A wildfire on the outskirts of Athens was contained on Saturday morning, but evacuations of at-risk areas continued as strong ...

Greece and other Mediterranean countries are in an area dubbed "a wildfire hotspot" by scientists, with blazes common during ...

Across the country, more than 50 agricultural and forest fires have broken out in the past 24 hours - one of the worst days ...

Fast-moving flames, fanned by strong winds, are approaching Athens while the Dardanelles was temporarily shut to shipping.

Southeastern Greece is battling relentless wildfires, with flames threatening towns just 50 km from Athens and forcing mass ...

Wildfires driven by winds of up to 80 kilometres per hour have destroyed homes and farmland in Keratea, and established olive ...

While the fires were contained by Saturday morning, evacuations of at-risk areas continue as strong winds are expected ...

A wildfire on Friday claimed at least one life and destroyed homes and farmland in a town near Athens, as Greek firefighters ...

At least one person died and homes and farmlands were destroyed as wildfires stoked by gale-force winds broke out across ...

Photo / Aris Messinis, AFP Three people including two Vietnamese tourists have died in Greece as ferocious winds whipped up ...

Two Vietnamese tourists died at sea in Greece on Friday, the coastguard said, as gale-force winds confined many ferries to ...

More than 200 firefighters backed by 11 water bombers and seven helicopters were battling a fire southeast of Athens.