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October 15, 2017

PAOK takes Greek league lead with 4-0 win over Lamia

PAOK beat Lamia 4-0 Sunday to displace AEK at the top of the Greek league. Aleksandar Prijovic scored twice for the hosts, ...

October 15, 2017

Greek clerics ring church bells to protest gender rights law

Church bells have rung "in mourning" across a western Greek diocese to protest the passing of a law making it easier for ...

October 12, 2017

Prominent Greek lawyer shot and killed at Athens office

A prominent Greek lawyer who is the son of a deceased politician has been shot and killed at his office in central Athens.

October 12, 2017

Greek police save 54 migrants squashed into unventilated van

Police in northern Greece have rescued 54 migrants found squashed into a van, and arrested two Bulgarian alleged members of ...

October 11, 2017

The Latest: Catalan official urges Spain PM to accept talks

The Latest on the crisis over Catalonia's independence bid (all times local): 7:40 p.m. A senior Catalan politician has urged ...

October 11, 2017

Russia scores temporary win against US on cybercrime suspect

Russia on Wednesday won the latest round in a judicial tug-of-war with the U.S. over who should try a Russian cybercrime ...

October 11, 2017

Another win for Belgium, Greece heads for World Cup playoffs

Eden Hazard fired Belgium to its fifth straight World Cup qualifying victory, scoring twice for a 4-0 win in Cyprus on ...

October 11, 2017

Portugal, France book World Cup tickets; Dutch to stay home

Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal are going to the World Cup and not by the risky playoff route this time. France also sealed ...

October 10, 2017

Switzerland, Italy top Europe's World Cup playoffs lineup

Switzerland is the highest-ranked team in Europe's World Cup playoffs after losing to Portugal in their qualifying duel ...

October 10, 2017

Greek transgender community hopes new law will improve lives

Before she had even reached puberty, Anna Kouroupou knew she wasn't what her birth certificate said she was: a boy.

October 10, 2017

Greece sees rise in refugee, migrant arrivals in September

Police in northern Greece are reporting a rise the number of refugees and migrants illegally entering the country's land ...

October 10, 2017

Australian government: Constitution can't be taken literally

A government lawyer told Australia's High Court on Tuesday that it could not take a constitutional ban on dual citizens being ...

October 09, 2017

German minister Schaeuble bows out, convictions intact

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, who championed austerity as the only way countries like Greece could avoid ...

October 08, 2017

Greek police arrest 8 smugglers who brought in 49 migrants

Greek police say they have arrested eight migrant traffickers who smuggled 49 migrants through Greece's land border with ...

October 08, 2017

Ronaldo sets up Swiss showdown; France closes on WCup place

Cristiano Ronaldo scored and helped Portugal win an eighth straight game in World Cup qualifying on Saturday — and still ...

Edin Dzeko; Thomas Vermaelen; Toby Alderweireld

October 07, 2017

Rapant Belgium dents Bosnia WCup hope with 4-3 win

Unbeaten Belgium scored late to beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-3 on Saturday, hurting the Balkan team's hopes of a group ...

October 05, 2017

Greek Church says draft gender identity law must be scrapped

Greece's powerful Orthodox Church is urging the left-led government to withdraw draft legislation that would allow free ...

October 04, 2017

UN regrets tax on aid to Greek Cypriots in breakaway north

The United Nations Peace Keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) said Wednesday that it regrets a decision by Turkish Cypriot ...

October 04, 2017

Rich ancient shipwreck off Greece yields more bronze statues

Greece's Culture Ministry says archaeologists revisiting one of the most famous shipwrecks of ancient times off southern ...