Greek authorities have transported more than 500 migrants to a port on the mainland in an effort to relieve strain on the ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government said Wednesday it is temporarily suspending asylum applications for migrants ...

Firefighters struggled to gain control over a massive wildfire burning on the Greek island of Crete, as powerful winds fanned ...

Crete, Greece is grappling with an influx of migrants, with nearly 2,000 people arriving on the island in the past 48 hours ...

UNESCO has officially added the Minoan palace centers of Crete to its World Heritage List, recognizing their global cultural ...

Some 230 firefighters — assisted by drones, 10 helicopters, the Greek police and emergency medical workers — were deployed to ...

Greek lawmakers have voted to temporarily halt asylum requests from North African migrants arriving by sea, a decision ...

Wind and dry conditions raise the risk that blazes might restart in areas of the island where they had already been contained ...

At least 1,200 migrants have been detained in the Greek islands of Crete and the nearby islet of Gavdos over the past three ...

Greece has rescued hundreds of migrants off its southern islands of Gavdos and Crete in five separate incidents since Friday, ...

Akti Ilia Sotirchou, Ag.Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete 72100. Demetrios Ioannou is an independent reporter and documentary photographer based between Athens, Greece, and Istanbul, Turkey.

The Greek holiday island of Crete was rocked by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake on Thursday morning.. The earthquake led to a tsunami warning being issued, with people urged to stay away from coast ...