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

Greece is a popular route for migrants and authorities have had to carry out several rescue missions in recent days, one of ...

Crete is ready to welcome tourists as normal following last week’s wildfire, which prompted the evacuation of around 1,500 ...

The escalating migration crisis in Crete was dramatically underscored Sunday morning as a group of migrants arrived directly ...

ATHENS (Reuters) -Gale force wind gusts complicated efforts on Friday to contain wildfires on Crete that have razed forests ...

Firefighters were battling a wildfire on the Greek island of Evia on Saturday which was burning forests and forced the ...

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

A fast-moving wildfire on the Greek island of Crete forces evacuations of homes and hotels. Authorities say the fire, driven ...

Most of those fleeing the blaze were tourists. Firefighters struggled against heavy winds to bring the flames under control.

In 1941, Nikos Xylouris was four years old when he witnessed German paratroopers, the Fallschirmjäger, descending upon his ...

The blaze comes as southern Europe contends with an acute summer heatwave which has killed people in several countries.

IERAPETRA, Crete (Reuters) -Firefighters battled a blaze Thursday on the island of Crete that scorched forests and olive ...