Hitler gambled everything on a bold idea—capture Crete using only airborne troops. Over 500 aircraft dropped thousands of elite Fallschirmjäger into one of the most dangerous operations of World War ...

Greek authorities have transported more than 500 migrants to a port on the mainland in an effort to relieve strain on the ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government said Wednesday it is temporarily suspending asylum applications for migrants ...

Crete, Greece is grappling with an influx of migrants, with nearly 2,000 people arriving on the island in the past 48 hours ...

UNESCO has officially added the Minoan palace centers of Crete to its World Heritage List, recognizing their global cultural ...

A video taken at a five-star Crete hotel shows towels flying across the pool area, as holidaymakers rush to reserve sunbeds.

Some 230 firefighters — assisted by drones, 10 helicopters, the Greek police and emergency medical workers — were deployed to ...

Greek lawmakers have voted to temporarily halt asylum requests from North African migrants arriving by sea, a decision ...

Wind and dry conditions raise the risk that blazes might restart in areas of the island where they had already been contained ...

Greece has rescued hundreds of migrants off its southern islands of Gavdos and Crete in five separate incidents since Friday, ...

At least 5,000 tourists were forced to evacuate parts of Crete as a massive wildfire scorched forests and olive groves on the ...

Authorities on Crete moved more than a thousand tourists and residents to safety as an out-of-control wildfire engulfed a ...