ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A Greek patrol boat intercepted a Turkish yacht and saw it out of Greek territorial waters in the eastern Aegean Sea, Athens authorities said Wednesday.
ATHENS, Greece, July 27 (UPI) -- Greek coast guard and land rescue teams helped about 70 tourists escape encircling wildfires on Zakynthos Island in the Ionian Sea, fire officials said Monday.
ATHENS, Greece, July 1 (UPI) -- An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale hit the southern Greek island of Crete Wednesday but police reported no damage nor injuries, Greek Radio said.
ATHENS, Greece, June 2 (UPI) -- Greek police arrested the wife and two daughters of Hristos Karavelas, a former manager of Athens' Siemens branch, sought on graft charges, authorities said.
ATHENS, Greece, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Russia's heavy aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will conduct exercises in Greek airspace over international waters beginning Saturday, Greek officials said.
SERRES, Greece, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A Greek icon that dates back to the Byzantine Era has been returned to Greek authorities thanks to London's Scotland Yard, authorities say.
ATHENS, Greece, March 19 (UPI) -- Greek authorities are pointing to mechanical failure as the cause of a military helicopter crash that killed three army officers.
ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The Greek Parliament has authorized the building of a mosque in Athens to serve the 200,000 Muslims who live in the city.
HERAKLION, Greece, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Greek police have recovered a 700-year-old Byzantine icon of the Virgin Mary stolen from a convent on the southern Greek peninsula of Peloponnese.
BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland, March 27 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived Saturday in Buergenstock, Switzerland, for talks on reuniting Cyprus, the BBC reported.
