Tag: Greece

"There was panic ... the fire was immediate, as we were turning over we were being burned, fire was right and left” - Stergios Minenis, a survivor from the train crash. Three days of national mourning have been declared as the death toll from yesterdays train crash in Greece has...

In the late hours of February 28th two trains collided in Tempi, Greece, one of which was a passenger train carrying approximately 350 people. Already at least 29 people are dead and at least 80 injured (these numbers are subject to change as rescue efforts continue) as massive rescue...

A Greek Cypriot farmer is claiming to have been shot by Turkish occupying forces in the land between the Turkish held north and Cypriot government held south. The man was shot in the shoulder and is currently recovering in the hospital. The Turkish military refutes the claim, however, stating...

UK Defense Secretary, Ben Wallace, and Greece's Minister for National Defense, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, signed a Joint Vision Statement on February 7. Wallace stated that the goal of this agreement was, "to strengthen our already close relationship in order to face common threats and challenges together while looking forward to...

Tragedy struck on Sunday when a boat carrying at least 41 migrants sank off the coast of Greece, 6 of whom were children. Authorities were alerted to the sinking after a woman’s body was reported being sighted floating in the Aegean Sea. Three vessels, a helicopter, and a few private...

At approximately 0430 EST reports began to emerge of a Greek F-4 Phantom crash. The initial report from local Greek media reads below: “According to what has become known at approximately 10:30 on Monday, an F-4 (two-seater) aircraft of 338M/117PM that was performing a training flight crashed in the sea...