new trust of Turkey as the neighbors seek to ease tensions
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s foreign minister said Thursday that his country has established a foundation of trust with Turkey, ahead of a visit to Athens by the Turkish foreign minister as the two neighbors try to ease tensions. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will meet...
4 dead, 25 survivors in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have recovered the bodies of four people from the sea just off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Rhodes, while another 25 people have been found alive on land after a migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard while transferring them...
Greek police seize large cache of explosives and arrest 5 in organized crime crackdown
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police in Greece have seized large quantities of explosives and firearms following raids in Athens aimed at dismantling what authorities described as a significant criminal weapons storage and distribution network in the country's capital. Five people were...
Greek police arrest third suspect over bombing as minister warns of new generation of extremists
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police arrested a third suspect Monday in connection with an explosion in central Athens last week that authorities have blamed on an alleged aspiring domestic extremist group. The 30-year-old woman surrendered to Greek authorities Monday at Athens...
Albania aims to join the European Union by 2030, prime minister tells expatriates in Greek city
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Albania hopes to join the European Union by 2030, Prime Minister Edi Rama told a crowd of some 2,000 supporters at a hotel in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Sunday. Rama also promised that the numerous Albanian expatriates will be able for...
As summers get hotter, Greece's seasonal firefighters protest for permanent jobs
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Seasonal firefighters clashed with police in Greece’s Civil Protection Ministry during a protest Thursday to demand permanent positions after their contracts expire following a grueling wildfire season. Riot police used tear gas to force a group of...
