In its fourth attempt in a decade, Greece on Wednesday moved to wean the country from cigarettes by imposing a sweeping tobacco ban and stiff fines. But many critics doubt whether Greeks, Europe’s most nicotine-loving people, can conform as they...

A bomb blast at the offices of Greece’s public order ministry in Athens has killed a close aide to the minister responsible for counter-terrorism. Police said the victim had opened a parcel bomb. The explosion happened only metres away from the...

Fire crews outside Athens scrambled today to exploit a lull in high winds, but the flames spread further and dozens of nuns had to be rescued from a convent threatened by one blaze, officials said. The massive wildfires broke out Friday and have razed...