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The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy seizes control of the Marshall Islands-flagged and Greek-operated civilian oil tanker "St Nikolas" in the Gulf of Oman. The tanker had 19 crew members onboard, including 18 Filipinos and one Greek. It was carrying crude oil from Basra, Iraq, to Turkey.
2024-01-11

An anarchist group claims responsibility for a bombing outside a courthouse in Athens, Greece, on March 24.
2018-03-28

Almost 40 people are killed and 75 are rescued after a boat carrying migrants sinks between Turkey and Greece.
2016-01-30

Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency reports 11 migrants, including three children, drowned, and the Turkish coast guard rescued seven Syrians from a capsized boat headed to the Greek island of Samos.
2015-12-22

European Union members agree to provide 291 border guards to Greece and Italy to help identify and register migrants.
2015-10-20

Pastafarian "Elder Pastitsios" arrested for blasphemy in Greece.
2012-09-21

Greece's new finance minister Vassilis Rapanos resigns due to ill health.
2012-06-25

Voters in Greece go to the polls for a second legislative election after the first election on May 6 failed to form a coalition government.
2012-06-17

Three people are killed and 28 others are hospitalised in a shipping incident on the Greek island of Crete.
2011-03-6

Greek police shoot tear gas at protesters in Athens during an anti-government march.
2010-05-1