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Turkish woman, children missing on Greece-Turkey border: police
ATHENS Greek police were searching on Friday for a Turkish woman and her three children missing after a boat carrying nine people capsized in the Evros river separating Greece from Turkey, police said.
Greece hits back at Russian remarks on expulsion of diplomats
ATHENS Russia must stop interfering in domestic affairs and treating Greece with disrespect, the Greek foreign ministry said late on Wednesday, after Moscow warned of consequences following the expulsion by Greece of two Russian diplomats.
Greece's last bellmakers keep time-honored trade alive
PARAMYTHIA, Greece The silence blanketing the Greek plain is broken by the tinkle of a cowbell and the rumble of a blazing furnace. | Video
Greece seeks EU funds, staff to ease migration burden
ATHENS Greece wants EU authorities to provide more funds and support staff to help it cope with thousands of migrants and refugees stuck in island camps, its migration minister said on Wednesday.
Greece prepares to fly solo on bond markets
LONDON Once the outcast of European bond markets, Greece appears firmly on the road to redemption.
Turkish court rules to keep two Greek soldiers in custody: newspaper
ISTANBUL A Turkish court has ruled to keep in custody two Greek soldiers who were detained in Turkey in March, the Hurriyet newspaper reported on Tuesday, in a case which has escalated tensions between the two neighboring NATO allies.
Greece, Turkey agree to focus on reducing Aegean tensions: Greek PM
BRUSSELS Greece and Turkey have agreed to focus efforts on easing tensions in the Aegean, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Thursday after meeting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a NATO summit.
Greece hopes to turn page after expelling Russians for Macedonia meddling
ATHENS Greece said on Thursday it still seeks good relations with Moscow, a day after it expelled two Russian diplomats for trying to bribe officials and foment demonstrations to thwart a deal to allow Macedonia to join NATO.
NATO formally invites Macedonia to join alliance
BRUSSELS NATO leaders agreed on Wednesday to invite Macedonia to begin accession talks to join the Western alliance, extending its reach in the Balkans in defiance of Russia following a landmark accord with Greece over the ex-Yugoslav republic's name.
Greece, Russia to expel diplomats in Macedonia tussle ahead of NATO summit
ATHENS Greece will expel two Russian diplomats suspected of meddling in the politically sensitive issue of Macedonia, a Greek diplomatic source said on Wednesday, as NATO prepares to invite the former Yugoslav republic to join the alliance.