BIZARRE: 3 - What They Never Told You

At least 79 drown as migrant boat sinks off Greece

At least 79 migrants have drowned and hundreds more are feared dead after their overloaded boat capsized and sank in open seas off Greece.

The New Daily · Jun 14, 2023

Greece's ruling Conservatives win vote but fall short of majority

Greece's ruling New Democracy party stormed to a crushing victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday but fell just short of the threshold needed to form a government on its own, making a runoff election in a month more likely.

Reuters · May 21, 2023

Greek station master court appearance delayed as anger simmers

Station master faces life imprisonment if found guilty of negligent homicide after train crash killed at least 57.

Al Jazeera · Mar 4, 2023

Roma teenager dies in Greece after police shooting

A 16-year old Roma boy died in hospital on Tuesday after being shot by police in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki after allegedly filling up a truck with fuel and then driving off, state TV ERT said.

Reuters · Dec 13, 2022

Love Island's Antigoni says representing Greece in Eurovision would be 'dream come true'

Love Island bombshell Antigoni Buxton says performing at Eurovision would be a 'dream come true' as she recalls watching Greece win the song competition when she was a child

Daily Mirror · Oct 13, 2022

Love Island's Antigoni is applying for Eurovision and says it would be an 'honour'

Love Island alum Antigoni Buxton has shared that she has put forward a submission to represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest next year, which will be held in Liverpool in May 2023

Daily Mirror · Oct 10, 2022

NSW RFS partners with mining company in first-of-its-kind road-crash emergency rescue trial

Low populations and declining volunteer rates in Far West NSW have meant a mining company is joining forces with emergency services to assist with road crash rescues.

ABC News · Aug 19, 2022

Cargo plane carrying toxic material crashes in Greece, killing all crew

An Antonov An-12, operated by a Ukraine-based company, crashed in northern Greece on Saturday on its way from Serbia to Jordan. All the eight-member crew died, Serbian authorities said on Sunday.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 17, 2022

Cargo Aircraft Crashes in Northern Greece

A cargo aircraft Antonov An-12 crashed late Saturday near Paleochori Kavalas in northern Greece, the fire brigade said. Eye-witnesses said the aircraft was on fire and that they had heard explosions, Athens News Agency reported. A local man, Giorgos Archontopoulos, told state broadcaster ERT television he had felt something was…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 17, 2022

Tourist destinations gear up for summer without Russian visitors

Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus face uncertain summer season as numbers of Russian tourists slump amid war on Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · May 31, 2022