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Over the course of 11 days in May of 1941, the beautiful Greek island of Crete was the scene of a fascinating battle between its Allied defenders and the German invaders. Taking place relatively early ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters were struggling Thursday to bring a major wildfire on Greece's southern island of Crete under control, hampered by gale force winds whipping up the flames. Thousands ...

ATHENS, March 2 - Greek authorities have detained a 36-year-old man on suspicion of spying on a U.S. naval base on the island of Crete, a strategic facility for the United States in the eastern ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Protesters on the southern Greek island of Crete unfurled a huge Palestinian flag at the port of Agios Nikolaos and shouted “Free, free Palestine." ATHENS, Greece (AP) — ...

The aircraft's sensors scan for boats along the 350-kilometer (220-mile) stretch of sea between Libya and the Greek island of ...

Two people have died and at least six others were injured on Saturday in a shooting on the Greek island of Crete reportedly sparked by a long-standing family feud, authorities said. The incident began ...

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Crete on Thursday morning, as the tremors were felt across the Greek island and the Aegean Sea region. Authorities have not reported any serious ...

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