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September 26, 2016

Lucky few leave Greece under refugee relocation plan

The bus winding its way through the pre-dawn darkness of Athens' empty streets marks the end of months of danger, hardship ...

September 26, 2016

Greece's unions rail against powerful new privatization fund

Greek labor unions are organizing strikes and protests against a plan to place major state assets under the control of a new ...

September 26, 2016

Frenchman rams police car in Greece after security check

A 49-year-old Frenchman is to be deported from Greece after ramming a police car following a security check for suspected ...

September 25, 2016

Larissa beats Olympiakos 1-0 with injury-time goal

Defending champion Olympiakos stumbled Sunday when defender Luca Milivojevic scored an own-goal in injury time to give Greek ...

September 25, 2016

UN chief pledges help for talks to reunify divided Cyprus

The United Nations secretary-general promised Sunday to lend his personal support to rival Cypriot leaders who are locked in ...

September 24, 2016

Turkish Cypriot leaders hope meeting leads to agreement

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci says he expects a meeting Sunday with his Greek Cypriot counterpart and U.N.

September 24, 2016

The Latest: Somalia says al-Shabab is defeated militarily

The latest on the high-level U.N. General Assembly meetings (all times local): 11 p.m. Somalia's Foreign Minister Abdisalam ...

September 24, 2016

Austrian leader: EU's outer borders must be better protected

Austria's chancellor vowed Saturday to better protect the European Union's outer borders to curb illegal migration, as he ...

September 23, 2016

IMF paints dark outlook for Greek jobseekers

The International Monetary Fund on Friday painted a bleak outlook for bailout-dependent Greece, where it said it expects ...

September 23, 2016

The Latest: 162 bodies recovered after Egypt boat tragedy

The Latest on the mass migration to Europe: 7:30 p.m. An Egyptian official says the bodies of 162 people have now been ...

September 23, 2016

Greek police arrest 19-year-old Afghan as migrant smuggler

Greek police say they arrested a 19-year-old Afghan on suspicion of attempting to smuggle five Iraqis out of the country to ...

September 22, 2016

Amnesty: Refugees in Greece live in 'appalling conditions'

Most of the roughly 60,000 refugees and other migrants stranded in Greece are living in "appalling conditions" and face ...

September 22, 2016

The Latest: Sweden moves to deport more asylum seekers

The Latest on the flow of migrants into Europe (all times local): 2:55 p.m. Sweden is stepping up efforts to deport ...

September 22, 2016

The Latest: EU chief lashes states over refugee failings

The head of the European Union's executive arm has lashed out at member countries for failing take refugees from overwhelmed ...

September 22, 2016

Greek ferries tied up in port for 48-hour seamen's strike

Ferries between Greek islands and to the mainland will remain tied up in port as seamen walked off the job for a two-day ...

September 21, 2016

Turkish military personnel lose initial Greek asylum bid

Greek immigration officials say they have rejected asylum applications from three of eight Turkish military personnel who ...

September 21, 2016

Greek ex-finance chief faces trial over wealth declarations

Court officials say a former Greek finance minister has been indicted for allegedly failing to make required wealth ...

September 20, 2016

The Latest: French wall going up to stop UK-bound migrants

The Latest on Europe's response to the influx of refugees and migrants (all times local): 9:00 p.m. After weeks of ...

September 20, 2016

EU: Migrants to stay on Greek islands despite fire

Authorities on the island of Lesbos called for the immediate evacuation Tuesday of thousands of refugees to the Greek ...