Derek Gatopoulos
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Vatican ‘donating’ its own 3 Parthenon sculptures to Greece
ROME (AP) — The Vatican and Greece finalized a deal Tuesday for the return of three sculpture fragments from the Parthenon that have been in the collection of the Vatican Museums for two centuries,… → Read More
Greece train crash search moves ‘centimeter by centimeter’
Emergency crews using cranes and heavy machinery are searching the wreckage of trains involved in a deadly collision that killed at least 46 and sent Greece into national mourning. → Read More
Greek stationmaster arrested after crash kills at least 36
The stationmaster in the city of Larissa was arrested, Greek police said, following a head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight train. → Read More
Greek transport minister resigns over train crash; 36 dead
TEMPE, Greece (AP) — Rescuers delved Wednesday through flattened, burned-out carriages for survivors and bodies after a passenger train and a freight train crashed head-on in central Greece overnig… → Read More
Fiery train crash in Greece kills 16, hurts at least 85
A passenger train collided with an oncoming freight train in northern Greece early Wednesday, killing 16 people and injuring at least 85, Fire Service officials said. → Read More
Fiery Greece train collision kills 26, injures at least 85
A passenger train and an oncoming freight train collided in a fiery wreck in northern Greece early Wednesday, killing 26 people and injuring at least 85, Fire Service officials said. → Read More
Train crash, derailment in Greece injures at least 60 in fires, ruins
A passenger train collided with an oncoming freight train in northern Greece early Wednesday, causing fires and leaving dozens injured. → Read More
Fiery Greece train collision kills 29, injures at least 85
A passenger train in Greece carrying hundreds of people collided with an oncoming freight train in a fiery wreck in the country’s north early Wednesday, killing 29 and injuring at least 85, officials said. → Read More
Greek stationmaster arrested after crash kills at least 36
A police statement identified the suspect only as a 59-year-old man. Another two people have been detained for questioning. → Read More
Fiery Greece train collision kills 36, death toll expected to rise
Multiple train cars derailed and at least three caught fire after the crash. → Read More
Fiery Greece train collision kills 26, injures at least 85
A passenger train and an oncoming freight train collided in a fiery wreck in northern Greece early Wednesday, killing 26 people and injuring at least 85, Fire Service officials said. → Read More
Greek stationmaster arrested after crash kills at least 36
A police statement identified the suspect only as a 59-year-old man. Another two people have been detained for questioning. → Read More
Fiery Greece train collision kills 36, death toll expected to rise
Multiple train cars derailed and at least three caught fire after the crash. → Read More
Greece: Italian embassy vehicle destroyed in firebombing
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An overnight arson attack destroyed a car used by a senior official at the Italian embassy in Athens, an incident that authoriti... → Read More
Ahead of harsh winter, tourism roars back in Mediterranean
Tourism is making a stronger comeback from the coronavirus pandemic than many expected → Read More
EU expanding border guard presence along busy Balkan route
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The European Union signed an agreement Wednesday with North Macedonia to deploy officers from the bloc’s border protect... → Read More
Greece: EU using Med countries like a refugee ‘parking lot’
ATHENS (AP) — Greece on Monday urged the European Union to lift movement restrictions for refugees recognized by individual nations, accusing the bloc... → Read More
Turkey vows to defend interests against Greece amid tensions
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Monday summoned the Greek ambassador to protest the alleged deployment of dozens of U.S.-made armored vehicles to Greek islands which Ankara says should remain demil… → Read More
Turkey vows to defend interests against Greece amid tensions
Turkey has summoned the Greek ambassador to protest the alleged deployment of dozens of U.S.-made armored vehicles to Greek islands which Ankara says should remain demilitarized in line with international treaties → Read More
Ukraine security chief: Nuclear plant a threat to the world
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of Ukraine’s powerful National Security Council says his government is still not fully aware of the situation, including potential threats, inside the Zaporizhzhia nuc… → Read More