7 Rapid Vienna fans to stand trial in Greece
A panel of judges in Greece has ordered seven fans of Austria's Rapid Vienna to stand trial over violence that broke out last year during a Europe ...
Case of missing convicted US killer ends in Greece
An American man who fled a day before being convicted in 1991 of killing his 2-year-old stepson has been tried and convicted again in Greece, where ...
Police say they have nabbed gang of counterfeiters
Police in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki say they have arrested three men and a woman involved in currency counterfeiting, plus the owner of ...
Greece: Clashes at Armenian protest
Police in Greece's second-largest city have used pepper spray to disperse protesters at annual rally to protest the mass killings of Armenians in ...

Marathon runners in Greece commemorate Boston
Thousands of runners took part in a marathon and three shorter road races in the Greek city of Thessaloniki on Sunday and used the race to pay tribute ...
2 Greeks arrested over arson attack on gold mine
About 2,000 people gathered outside a police station to support two men being questioned by police for allegedly taking part in an arson attack on a ...

Jews in Greece mark WWII Nazi deportation
Jewish residents of this northern Greek city on Saturday marked the 70th anniversary of the roundup and deportation of its Jews to Nazi extermination ...

Thousands of Greeks protest planned gold mine
More than 10,000 people have taken to the streets of Greece's second largest city to protest a planned gold mine they see as an environmental risk.

Greeks snatch urban metal to get through crisis
When Greece adopted the euro, it poured billions into modernizing its infrastructure, building spectacular bridges, highways, and a brand new rail ...
Subway work in Greece unearths ancient gold wreath
Excavation work during construction of a new subway network in Greece's second largest city has discovered an ancient wreath made of gold that was ...

In crisis, Greeks turn to wood-burning - and choke
Fireplaces were long a status symbol for Greece's up-and-coming middle class, like the second car and the flat-screen TV. Now, they are increasingly ...
2 Greeks jailed for life over illegal antiquities
A Greek court has imposed life sentences on two men convicted of dealing in ancient treasure worth an estimated €12 million ($15.85 million), which ...

Lost Jewish tombstones found in Greece
In a find that local Jewish groups have described as highly significant, Greek police said Thursday that hundreds of marble headstones and other ...
Greece captain Katsouranis signs for PAOK
Greece captain Costas Katsouranis has signed an 18-month contract with PAOK Thessaloniki, two months after leaving Panathinaikos. Katsouranis' new ...

3 young brothers dead in Greek house fire
In a tragedy related to Greece's financial crisis, three children died in a northern village Saturday when a fire burned down the home of their ...

Greek clashes at protests over 2008 police killing
Greek riot police used tear gas Thursday to disperse youths throwing firebombs and stones during an Athens protest to mark the fourth anniversary of ...
Greeks cleared over manhandling of German diplomat
A Greek court has acquitted three unionists over an incident in which a German diplomat was manhandled and doused with coffee at an anti-austerity ...