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Djokovic nips Musetti to win 101st career crown in Athens

PARIS—Novak Djokovic won the 101st title of his career when he came from behind to beat Lorenzo Musetti 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the final...

Thousands march through Athens to mark student uprising

Athens, Greece—Around 25,000 people marched through Athens on Sunday in closely watched demonstrations to mark the 51st anniversary of the pro-democracy uprising that helped topple...

Athens suburbs burn as Greece calls on European Union for aid

PENTELI, Greece—A massive wildfire in Athens’ northeastern suburbs on Monday forced thousands of residents to flee their homes and sparked a Greek government appeal...

Athens suburbs burn as Greece calls on EU for help

Penteli, Greece—A massive wildfire in Athens' northeastern suburbs on Monday forced thousands of residents to flee their homes and sparked a Greek government appeal for...

Residents flee as Greece wildfires rage despite ‘superhuman’ efforts

ATHENS – Greece ordered fresh evacuations near Athens on Monday as wildfires spread despite “superhuman” efforts to contain the flames, firefighters said. At least five...

Athens Acropolis introduces private visits for 5,000 euros

Athens, Greece—The Acropolis in Athens, one of the world's most visited ancient monuments, has begun offering private visits for 5,000 euros ($5,400), setting off...

13 arrested after fireworks trigger fire

ATHENS – Greek authorities have arrested 13 people after fireworks launched from a yacht set off a new wildfire on an island near Athens...

Train tragedy

Relatives and friends of victims take part in a press conference in Athens on Monday almost a year after Greece’s worst train accident that...

Fresh evacuations as Greek wildfires burn

Athens, Greece - Firefighters in Greece were battling flames for a ninth consecutive day on Sunday, as more areas of the country's north were...

Athens district evacuated as Greek fire death toll hits 20

Alexandroupoli, Greece - Thousands of people in an outer district of Greece's capital Athens were under evacuation orders Tuesday as firefighters battled a steadily...

Greece faces new heatwave as wildfires rage

Greece braced for a new wave of soaring temperatures Tuesday, as wildfires raged on two popular tourist islands. In the capital city of Athens the...

Aegean claims 16 in migrant boat accident

Athens—At least sixteen people died when a migrant boat sank in the Aegean, Greece’s coastguard said early Saturday, just hours after a similar incident...

Pope Francis urges respect for lowly in Athens mass

Pope Francis on Sunday urged respect for the "small and lowly" at a holy mass on the second day of his visit to Athens, the...

Thick smoke over Athens as suburbs battle wildfires

Hundreds of firefighters, water-bombing planes and helicopters battled forest fires near Athens on Tuesday that saw villages evacuated and part of a major motorway...
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