Greece boosts special firefighting units to cope with its growing heat risk

Under pressure to cope with the impact of rising temperatures, Greece's emergency response planners are shifting tactics this summer. Read More

Greece proposes 2 marine parks as part of $830M environmental protection program

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The losing battle against Greece's tumbling birthrate

Army sergeant Christos Giannakidis was planning to have a second child when Greece's debt crisis exploded last decade, straining his finances and erasing hope of extending the family. One son is ... Read More

As fire season fast approaches, Greece’s planners look for an edge in response time

GLYKA NERA, Greece (AP) — In a drill at a 12th century monastery near Athens, a fast-approaching wildfire threatens to trap clergy and a group of people attending a baptism. Volunteers and ... Read More

Greece will set up a national shelter network in response to woman’s slaying outside police station

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s minister in charge of police announced plans Monday to set up a nationwide network of domestic violence shelters, days after the fatal stabbing of a woman ... Read More

A woman was killed just after asking police for protection from an ex-partner. Greece is asking why

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities on Tuesday ordered an urgent investigation into a woman’s fatal stabbing outside an Athens police precinct where she had just requested protection from ... Read More

Torch and sandals: What to know about the flame-lighting ceremony in Greece for the Paris Olympics

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — A priestess prays to a dead sun god in front of a fallen Greek temple. If the sky is clear, a flame spurts that will burn in Paris throughout the world’s top ... Read More

Greece Approves Purchase of 35 Blackhawk Helicopters From US-Sources

Greece has approved the purchase of 35 UH-60M Blackhawk helicopters from U.S defence contractor Lockheed Martin Corp in an effort to modernize its armed forces, two people with knowledge of the ... Read More

Eid prayers held in a historic former mosque in northern Greece for the first time in 100 years

THESSALONIKI, Greece — The Stars of David adorning the balconies along the top of the building catch the first glimmers of the dawn light as worshipers pass through the gates of the historic ... Read More

Greece will set up a national shelter network in response to woman's slaying outside police station

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s minister in charge of police announced plans Monday to set up a nationwide network of domestic violence shelters, days after the fatal stabbing of a woman outside a ... Read More