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Pakistan refuses to accept some migrants deported by Greece

Pakistan refused to allow about 30 migrants deported from Greece to get off a plane at Islamabad on Thursday.

Dec 03, 2015, 20:47 PM IST

Pakistan sends 30 undocumented migrants back to Greece: officials

Pakistan, the sixth most populous country in the world, is one of the top five countries of origin for illegal migration to Europe.

Dec 03, 2015, 20:20 PM IST

General strike in Greece over pension reform

Greek unions paralysed public services and transport Thursday with a general strike over a planned social security overhaul - the second walkout in less than a month.

Dec 03, 2015, 18:24 PM IST

Macedonia erects fence on Greek border to control migrant flow

Macedonia started building a fence on its border with Greece on Saturday to better control the influx of migrants passing through the Balkan country, an AFP photographer at the frontier said.

Nov 28, 2015, 17:12 PM IST

Turkish coastguard exercise likely slowed migrant arrivals, briefly: IOM

A Turkish coastguard training operation appears to have dramatically decreased migrant arrivals to Greece, the International Organization for Migration said Friday, but stressed the large influx had resumed after just a few days.

Nov 27, 2015, 21:31 PM IST

Migrants stitch mouths in protest at Greek border

Around 200 people from Iran, Bangladesh and Pakistan held protest at the Greek border after new profiling procedures left around 1,000 refugees stranded there, the UN has said.

Nov 25, 2015, 13:53 PM IST

Bomb explodes at industry federation in Greece, no one hurt

Police in Greece say a bomb has exploded outside the building of the Federation of Greek Enterprises in central Athens, causing damage but no injuries.

Nov 24, 2015, 10:27 AM IST

Athens denies Paris attacks ringleader, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, came through Greece

Abaaoud, who was killed in a police raid in Paris on Wednesday, had previously escaped from Europe to Syria and returned without being detected.

Nov 21, 2015, 01:44 AM IST

Two strong aftershocks hit western Greek island of Lefkada

Two strong aftershocks have rocked the western Greek island of Lefkada, where a 6.1-magnitude quake killed two people this week and caused extensive damage.

Nov 20, 2015, 18:12 PM IST

Strong quake hits Greek island of Lefkada; damage reported

Earthquakes are common in Greece, which is one of the world's most seismically active areas, though serious injuries and deaths are rare.

Nov 17, 2015, 14:21 PM IST

Greece inks deal with creditors to unlock 12-bn euros: Minister

Greece in July accepted a three-year, 86-billion-euro (USD 93-billion) EU bailout.

Nov 17, 2015, 14:21 PM IST

Man linked to Paris attacks registered as refugee in Greece

French authorities had asked their Greek counterparts to check the fingerprints of one man.

Nov 15, 2015, 08:46 AM IST

Greek unions in first general strike against Alexis Tsipras govt

Greek unions Thursday kicked off a general strike against fresh austerity cuts, the first under the leftist government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

Nov 12, 2015, 19:08 PM IST

Eurozone won't release new money for Greece until reforms done

The eurozone will release the next tranche of loans for Greece as well as money for bank recapitalisation only after Athens implements agreed reforms, euro zone finance ministers said, noting a Greek pledge the conditions would be met this week.

Nov 10, 2015, 06:50 AM IST

Hundreds of migrants rescued off eastern Greek islands

Authorities have rescued several hundred migrants from the Aegean Sea off eastern Greek islands in relatively calm waters, also reporting the death of a toddler.

Nov 08, 2015, 05:33 AM IST

German secret service 'systematically spied' on allies: Report

Germany's secret service "systematically spied" on its allies and various international organisations such as the Red Cross, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Saturday.

Nov 07, 2015, 17:37 PM IST

Two more child migrants drown off Greece amid angry protests

The two children had boarded a dinghy in Turkey with their families to set sail for Kos, whose northern coast lies just 250 metres away.

Nov 05, 2015, 19:12 PM IST

German asylum talks falter as 15 migrants drown off Greece

At least 15 migrants seeking to reach Europe drowned off Greece.

Nov 02, 2015, 05:37 AM IST

German crisis talks falter as 13 migrants drown off Greece

Two boats making the hazardous crossing from Turkey capsized in the Aegean Sea off the Greek islands of Samos and Lesbos, leaving at least 13 dead including six children, with many more missing, officials said.

Nov 01, 2015, 23:51 PM IST