Greece and Norway report their first suspected cases of monkeypox. 2022-05-21
Greece reports its first two cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant first detected in India. 2021-04-25
Macedonian police fire tear gas at refugees as they attempted to break through a fence at the Greece-Macedonia border near Idomeni, sparking clashes that injured 200 people. 2016-04-10
A bomb blast at the Hellenic Business Federation offices in central Athens, Greece, damages the Cypriot Embassy across the street. While there is yet no claim for responsibility the authorities suspect a domestic guerrilla group set off the blast. 2015-11-24
Unions in Greece call a general strike over new austerity measures. 2013-07-16
An Albanian hitman serving time in Greece takes six people hostage in an apparent escape attempt. 2013-03-17
The President of Greece, Karolos Papoulias, fails to broker a coalition deal between Greece's major political parties. 2012-05-13
Thieves break into the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Greece. stealing between 60 and 70 artifacts of the ancient Olympic Games. 2012-02-17
European sovereign debt crisis: Eurozone finance ministers agree to give a further €12 billion over the next two weeks to Greece as it fights bankruptcy. 2011-07-2
The Greek Parliament approves sweeping cuts in its budget; some Greeks disagree and protest. 2010-12-23