Athens, Greece News

ATHENS, Greece -- A tanker exploded at the Perama shipyard near Athens, killing at least eight people and injuring four on Thursday , the merchant marine ministry said.

AP Photo: Losmi Chobi A firefighting vessel is seen around the Panama-flagged tanker Frienshipgas which was undergoing repairs, following an explosion that occurred during welding work, at the port of Perama, ...

AP Photo: Losmi Chobi A firefighting vessel is seen around the Panama-flagged tanker Frienshipgas which was undergoing repairs, following an explosion that occurred during welding work, at the port of Perama, ...

ATHENS, Greece : Hundreds of local residents and factory workers were evacuated from homes and businesses north of Athens Wednesday as a large forest fire forced authorities to suspend northbound train services ...

ATHENS, Greece : The death toll from an explosion and ensuing fire at a ship undergoing repairs at a dockyard near Athens increased to eight Friday when rescue crews found three more bodies, authorities said.

ATHENS, Greece -- Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis on Wednesday conveyed a new message to Macedonia's government over its recent demand for recognition of a Macedonian minority in Greece.

ATHENS, Greece : Greek prosecutors say a British woman charged with causing the death of her newborn son has been taken from a hospital to give testimony before an investigating magistrate.

Two ferryboats carrying more than 1,500 passengers collided at a Greek island port Wednesday, injuring three people, authorities said.

ATHENS, Greece : A 20-year-old British tourist has been charged with causing the death of her baby son after she gave birth alone in her hotel room in Greece, a prosecutor's office said Wednesday.

Late-summer and fall flights to Europe are on sale from Delta. Fares start at $618 round-trip, and destinations include Athens, London, Paris, and Rome.

ATHENS, Greece : A British woman was detained at a Greek holiday resort Monday after her child died following an unassisted birth, authorities said.

While Iran's leaders saber-rattle and quote the Quran, the country's multitudes of young adults are embracing New Age self-help, as exemplified by the best-selling books and sold-out seminars of motivational ...

ATHENS, Greece : Fire officials say a blaze is burning at a popular Athens park.

ATHENS, Greece -- Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis on Tuesday accused Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski of trying to undermine talks aimed at resolving the long-standing name dispute between the two ...

ATHENS, Greece ' An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale shook the Greek island of Rhodes early Tuesday .

ATHENS, Greece : A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck the Greek island of Rhodes early Tuesday, and one woman died after she slipped and fell while trying to flee her home, local ...

ATHENS, Greece -- Local media reports suggest Greek citizens will soon be able to travel to the United States without a visa, as talks on including Greece in the US Visa Waiver Programme are to be completed by ...

ATHENS, Greece : A passenger train with hundreds of people on board collided with a cargo train in central Greece early Monday, injuring 15 people, most of them lightly, authorities said.

ATHENS, Greece -- Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis proposed on Thursday the establishment of an EU pact on immigration and asylum, with a special emphasis on immigrants' human rights and measures to address ...

Athens Gala Dinner Honors World-Renowned Composer Vangelis and Female Entrepreneur Kitty Kyriacopoulos On June 11, 2008, the American Hellenic Institute hosted the Fourth Annual AHI-Athens Hellenic Heritage ...