Greece’s Epiphany events marking Christ’s baptism highlight concerns about water scarcity

Orthodox Christians attended Epiphany ceremonies on Tuesday, highlighting water scarcity concerns in Greece. Officials used ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

People flee wildfire near Athens as it spreads ‘like lightning’

VARNAVAS, GREECE/ATHENS >> Residents fled their homes on Sunday as a fast-moving wildfire outside Athens fuelled by hot, windy weather burned trees, houses and cars and sent smoke clouds over the ...
New York Post

Firefighters in Greece have discovered the bodies of 18 people in an area with a major wildfire

ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters on Tuesday found the burnt bodies of 18 people believed to have been migrants who had crossed the Turkish border into an area of northeastern Greece where ...

Why flights were grounded in Greece, leaving holiday passengers stranded

A communication failure forced Greece to close its airspace on Sunday (January 4). The main airport at Athens was the worst ...
Newsday

Wildfire burning through forest in southern Greece kills 2 people

ATHENS, Greece — Two people died overnight in a large wildfire burning through forestland in Greece near a seaside resort in the country's south, authorities said Monday. The fire service said about ...

Greece and Cyprus are welcoming 2026 without the bang

ATHENS, Greece -- Greece and Cyprus are starting 2026 by turning down the volume. The countries' capital cities, Athens and ...
Yahoo

People flee wildfire near Athens as it spreads 'like lightning'

VARNAVAS, Greece/ATHENS (Reuters) -Residents fled their homes on Sunday as a fast-moving wildfire outside Athens fuelled by hot, windy weather burned trees, houses and cars and sent smoke clouds over ...