Stefanos Kasselakis: new leader of Greek opposition party to do military service
Syriza leader says it will be an ‘honour’ to take a break from politics for obligatory service, which he has to start by the beginning...
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Greek rescuers working through the night to locate villagers trapped by flood
Death toll reaches 11 as hundreds still thought to be marooned after deadly downpours Rescuers in central Greece were working through the night to locate...
Hundreds of people rescued from flooded villages in Greece
Officials say many people are still trapped in central areas of the country hit by Storm Daniel Firefighters backed by the army have rescued hundreds...
Rescue efforts stepped up after deadly floods in central Greece
Greek PM tours crisis-hit area amid fears death toll could rise as water levels continue to rise in some places Helicopters and lifeboats have been...
Weather tracker: Omega block brings torrential rain to Greece and Spain
Europe-wide formation is partly responsible for Storm Daniel, while the north of the continent has high temperatures An Omega block has been in place over...
Afghan refugee wrongly jailed in Greece wins thousands in compensation
Akif Rasuli spent more than two years behind bars after being accused of people smuggling A Greek court has awarded thousands of euros in compensation...
‘So many precious things were lost’: Rhodes after the fires – photo essay
The photographer Gideon Mendel travelled to Rhodes a month after the fires as part of his Burning World project. He sought to document the impact...
Families of Yorkshire divers who died on Greece trip ‘may never know what happened’
Investigation into deaths of Vincent Hong and Timothy Saville ‘let down’ by Greek authorities, says coroner The families of two men from Yorkshire who died...
Greece wildfire declared largest ever recorded in EU
Eleven planes and helicopter from bloc sent to tackle fire that has burned more than 300 sq miles of land A forest blaze in Greece...
Greek firefighters struggle to contain blazes – in pictures
Greek firefighters have been struggling for five days to contain deadly wildfires throughout the country, several of them bordering an acrid, smoke-filled Athens Continue reading…...