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 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 16 (UPI) -- Firefighters Tuesday brought under control wildfires sweeping pine trees on Mount Hymettus outside Athens and on nearby Evia Island, Greek authorities 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, March 20 (UPI) -- The Greek government announced Friday that Somali pirates are holding a Greek-owned cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden.
RHODES, Greece, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Firefighters struggled in their attempts Thursday to contain a blaze that started a day earlier in the Kamiros region of Greece, authorities 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, July 26 (UPI) -- Hundreds of fires ravaged Greek forests and scrublands Thursday, with at least two elderly people dead in the Peloponnese and a third missing.
ATHENS, Greece, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- There were no immediate reports of casualties Sunday after a strong earthquake struck the Greek capital.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Greek actress Lydia Koniordou, a narrator for Olympic opening ceremonies in Athens, will star next in a classic Greek anti-war drama in New York. A spokesman for City Center said Koniordou will play the title role in six performances by the National Theat
