Greece news headlines

Since the start of July the records have been tumbling, one-by-one.

A wildfire whipped on by strong winds triggered a series of massive explosions overnight at an air force ammunition depot in central Greece.

Archaeologists have been excavating at the site of an incoming luxury hotel since 2020.

The fires are burning out of control on multiple islands.

Greek-born Australians Steve Toumbas and Gianna Spanos said they're doing "it pretty tough" after being forced to evacuate.

She's on her way back to Australia while her friend is still on the island, playing to theatres doing double time as shelters for thousands of evacuees.

The crash was aired in a state television broadcast that showed the low-flying aircraft disappearing into a canyon before a fireball erupted.

Authorities have said some of the wildfires currently sweeping multiple Greek islands could be the product of arson, as evacuations continue and Aussies were told to check if they should still travel.

Tourists and locals are being evacuated from another Greek island, as wildfires burn across the country.

Some 19,000 people have been evacuated as bushfires burn for a sixth day on three fronts.

Phoenix has broken its own streak of blistering hot days, southern Europeans and millions of people on vacation there broiled under near-record temperatures, while parts of the Middle East tested the limits of what the human body is capable of enduring.

Firefighting aircraft and ground crews from other countries are headed to Greece to help battle wildfires that have intensified as a heatwave baked much of southern Europe in temperatures above 40 degrees.

One grabbed unrelenting, moment-to-moment attention. One was watched and discussed as another sad, but routine, news story.

Criticism has mounted over the European Union's years-long failure to hammer out a comprehensive migration and asylum policy.

Nine survivors have been arrested amid estimates as many as 750 people were on board the battered fishing boat.

Some initial reports suggested hundreds of people may have been aboard when the boat went down dozens of kilometres from shore.

Dozens remain in hospital as the search continues for survivors.

Constantine II was the monarch of the country from 1964 to 1973, before he was forced to flee when the monarchy was abolished.

Passengers on a Qantas plane travelling from Singapore to London have spent the night in Athens, Greece after their flight was diverted.

Cabinet ministers from Greece and the UK discussed Greece's bid to get the Parthenon Sculptures returned from London but gave no sign the world's thorniest cultural heritage issue was any closer to resolution today.

Thanks to the mud that protected them, the two-dozen figurines and other bronze objects were found in a perfect state of conservation

Greece's coast guard searched Tuesday for dozens of migrants reported missing after the overloaded sailboat they were on capsized and sank in rough seas off an island near Athens, authorities said.

The Siena International Photo Awards are held annually by Art Photo Travel. This year's winners include a woman caught up in the Greek wildfires and a shot of Angelina Jolie covered in bees.

A superyacht named after the world's most famous fictional spy has spectacularly sunk off the coast of Greece.

Fill up your car this month, because in a few weeks, Australia will go from cheaper than average to pricier than average - compared to the rest of the world.

Video footage has emerged of a massive waterspout moving around the coast of Greece.

Locals reported seeing a fireball and hearing explosions for two hours after the crash.

Three men have been arrested in Melbourne after about 45kg of cocaine - worth an estimated $20 million - was found hidden inside a jukebox imported from Greece.

Italy and Greece have relaxed some COVID-19 restrictions, in a sign that life is increasingly returning to normal before Europe's peak summer tourist season.

The discoveries left 10 people still unaccounted for.

Rescue teams in Greece searched a burning ferry on Saturday for 12 people believed to be missing after it caught fire in the Ionian Sea while en route to Italy, while passengers described a frightening evacuation from the ship.

Rescue operations are underway to free two people trapped on a car ferry in Greece after it caught fire, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of passengers and crew

Two tremors with a magnitude of 5.2 and 5.4, respectively, have jolted Greece's southern islands, but no damage or casualties have been reported so far.

The Great Red Spot, a storm on Jupiter so big it could swallow Earth, extends surprisingly deep beneath the planet's cloud tops, scientists reported this week.

A bus transporting oil refinery workers fell into a sinkhole in the centre of Greece's second-largest city on Friday as storms continued to batter the country, damaging roads, closing schools and causing the deaths of at least two people.

It's the first major deal since Australia spiked a $90 billion deal to buy diesel-electric submarines, sparking a diplomatic crisis.

Like any tourist or sightseer, Varosha's Greek Cypriot former residents must look from behind ropes at empty houses and schools, gutted hotels and looted stores.

Intense heat baking Italy pushed northward while wildfires charred the country's south, and Spain appeared headed for an all-time record high temperature as a heat wave kept southern Europe in a fiery hold.

As Greece's massive wildfires were being tamed, the country's civil protection chief strongly defended the country's firefighting efforts.

Firefighters and residents battled into the night for a seventh day against a massive fire on Greece's second-largest island as the nation endured what the prime minister described as “a natural disaster of unprecedented proportions.”

Pillars of billowing smoke and ash turned the sky orange and blocked out the sun above Greece's second-largest island as a days-old wildfire devoured pristine forests and encroached on villages, triggering more evacuation alerts.

The fires came dangerously close to the former royal palace and a major archaeological site that was the birthplace of the ancient Olympics.

Greek authorities are searching for the person who killed a beloved rare seal off the island of Alonissos.

Missing artworks by Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian have been recovered by Greek police almost a decade after they were stolen in a daring museum heist.

A Greek helicopter pilot was charged Friday with the murder of his British-Greek wife, whose death he had initially claimed was caused by burglars during a brutal invasion of their home on the outskirts of Athens

A Greek helicopter pilot strangled his young British wife to death in front of their 11-month-old baby, then staged a robbery to hide his involvement, police in Athens have said.

Both New York and California have announced the ending of most coronavirus restrictions, as both US states mark 70 per cent of people having at least their first vaccination dose. The states are among the worst-hit in the USA, which has passed 600,000 virus deaths.

Travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has published the latest edition of their annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year, a collection featuring the best photos of the Milky Way.

A young British mother was tortured and murdered in front of her 11-month-old baby during a home invasion in an affluent part of Athens.

Heavy snowfall has blanketed the Acropolis and other ancient monuments in Athens and halted COVID-19 vaccinations as many services across the country were brought to a standstill.