Greece is a popular route for migrants and authorities have had to carry out several rescue missions in recent days, one of ...

Greece has rescued hundreds of migrants off its southern islands of Gavdos and Crete in five separate incidents since Friday, ...

The escalating migration crisis in Crete was dramatically underscored Sunday morning as a group of migrants arrived directly ...

ATHENS (Reuters) -Gale force wind gusts complicated efforts on Friday to contain wildfires on Crete that have razed forests ...

Firefighters struggled to gain control over a massive wildfire burning on the Greek island of Crete, as powerful winds fanned ...

The blaze has been raging since Wednesday and fire crews say the conditions are creating new flare-ups, making containment ...

Firefighters are struggling to bring a major wildfire on Greece’s southern island of Crete under control, hampered by gale ...

Most of those fleeing the blaze were tourists. Firefighters struggled against heavy winds to bring the flames under control.

A fast-moving wildfire on the Greek island of Crete forces evacuations of homes and hotels. Authorities say the fire, driven ...

In 1941, Nikos Xylouris was four years old when he witnessed German paratroopers, the Fallschirmjäger, descending upon his ...

A Greek official says it is a "very difficult situation" as the wildfire sees clouds of ash fills the sky over southern Crete ...

The blaze comes as southern Europe contends with an acute summer heatwave which has killed people in several countries.