ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece rescued 144 refugees and recovered the bodies of 22, including four infants and nine children, after their boats sank in two separate incidents in the Aegean sea, the ...

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Greek island of Crete early this morning, Thursday 22 May. The tremor was felt across several Aegean islands, areas of mainland Greece, Turkey ...

Greece’s 6,000 islands offer endless adventures, but smart planning makes all the difference. From picking the right island group to booking ferries early, there’s an art to hopping between them. With ...

The Aegean Sea has been an intimate part of the history of the Hellenes / Greeks and their civilization. For millennia, the Aegean Sea united the Asia Minor / Ionia to the mainland of Hellas / Greece.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urging Greece to intensify efforts to address alarming overcrowding and precarious conditions for asylum seekers and migrants staying on the five Greek Aegean islands ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 400 migrants reached Greece's Aegean Sea islands in boats from Turkey in less than two days, Greek authorities said Thursday, including 51 people who made landfall on ...

Greece evacuated parts of the east Aegean Sea island of Chios as firefighters struggled to contain a total of five blazes that broke out over the past two days. Strong winds fanned the fires, which ...

Some 3,100 years ago, the Aegean island of Chryse (pronounced Cry-see) soared rocketlike into brief prominence in the Mediterranean world. According to Homer’s Iliad, what made the mighty Achilles ...