At least 26 dead, as rescuers search for survivors in major quake in Turkey, Greece
by Raziye AKKOC with Hélène COLLIOPOULOU in Athens Agence France Presse Rescuers dug through heavy blocks of concrete with…
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UPDATED: At least 14 dead, buildings collapse as major quake hits Turkey, Greece
by Gokan GUNES with Hélène COLLIOPOULOU in Athens Agence France Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Rescuers dug through heavy…
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Major 7.0 magnitude quake hits western Turkey: USGS
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- A major 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of western Turkey on Friday, the…
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Two earthquakes strike off Greek island of Crete
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Two moderate earthquakes of over 5.0 magnitude struck off the Greek island of Crete early Monday…
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Fire at Greek migrant camp ‘under control’: police
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- A fire that broke out on Sunday at a reception centre for asylum-seekers on the Greek…
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Lesbos police begin operation to move homeless migrants to new camp
GREECE (AFP) -- Police on the Greek island of Lesbos on Thursday began an operation to rehouse thousands of homeless…
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Hundreds of migrants housed in new Lesbos camp after fire
GREECE (AFP) -- Roughly 800 of the thousands of asylum seekers who fled a fire that destroyed Europe's biggest migrant…
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Turkey says east Med ship will return after maintenance
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — Turkey said on Monday that an energy exploration vessel that had pulled out of waters claimed by…
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Thousands homeless as blaze guts Greece’s main migrant camp
by Will VASSILOPOULOS with John HADOULIS in Athens LESBOS, Greece (AFP) -- Thousands of asylum-seekers were left homeless on Wednesday…
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Greek wildfire spares key archaeological site
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- One of Greece's most important archaeological sites escaped serious damage after firefighters tamed a wildfire that…
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Naval drills in tense eastern Mediterranean ‘not helpful’: Berlin
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany on Wednesday criticised naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean as "not helpful" in easing tensions…
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Greece, Turkey draw in allies in Mediterranean war games
by Hélène COLLIOPOULOU with Raziye AKKOC in Ankara ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Greece and its EU allies held war games…
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