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NORTH KOREA MOVES TOWARD DA(C)TENTE WITH SEOUL
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, spent 2017 rattling the world with nuclear and long-range missile tests and has promised more provocations in 2018... READ MORE›
ANTI-MIGRANT ATTACKS SURGE IN GREECE'S PIRAEUS
In past years, Golden Dawn members orchestrated attacks on migrants, refugees and political opponents in areas across the country... READ MORE›
GREECE MOVES TO CANCEL TURKISH SOLDIER'S ASYLUM
The eight soldiers fled Turkey in a military helicopter and landed in the Greek northeast town of Alexandroupolis during the failed coup on July 15, 2016... READ MORE›
E.U. HOPED BALKAN BORDER DEAL WOULD BE MODEL FOR PEACE. THEN IT COLLAPSED.
After Slovenia joined the European Union in 2004, it blocked Croatia's accession for years because it would not compromise on the borders... READ MORE›
TURKEY BRAIN DRAIN: CRACKDOWN PUSHES INTELLECTUALS OUT
Bulent Somay is one of 1,128 academics who signed a petition in 2016 calling on Turkey's government to cease armed conflict with Kurdish militants... READ MORE›
SAUDI CHESS TOURNAMENT KICKS OFF AMID TENSIONS AFTER ISRAELI PLAYERS' VISAS DENIED
In November, Chess Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura hit out against FIDE for awarding Saudi Arabia the tournament... READ MORE›
CHESS FEDERATION SAYS ISRAEL EXCLUDED FROM SAUDI-HOSTED MATCH
Saudi Arabia's Center for International Communication said in a statement that more than 180 players would participate but did not immediately respond to a request for comment... READ MORE›
ISRAELI CHESS PLAYERS DENIED VISAS FOR EVENT IN SAUDI ARABIA
Lior Aizenberg, a spokesman for the Israel Chess Federation, said efforts were still being made by various parties to allow Israeli players to take part... READ MORE›
CHILD REFUGEES IN GREECE RIDE HORSES TO HEAL
The noisemakers, two 17-year-old Afghan refugee girls, are riding horses for the first time in their lives... READ MORE›
BAN FLAMMABLE MATERIALS FROM EUROPE'S HIGH-RISES TO PREVENT ANOTHER GRENFELL, SAY EXPERTS
Ban flammable materials from Europe's high-rises to prevent another Grenfell, say experts... READ MORE›
GREECE'S REJECTED ASYLUM SEEKERS STUCK IN LIMBO
Fearing deportation to Turkey or elsewhere, rejected asylum seekers say they feel unsafe going outside in Lesbos... READ MORE›
TENSE START TO ERDOGAN'S GREECE VISIT
Turkey's Erdogan calls for border treaty review in Greece visit... READ MORE›
CLASHES AS GREEKS MARK 2008 POLICE KILLING OF TEENAGER
He was only 15 years old and killed by police brutality, he said... READ MORE›
GREECE, CREDITORS STRIKE DEAL ON THE CONDITIONS FOR FRESH CASH
Greece is going to implement as soon as possible all the measures needed in order to get fresh bailout money, he added... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | FORTY YEARS AFTER IT WAS BUILT, MONTREAL'S OLYMPIC STADIUM IS ABOUT TO GET ANOTHER TAXPAYER BAILOUT
Forty years after it was built, Montreal's Olympic Stadium is about to get another taxpayer bailout... READ MORE›
ANGER OVER GREEK PLAN TO SELL WEAPONS TO SAUDI ARABIA
Greece plans to sell 66m euros worth of surplus bombs and missiles to Saudi Arabia amid ongoing war in Yemen... READ MORE›
BARCELONA INTO CHAMPIONES LEAGUE LAST 16 AFTER JUVENTUS STALEMATE
Juventus' livewire forward Paulo Dybala took a chance after 18 minutes following an Andres Iniesta blunder with the wily Argentine running into Ter Stegen... READ MORE›
LIVES WILL BE LOST GREECE WARNED AS WINTER NEARS
Those measures have led to a build-up of more than 60,000 refugees and migrants in Greece... READ MORE›
SAIF SAAEED SHAHEEN, 3000M STEEPLECHASE WORLD RECORD HOLDER RESIGNS
Double world champion and record holder of the 3000m steeplechase, Saif Saaeed, 33, has resigned after failing to heal on a long-term achilles tendon injury... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 16 PEOPLE DIE AS WATER ENGULFS AREAS OF GREECE'S CAPITAL
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry joined children from the charities they support on board Belmond British Pullman train at Paddington Station... READ MORE›
DEADLY FLOODS HIT MANDRA, NEA PERAMOS AND MEGARA
Greece Deadly floods hit Mandra, Nea Peramos and Megara... READ MORE›
GREECE: DEADLY FLOODS HIT ATHENS OUTSKIRTS
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a post on Twitter he was deeply saddened by the loss of life caused by the catastrophic storm ... READ MORE›
GREECE HANDS OVER OLYMPIC TORCH TO SOUTH KOREA
Greece has handed over the Olympic Flame to South Korea in a ceremony in Athens for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games... READ MORE›
GREEK GOVERNMENT IN SPAT WITH SPAIN'S AMBASSADOR OVER CATALONIA
However, other European governments warmly supported the territorial integrity of Spain and our government's position, he said... READ MORE›
GREEK GOVERNMENT IN SPAT WITH SPAIN'S AMBASSADOR OVER CATALONIA
However, other European governments warmly supported the territorial integrity of Spain and our government's position, he said... READ MORE›
GREEK MAN ARRESTED OVER LETTER BOMBS
Greek police say they have arrested a man in Athens in connection with a series of letter bomb attacks on EU officials earlier this year... READ MORE›
TAJIKISTAN USES INTERPOL RED NOTICE ON MIRZORAHIM KUZOV
His arrest was possible because of a red notice alert issued at Tajikistan's request, a tool which allows Interpol... READ MORE›
100 WOMEN: DO THE OLYMPICS HAVE A GENDER GAP?
Looking ahead, there's more good news at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, 49 percent of all participants were female... READ MORE›
XI TAKES SOLID STEPS IN CHINA-US TIES
Li at the John L. Thornton China Center said Xi values personal ties with his US counterpart... READ MORE›
EUROPE EYES POTENTIAL OF FLYING VISITS
In terms of number of direct flights linking Chinese cities, Prague could even compete with London, Paris and Frankfurt, the established airport hubs in Western Europe... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Athens.
AMERICAN TOURIST KILLED IN GREECE WAS FATALLY BEATEN OVER A SELFIE, POLICE SAY
Jan Richardson, Henderson's aunt and a spokeswoman for the family, said they have not received any details from investigators about what happened... READ MORE›
PERSPECTIVE | TRUMP IS MAKING AMERICANS SEE THE U.S. THE WAY THE REST OF THE WORLD ALREADY DID
That is largely because the United States' Cold War architects deliberately constructed an empire that concealed its existence through language... READ MORE›
ANARCHISTS FILL SERVICES VOID LEFT BY FALTERING GREEK GOVERNANCE
ATHENS -- It may seem paradoxical, but Greece's anarchists are organizing like never before... READ MORE›
CHILD REFUGEES IN EUROPE 'FORCED TO SELL BODIES' TO PAY SMUGGLERS
Governments urged to end 'most heinous human rights violation' as report finds widespread sexual exploitation of migrant children in Greece... READ MORE›
7 REPORTED MISSING AFTER U.S. NAVY DESTROYER COLLISION OFF JAPAN
Takeshi Aikawa of the Japan coast guard said that so far no damage or injuries were reported on the container ship, he said... READ MORE›
EUROPE SWELTERS UNDER A HEAT WAVE CALLED LUCIFER
Photo A fan spraying water at a restaurant in central Rome as temperatures reached more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit... READ MORE›
EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS ISSUED IN EUROPE AS TEMPERATURES PASS 40C
The highest temperature on Thursday was 42C in Cordoba, Spain, and Catania, Italy... READ MORE›
FINANCE GEEKS WILL LOVE THIS NEW MOVIE ABOUT THE TULIP BUBBLE
But in Tulip Fever it's the financial story that's fascinating, while the romantic angle for the couple is a little tired... READ MORE›
NAVY SAILORS MISSING FOLLOWING U.S. DESTROYER CRASH OFF JAPAN
The Philippine ship is 29,060 tons and is 222 meters 730 feet long, the coast guard said, much larger than the 8,315-ton naval destroyer... READ MORE›
'THE WORST IS CLEARLY BEHIND US'
Alexis Tsipras, the Greek prime minister, has promised to defy his critics by taking the country out of its longest-running crisis in modern times... READ MORE›
AT LEAST TWO DEAD AS EARTHQUAKE TRIGGERS TSUNAMI IN TURKEY
Earthquake sparks tsunami off Greek islands and Turkey Turkish and Swedish victims dead and hundreds injured... READ MORE›
7.2-MILLION-YEAR-OLD PRE-HUMAN FOSSILS CHALLENGE EVOLUTIONARY THEORY
Chimpanzees and bonobos are the nearest known relatives to humans, sharing 99 per cent of our DNA... READ MORE›
'MY HONEYMOON NIGHTMARE': WINNIPEG COUPLE IN GREECE OWE THOUSANDS AFTER HUSBAND'S 2 SURGERIES
Nikolaos was airlifted out of Santorini on June 1 to a hospital in Athens... READ MORE›
KENYA SUPREME COURT ANNULS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS IN FIRST FOR AFRICA
The 4-to-2 court ruling came in response to a petition filed by challenger Raila Odinga, 72, who alleged widespread fraud in the election... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | THREE MAPS EXPLAIN HOW GEOPOLITICS HAS QATAR AIRWAYS IN BIG TROUBLE
Three maps explain how geopolitics has qatar airways in big trouble... READ MORE›
MAY DAY RALLIES AROUND THE WORLD MARKED BY VIOLENCE, DEMONSTRATIONS
Teachers picketed in Philadelphia and police in Paris fired tear gas to disperse angry protesters Monday as May Day was marked with demonstrations around the world... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 2 DEAD, OVER 100 INJURED AFTER POWERFUL QUAKE HITS GREEK ISLANDS, TURKEY'S COAST
The quake damaged buildings, a port and killed at least two people, Greek authorities said... READ MORE›
GREECE BLOCKS EU'S CRITICISM AT UN OF CHINA'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD
The statement was due to be submitted to the UN's human rights council in Geneva last Thursday... READ MORE›
WHERE IS THE WORLD'S MOST SPRAWLING CITY?
Urban sprawl is usually huge, mainly low-density, mostly unplanned, and primarily residential development that covers increasing areas of land around city cores... READ MORE›
TWO YEARS AFTER THE BAILOUT, LIFE IN GREECE HAS GOTTEN MORE MISERABLE
One block from the Maximus Residence, the prime minister's home, homeless people sleep in Zappion, the city's central park... READ MORE›
BRITS' BOGUS FOOD POISONING CLAIMS LEAVE HOTELIERS CRYING
Brits' bogus food poisoning claims leave hoteliers crying '?Basta!'... READ MORE›
GREECE: SYRIAN MAN DIES AFTER SUFFERING EXTENSIVE BURNS
Under the agreement, migrants and refugees arriving in Greece without documents can be deported to Turkey if their asylum applications are rejected... READ MORE›
COLIN JACKSON: PHENOMENAL ATHLETE WHO CAME OUT AT 50
Ask any of his former teammates what made Jackson a world record holder and they will point to a ferocious determination... READ MORE›
CONCERNS AS GREECE CLEARS OUT ELLINIKO REFUGEE CAMP
Greek riot police have begun evacuating hundreds of refugees from a makeshift shelter set up inside the abandoned buildings of Athens' old airport... READ MORE›
GREEKS WALK OUT IN GENERAL STRIKE OVER CUTS
Thousands of people stopped work on Wednesday and marched through Athens to demonstrate over the measures being demanded by international lenders... READ MORE›
EARTHQUAKE KILLS WOMAN, DESTROYS HOUSES ON LESBOS
The governor of Greece's north Aegean region told state-run ERT television that we're using all the resources we have to help the people in southern Lesbos... READ MORE›
SEARCH ON FOR 7 NAVY CREW AFTER SHIP DAMAGED IN COLLISION
The Japanese coast guard said it received an emergency call from the Philippine-registered container ship ACX Crystal at around 2 20 a.m... READ MORE›
EU URGED TO RESETTLE REFUGEES DIRECTLY FROM MIDDLE EAST
That's the number of people coming into Europe anyway, Maria Stavropoulou, who has overseen Greece's Asylum Service since it was founded in 2013, said on Thursday... READ MORE›
SOUTHERN EUROPE SWELTERS AS HEATWAVE SPARKS WILDFIRES AND CLOSES TOURIST SITES
About 23 wildfires raged in southern Italy on Wednesday, including on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius near Naples... READ MORE›
A WEEK IN PICTURES ... MACRONS SEAL VICTORY WITH A KISS
German army soldiers rest after NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Lithuania exercise at Pabrade military training field, Lithuania... READ MORE›