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09 Aug 2021

Blaze ravages Greek island 'like a horror movie', horrific visuals surface

The flames engulfed homes in five villages but the full extent of the damage was not immediately known.

31 Oct 2020

Turkey, Greek island earthquake death toll rises to 27

Earthquake hit on Friday afternoon and toppled buildings in Izmir which is Turkey's third-largest city It also triggered a small tsunami in the district of Seferihisar and on Samos. The quake was followed by hundreds of aftershocks.

15 May 2018

Seven migrants killed as boat sinks off Turkish coast

At least seven people, including two children, drowned when a boat carrying migrants to a Greek island sank off Turkey's Aegean coast.

22 Jul 2017

Residents, tourists in Greece sleep outdoors after earthquake

In Kos, the quake damaged the island's main port, leading to ferry services being temporarily suspended. Churches, an old mosque, the port's 14th-century castle and old buildings in the town also suffered, and archaeologists and experts from Greece's Culture Ministry were on the island Saturday to examine the damage.

21 Jul 2017

Earthquake damages buildings on Greek island; two killed, 100 hurt

A powerful earthquake struck Greek islands early morning Friday, damaging buildings and a port, killing at least two people and causing more than 100 injuries, authorities said.

09 Nov 2016

European Union warns 'backsliding' Turkey to decide on membership

The EU warned Turkey on Wednesday that "backsliding" on rights after a coup attempt was putting its membership bid at risk and urged Ankara to decide whether or not to commit.

17 Apr 2016

There was such suffering: Pope on meeting with migrants

Pope Francis spoke emotionally today of his meeting a day earlier with migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos, which culminated with him taking three Syrian families back to the Vatican.

16 Apr 2016

Pope Francis arrives on Greek island to meet with refugees

Pope Francis on Saturday arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos for a high-profile visit to put pressure on a controversial EU deal with Turkey to tackle an unprecedented refugee crisis.

21 Mar 2016

United Nation refugee chief concerned about EU-Turkey deal

The head of the UN refugee agency said Monday he will be scrutinizing for possible breaches of international law the rollout of a controversial EU-Turkey deal to stem migrant flows into Europe through Greece.

08 Feb 2016

33 migrants killed as two boats capsize off Turkish coast

Eleven other migrants were drowned off Izmir`s Dikili coast in another capsizing. Three migrants were rescued.

30 Jan 2016

Migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast, 33 dead

At least 33 people drowned after a boat carrying migrants to Greece sank off Turkey's western coast.

30 Sep 2015

Woman, child drown as migrant boat sinks off Greece's Lesbos

A migrant woman and a child drowned off the Greek island of Lesbos after their boat sank, police said on Wednesday, adding 45 other passengers had been rescued.

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