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Turkey Earthquake

03 Nov 2020

3-year-old rescued from rubble in Turkey, earthquake death toll hits 94

Death toll rises to 92 in Izmir earthquake. Roughly 20 people were still believed to be in the rubble. Proceedings against 52 people for illegal social media posts criticising govt response.

17 Feb 2017

Greek Army denounces `serious` Turkish Navy violation

A Turkish navy patrol boat on Friday fired shots in Greek waters in the southeast of the Aegean Sea, Greek military staff said, qualifying the incident as "serious".

25 Nov 2016

Turkey's Erdogan threatens to open borders to migrants

Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, threatened to throw open Turkey's borders to illegal migrants, after the European Parliament voted to back a freeze in membership talks with Ankara.

Antikythera Shipwreck

20 Sep 2016

2100-year-old human skeleton found on Antikythera Shipwreck

A human skeleton found during the ongoing excavation of the famous Antikythera Shipwreck -- the largest ancient shipwreck ever discovered -- could provide an insight into the lives of people who lived 2100 years ago, say researchers.

Europe m igrant crisis

03 Jun 2016

Greek coastguard rescues migrants in sinking off Crete

More than 200 migrants were rescued in the south Aegean Sea off the island of Crete after their boat sank, Greece`s coastguard said on Friday.

Europe migrant crisis

09 Apr 2016

First migrant drownings in Aegean since European Uunion-Turkey deal

Four migrant women and a child drowned Saturday off the Greek island of Samos, the first deaths in the Aegean Sea since a controversial EU-Turkey deal to stem the flow of refugees took effect three weeks ago.

05 Apr 2016

Turkey says next migrant transfer delayed, blames Greece

The next transfer of migrants to Turkey from Greece under a controversial deal with the EU has been postponed until later this week at Athens` request, a Turkish official said Tuesday.

18 Mar 2016

EU, Turkey strike deal to send back migrants

European Union leaders concluded a controversial deal with Turkey on Friday intended to halt illegal migration flows to Europe in return for financial and political rewards for Ankara.

Europe migrant crisis

07 Mar 2016

EU leaders `to declare Balkan migrant route closed at summit`

The declaration drafted by EU ambassadors Sunday will be announced at a summit in Brussels on Monday.

06 Mar 2016

'18 dead as migrant boat sinks off Turkey'

06 Mar 2016

18 dead as migrant boat sinks off Turkey: official

The Turkish coastguard rescued 15 migrants from the boat off the coastal town of Didim in southwest Turkey.

25 Feb 2016

'NATO to make serious contribution in fight against Aegean smuggling'

NATO will make a serious contribution in the fight against refugee smuggling into Europe by sending its ships in the Aegean Sea to help Turkey and Greece counter smuggler networks, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.

11 Feb 2016

Greek navy helicopter crashes in Aegean, killing three

A Greek navy helicopter crashed early on Thursday off the small island of Kinaros in the eastern Aegean Sea, killing a crew of three, a Greek Defence Ministry official said.

08 Feb 2016

At least 35 migrants drown in two accidents off Turkey

At least 35 migrants drowned in two accidents in the Aegean Sea on Monday as they tried to cross from Turkey to Greece, Turkish media said.

22 Jan 2016

Over 20 die as two refugee boats capsize in Aegean

Over 20 people died on Friday as two boats carrying refugees from Turkey capsized in the Aegean Sea, said the Greek Coast Guard.

22 Jan 2016

At least 44 migrants dead as boats sink on way to Greece

The Greek coastguard said they had rescued 74 people after two boats ran into trouble off the Greek Aegean islands of Farmakonisi and Kalolimnos.

19 Dec 2015

18 migrants drown as boat sinks in the Aegean Sea: Turkish media

Another 14 people, among them Syrians, Iraqis and Pakistanis, were pulled to safety by the Turkish coastguard, the Dogan news agency reported.

16 Dec 2015

Remember Aylan Kurdi? Now, Iraqi migrants, aged 6 and 2, found dead off Turkey

Two Iraqi children, aged six and two, have been found dead in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish resort of Cesme while trying to reach EU member Greece, the Dogan news agency reported on Wednesday.

05 Nov 2015

EU predicts 3 million more migrants could arrive by end 2016

The European Union is predicting that 3 million more migrants could arrive in the 28-nation bloc by the end of next year.

01 Nov 2015

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.

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