2009 - Around 10,000 people are evacuated from their homes as wildfires sweep across the country. 2008 - World credit crunch plunges Greece into a severe government debt crisis, resulting in tight ...

But he has insisted the country has no choice - Greece would have run out of money to pay salaries and pensions in mid-June had it not passed the two austerity bills. Caroline Atkinson ...

Greece is one of the preferred entry routes into the European Union for people from the Middle East, Africa and Asia fleeing conflict and poverty. Those crossing the country’s land border with ...

Greece's abandoned "ghost" towns and villages offer an eerie glimpse into the future of a country, whose prime minister has warned of "existential" population collapse. Years of decreasing births ...

Greece has become the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from Church officials. AP Greece has become the first Orthodox Christian country to ...

In Greece, police activated the country’s Disaster Victim Identification Team to identify the 18 bodies, which were found near a shack in the Avantas area, fire department spokesman Ioannis ...

Hundreds of millimeters of rainfall have been dumped over some areas in the last 24 hours as a strong area of low pressure passes over the country, leading to dangerous flash floods. Greece’s ...

Under pressure from lenders, Greece imposed severe pay cuts in 2012 during bailout programs funded by a European Union rescue fund and the International Monetary Fund. As the country was on the ...

A man has been rescued in Greece after surviving 18 hours adrift at sea by clinging on to a small inflatable beach ball. The tourist, known as Ivan, 30, was one of three men swept out to sea by ...

Greece's parliament is to vote Thursday to legalize same-sex civil marriage in a first for an Orthodox Christian country and despite opposition from the influential Greek Church. (AP Photo/Michael ...

Greece on Thursday became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from the influential, socially conservative Greek Church. A cross-party ...