The fire spread to the suburbs of Penteli, Anthousa and Gerakas, which is home to some 29 000 people
We no longer need traditional leadership; decisions that affect communities should involve all the people concerned
A new government is getting ‘tough’ on immigration – but local organisations provide crucial support
The deal hammered out by eurozone ministers is by no means the end of the tragedy as Greece’s future still looks dismal.
Talks appear to be stalling between EU, IMF negotiators and Greek officials.
Dozens of far-right activists and local residents threw eggs and taunted Muslim immigrants as they gathered to pray in a central square for Eid.
Firefighters claimed victory on Tuesday over a devastating wildfire that ravaged the outskirts of Athens.
Firefighters were beating back wildfires on Monday that have swept through homes and huge swathes of forest near Athens, forcing thousands to flee.
Police guarding the Greek Parliament on Thursday fired tear gas at 5 000 protesters taking part in the latest rally in Athens.
Greek demonstrators on Wednesday put up two banners around the base of the Acropolis to protest the police killing of a teenager on December 6.
The unrest that has gripped Greece for nearly two weeks has also complicated efforts to service the country’s debt, it was reported on Tuesday.
Protesters threw fire bombs at police outside Parliament on Wednesday during a strike which paralysed Greece and piled pressure on the government.
Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis began emergency talks on Tuesday on ways to halt rioting that is threatening the country’ government.
Hundreds of students threw fire bombs at police in the north of Greece on Monday in a third day of riots sparked by the fatal shooting of a teenager.
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Two powerful earthquakes jolted southern Greece on Thursday, sparking a rush for safety by panicked residents, but Europe’s seismic capital appeared to escape major damage. The…
An earthquake shook southern Greece just after noon (10am GMT) on Thursday and was felt as far away as the Egyptian capital, Cairo. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said it was…
A 24-hour nationwide strike against the Greek government’s economic and pension reforms crippled transport on Wednesday and shut down public services. Thousands of people also…
The head of the Orthodox Church of Greece, Archbishop Christodoulos, who died on January 28 aged 69 after a seven-month battle with liver cancer, was a charismatic orator who…
A powerful earthquake measuring 6,5 on the Richter Scale hit the Peloponnese region of southern Greece early on Sunday, the geodynamics institute of the Athens observatory…
