6+ hour, 11+ min ago   (74+ words) eKathimerini.com Police are investigating reports of gunfire outside a beach bar in Anavyssos, a coastal town southeast of Athens, early Sunday. Police were alerted at 5:15 a.m. and officers responding to the scene found two shell casings and traces of blood,…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (106+ words) eKathimerini.com A 51-year-old man has been arrested on Corfu on suspicion of sexually abusing his eight-year-old granddaughter According to sources, he denies the allegations Police intervened after a relative reported the alleged abuse to authorities The child’s parents…...

3+ day, 55+ min ago   (186+ words) Police in Athens have broken up an alleged criminal group accused of posing as electricity company employees to gain access to homes and steal cash and valuables, authorities said Thursday. Two suspects, ages 18 and 16, were arrested during an operation in…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (131+ words) A flight from Manchester, England, to the Greek island of Rhodes was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Thessaloniki after two passengers allegedly behaved aggressively toward crew members and fellow travelers, state broadcaster ERT reported on Thursday. The two…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (123+ words) Greek customs authorities seized 100 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a shipment of roses from Colombia at Athens International Airport on Wednesday, authorities said. The operation followed information provided by the US Drug Enforcement Administration’s Athens office and resulted in the…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (84+ words) eKathimerini.com A Thessaloniki court sentenced seven people to prison terms between 10 months and 11 years for stealing over €175,000 from bank accounts in 2018-2019 Three defendants were acquitted The ring bought stolen credentials on the dark web and bypassed bank security…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (293+ words) Bulky waste and hazardous empty pesticide containers have been dumped along the Olynthios River, directly opposite the archaeological site of ancient Olynthus in northern Greece, in an area that had recently been cleared by municipal crews, authorities said Wednesday. The…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (143+ words) Four police officers will stand trial over the fatal stabbing in April 2024 of Kyriaki Griva, 28, outside the Agioi Anargyroi police station, a judicial council ruled on Tuesday. The man convicted of the killing, her former partner, was sentenced to life…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (288+ words) Traffic police in the Athens region have launched a new round of intensive checks on electric scooters, focusing on underage riders, dangerous violations, and businesses that rent or sell the vehicles. The stepped-up enforcement follows two recent serious crashes involving…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (159+ words) Three defendants have been ordered held in pretrial detention following questioning over the death of an infant whose body was found in a freezer at an apartment in Kypseli, a central Athens neighborhood. A 43-year-old Greek man and his 38-year-old…...