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Refugee crisis: 21 people killed in two shipwrecks off Greek islands of Kalymnos and Rhodes
New tragedy in Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece after eight people died near Lesbos island.
Migrant crisis: HMS Richmond joins battle to police people trafficking across the Mediterranean
Frigate will conduct enforcement including the boarding and seizing of migrant smuggling boats.
Migrant crisis: EU resumes Operation Sophia to clamp down on human smugglers
More than 2,700 deaths have been reported on the South Mediterranean sea route this year.
Greece: Dimitris Kyrsanidis wins Red Bull Art of Motion in Santorini
Kyrsanidis won the title for the second straight year on a challenging natural track.
Migrant crisis: Syrian Calais stowaway recounts illegal journey in quest for UK asylum [Video]
Ahmed al-Junde's journey from war-torn Syria would claim the lives of his cousin and two friends.
Scepticism and anger in Greece as Alexis Tsipras prepares for his second term as leader
Syriza's resounding victory marred by highest number of abstentions in Greek political history.
Greece election: Alexis Tsipras keen to reunite with Independent Greeks in coalition
Syriza won an impressive 35.5% of the votes cast, which means it will hold 145 seats in parliament.
Migrant crisis: 13 refugees die in Turkey ferry collision in second capsizing in a day
Incident happened close to Turkish port of Canakkale as migrants headed for Greek island of Lesbos.
Uncertainty looms over debt-ridden Greece's election results
Most opinion polls indicate the conservative party New Democracy and Syriza are running very close.
Amir Khan: Boxing champion's aid convoy for Syrian refugees begins 2,000 mile journey to Greece
Aid caravan has set off from Khan's home town of Bolton and will arrive in Athens.
Migrant crisis: 28 passengers, including 14 children, drown off Greek island as smuggler's boat capsizes
98 passengers were rescued and more swam to the Greek island of Farmakonisi.
Migrant crisis: Troops sent to Lesbos as tensions between between migrants and locals turns violent
UNHCR calls for emergency evacuation of refugees stranded in squalid conditions on Lesbos.
Aylan Kurdi: Failed Ukip candidate Peter Bucklitsch blames parents for death of 'boy on the beach'
Bucklitsch called Kurdi's parent's 'greedy' and said they wanted 'the good life'.
EU migrant crisis: Greece to ask EU for €700m to tackle refugee influx
Roughly 2,000 migrants from the Middle East and Asia have been arriving in Greece every day.
China: Is it time for investors to ride the wave of panic?
Last week's crash in China's financial markets has had investors spooked
Migrant crisis: 11 dead after two boats sink off coast of Turkey
The migrants, believed to be Syrian, drowned after the boats sunk upon leaving the Turkish coast.
Greece names Supreme Court Judge Vassiliki Thanou as interim PM
Thanou becomes Greece's first female leader and is expected to appoint interim cabinet shortly.
Extreme Base jumpers compete on Greek island in Go Fast Games
Adrenaline junkies relive thrills of Go Fast Games on Greek Island of Zakynthos.
Greek archaeologists unearth Mycenaean palace near Sparta
Ancient Mycenaean palace thought to belong to 17BC and later destroyed in fire incident.
Expedition to ancient Antikythera wreck to reveal more mysteries of 2,000-year-old shipwreck
Divers to revisit wreckage off island of Antikythera with advanced technology to aid their search.
Macedonia: Foreign Minister defends use of tear gas by border security police
Macedonia has defended of riot police after clashes with migrants.
Greece: MPs break from Syriza to form Popular Unity after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigns
Alexis Tsipras resignation calling for September general election prompts anti-bailout group to break ranks.
Greek debt crisis: Alexis Tsipras resigns and calls snap election for September
Greek prime minister steps down after divisions deepened in his Syriza party following debt deal.
Greece: Migrants reunited with family members on Kos
Migrants continue to arrive on the Greek island of Kos, many of them being reunited with friends and family.
Greek debt crisis: Alexis Tsipras 'to resign' and call snap election for September
Rumours fly that divisions within Syriza party may see prime minister Tsipras step down to preserve peace.
Immigration crisis: Macedonia declares state of emergency and deploys army to borders
Thousands passing through country to western Europe stranded on Greek/Macedonia border.
Greek debt crisis: Athens repays €3.2bn ECB loan on time after bailout package sent by ESM
€13bn was paid to Greece so it could make the ECB deadline and €10bn to stabilise the banking sector.
Rollout of 1,000 Bitcoin ATMs planned for Greece as interest in cryptocurrency surges
1,000 Bitcoin ATMs could be installed in Greece as early as October following a new partnership.
Greece debt crisis: Germany's Bundestag agrees on third bailout deal with impressive majority
Opposition mainly came from conservative party members as even Wolfgang Schauble urged MPs to vote yes.
Greece: German company Fraport to operate 14 Greek airports in first privatisation move
The deal entails a €1.23bn payment from Fraport for the entire period of 50 years and a rent