The Latest Breaking News from Athens

A popular image of modern Greece is of glittering, blue seas dotted with islands of idyllic beauty. Another is of the ancient Acropolis towering above Athens, cradle of Western civilisation. But when I think of Greece, I also think of its violent and traumatic history, in particular the series of…

Andonis Kargiotis, 36, drowned after being pushed from a ferry ramp as he tried to board in Piraeus near Athens

What Georgia Bulldogs had the best and worst performances against Ball State?

Georgia Bulldog fans: it is time for another Saturday in Athens! UGA football hosts Ball State on Sept. 9.

The Toyota driver set the pace on the 1.48km asphalt stage, held in front of a bumper crowd that had congregated around the Athens harbour.

Alabama Republican Party Chair John Wahl is the youngest state GOP chair. He wants to increase GOP turnout among Black and young voters amid a larger redistricting battle and a looming election.

Athens region flooded by nearly double annual rainfall in one night

With bands including Neutral Milk Hotel and instruments including lawnmowers, the collective upended US indie rock. Its members explain how a new documentary healed their grief and led to new music

UK temperatures could hit 32C on Wednesday and Thursday, according to the Met Office

Five-star edge rusher Zion Grady is visiting Athens for Georgia football's season opener against UT Martin

The Greek island of Paros, in the Cyclades, is a popular tourist destination during the summer season, when around 450,000 visitors flock to the picturesque island of 12,000 inhabitants. But locals have become exacerbated by this huge influx of tourists and the illegal privatisation of certain beaches. Protests have even…