On the Thursday 10 days before lent begins, Greeks turn out in droves to stuff themselves with grilled meat before the 40-day fast. It’s known as Tsiknopempti, literally “Barbecue Thursday.” With ...

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece warned on Tuesday its fiscal troubles were part of a wider euro zone problem, with Spain and Portugal next in line, and EU officials urged Athens to fix its finances before ...

As Greece prepares to emerge from one of the region’s most wrenching economic periods, its creditors are drawing up plans to ensure it is never a problem for the rest of Europe again. As Greece ...

Stock markets in the U.S. and Europe have taken a beating in recent days because of worries about the debt crisis in Greece, Portugal, Spain and some other European countries. Financial Times reporter ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KTVU) - While Greece's debt problems have captured the headlines as well as worries on financial markets worldwide, much less attention has been paid to the impending debt default of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s central bank ...

The heightened concerns about the fiscal situation in Greece, and by extension the other weak credits in the euro-zone, may be a source of pressure on the euro, but more than likely it is simply ...

An ethnic minority party in Greece has written to the UN documenting the problems faced by the Turkish minority living in Western Thrace. A Muslim in Athens praying in a new mosque, the first official ...

There are many things one might accuse the new Greek government of: scaring investors, breaching diplomatic protocol or rather odd sartorial choices. In fact, new finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has ...

Tourism has risen in Greece and many locals are not quite happy with the influx of visitors. Curious voyagers are especially making their way to Santorini, about 297 miles south of Athens, to get a ...

Since taking over as Greece coach two years ago, Fernando Santos has made the team more attack-minded, typically fielding three strikers. The problem is they don't score. On the eve of the European ...