A boat used by migrants to cross the Mediterranean Sea is towed from Tripiti beach to the Karave the port of Gavdos, Greece, ...

A vibrant celebration of Cretan culture and volunteerism took place in Canberra, where Ms. Despina Mavraki of the Rethymno ...

David, a migrant from South Sudan, sits at Tripiti beach with five others from a group of 68 migrants and refugees who ...

Groups of 48 and 67 migrants were picked up south of Kali Limenes and Gavdos in coordinated efforts involving merchant ships and Frontex.

More than 200 firefighters are struggling to tackle an out-of-control wildfire on Crete — Greece’s largest island and a tourist hotspot — as authorities order mass evacuations. The fire ...

Around 3,000 Crete residents have been evacuated and put up in temporary shelters, and people remaining in their homes have been told to close 'all the doors and windows' ...

Greece: Wildfire tears through southern Crete - forcing more than 1,500 to flee homes and hotels A Greek official says it is a "very difficult situation" as the wildfire sees clouds of ash fills ...

William J. Stillman, an American journalist, diplomat, author, and photographer captured the Acropolis in 1870 in a series of ...

No casualties in Greece as fires in southern Crete and the port of Rafina are put out; two die after blaze in western Turkiye.

Uneven, arid terrain In Crete, Greece's largest island, the arid, uneven landscape criss-crossed by gullies, has made it difficult for firefighters to tackle the blaze.

Dozens of firefighters have been deployed on the outskirts of the southern French port city to keep the blaze from reaching ...