World's largest-known spider's web discovered in cave in Greece

The behavior, which had never been observed before, stunned scientists as, typically, the larger house spider would prey on its smaller neighbor.

• Nov 14

Murder at Sea?

Devastated after the FBI bows out of the case, the family of missing cruise ship honeymooner George Smith vows to fight for answers."48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports.

• Sep 13
• 41:40

Woman who stole ancient relic over 50 years ago returns it to Greece

In a social media post, the Greek culture ministry praised the "sensitivity and courage" of the woman who returned the artifact.

• Oct 13

Divers recover artifacts from the Titanic's sister ship for first time

Thirty of the more than 1,060 people on board the Britannic died when the lifeboats they were in were struck by the ship's still-turning propellers.

• Sep 16

Flight makes emergency landing in Italy after pilot forced to cut engine

Condor Airlines flight DE3665 was flying from Greece to Germany when passengers saw flames at the rear of an engine.

• Aug 19

Nearly 600 pounds of cocaine found hidden in banana shipment

Cocaine has been found hidden in banana shipments across the globe in recent months.

• Aug 11

Divers exploring ancient shipwreck find artifacts, retrieve wreckage

Divers have spent decades exploring Greece's ancient Antikythera wreck. The latest expedition found relics and retrieved pieces of the ship.

• Jul 9

Wildfires prompt evacuations from Greek island Crete

Firefighters struggled to gain control over a massive wildfire burning on the Greek island of Crete, as powerful winds fanned the flames.

• Jul 3

U.S. man arrested in Greece after woman, baby found dead in Rome

The bodies of the baby girl and mother, also identified as Americans, were found in Rome's Villa Pamphili park.

• Jun 13

Hiker dies after bear knocks him into 2,600-foot ravine

A veteran Greek hiker died in a ravine fall in the north of the country after a bear encounter, rescuers said.

• Jun 10

Heads, torsos of executed 1940s prisoners found under park

The prisoners were tortured and executed during Greece's civil war era, according to historians.

• Jun 8

Greece's finance minister in 2012: "Greece is in a coma"

Before Yanis Varoufakis became Greece's new finance minister, he told 60 Minutes that European lenders' austerity measures were stifling Greece.

• Jan 28, 2015
• 13:53

Woman killed after bomb she was carrying explodes in her hands

The Greek police's division for organized crime was investigating the incident, while authorities were also investigating whether the woman might have had ties to extreme leftist groups.

• May 3

Bodies found in mass grave had "bullets in the heads," officials say

Graves unearthed in northern Greece contain bones widely believed to be from victims of the country's civil war in the late 1940s.

• Apr 30

Construction work unearths remains of 33 skeletons, woman's shoe

So far, 33 skeletons have been found near a notorious prison, officials said. The grisly find included the discovery of footwear, including the remnants of a woman's shoe.

• Mar 19

Nurse given 3 life sentences for killing her 3 daughters in Greece

Greek media have dubbed Roula Pispirigou a "modern-day Medea" after a figure in Greek mythology who murders her sons.

• Mar 18

Scientists digitally "unroll" ancient scroll scorched by Mount Vesuvius

Researchers used advanced technology to digitally "unroll" an ancient Greek text on carbonized papyrus, and now they're reading it.

• Feb 5

Thousands flee Santorini as earthquakes hit popular Greek island

Experts say the Greek island of Santorini has been hit by more than 1,000 earthquakes, but they're not linked to the region's active volcanoes.

• Feb 5

Greece on high alert as multiple earthquakes shake island of Santorini

The strongest earthquake recorded was magnitude 4.6 at 3:55 p.m. Sunday, at a depth of 14 kilometers (9 miles), the Athens Geodynamic Institute said.

• Feb 2

2,000-year-old statue found dumped near garbage cans

Experts say the headless statue is from the Hellenistic period (between 323 and 31 BC), according to police.

• Jan 22

Latest Trump family ally tapped for role

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Kimberly Guilfoyle to serve as the ambassador to Greece. Guilfoyle, who dated Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., is the latest family friend set to join the new administration. Political strategists Meghan Hays and Lance Trover join "America Decides" with analysis.

• Dec 11, 2024
• 07:47

Trump to nominate Kimberly Guilfoyle for ambassador to Greece

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he is nominating Kimberly Guilfoyle to be ambassador to Greece.

• Dec 11, 2024

Could Kari Lake become ambassador to Mexico?

Kari Lake, a two-time unsuccessful candidate for statewide office in Arizona, is a leading contender to be President-elect Donald Trump's pick for ambassador to Mexico, according to a new report from Semafor. Shelby Talcott, a politics reporter for Semafor who wrote the article, and Laura Davison, politics editor for Bloomberg, join "America Decides" to discuss.

• Dec 10, 2024
• 06:53

Crime-solving techniques may have solved medieval art mystery

A court handwriting expert may have helped reveal true identity of a leading Byzantine painter.

• Dec 5, 2024

Suspect in Melbourne's oldest cold case arrested in Italy

The 65-year-old suspect is accused of killing two young women in January 1977.

• Sep 21, 2024

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