Greece legalizes same-sex civil marriage, adoption
Greece has become the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from Church officials.
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Greece has become the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from Church officials.
Some parts of the temple dated back to the eighth century B.C., the Greek Ministry of Culture said.
Greek archaeologists uncovered the trove while exploring the lost city of Tenea, which legend suggests was built some 3,000 years ago by Trojan prisoners of war.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed to Israel this week for his fourth visit since the war with Hamas started. Axios world editor Laurin-Whitney Gottbrath joins CBS News to discuss Blinken's goals for the trip.
Greece says the U.K. "essentially stole" the Parthenon Sculptures, or Elgin Marbles, which, for more than 200 years, have resided in a London museum.
Bestselling author Mitch Albom is shedding light on some little known events that took place during one of history's darkest chapters. Albom talks with "CBS Mornings" about his new novel "The Little Liar," and why he aimed to tell the real story of Salonika, Greece, and its experience during World War II in his book.
A massive, years-long underwater archeology project on an island off the Athenian coast of Greece has unveiled the remains of an ancient sunken city.
There was no immediate indication of the motive behind the attack in Artemida.
Rescue boats have been unable to reach some areas in central Greece inundated by fast-moving, debris-clogged floodwater.
Greece's minister for merchant marine expressed "shock, horror and sorrow" at the incident.
Cars were seen being washed into the sea in the coastal Greek village of Agios Ioannis as "one of the most powerful storms" the country has experienced continues to slam the region.
Forecasters say the rain will continue through the week could lead to the development of a "medicane" cyclone over the Ionian Sea amid ongoing marine heat wave.
The EU is deploying almost half its firefighting air wing as an "out of control" blaze tears along a nearly 6-mile line through a Greek national park.
Greece has been plagued by daily outbreaks of dozens of fires over the past week as gale-force winds and hot, dry summer conditions combined to whip up flames and hamper firefighting efforts.
Overnight, a massive wall of flames raced through forests toward Alexandroupolis. Flames turned the sky over the city red as choking smoke and swirling flecks of ash filled the air.
"Betraying him was his passion for soccer and for the Napoli team,'' police said in a statement.
The relentless wildfires in Greece have forced a record number of evacuations on the islands of Rhodes and Corfu. Azadeh Moshiri, a reporter with CBS News' partner the BBC, is covering the story from Rhodes. She and her crew were forced to evacuate one area of the island Tuesday.
Greece is continuing to evacuate tens of thousands of residents and tourists as wildfires burn on the islands of Rhodes and Corfu and part of the mainland. In Algeria, at least 34 people, including 10 soldiers, were killed in wildfires. Other countries, like Italy, are also seeing the impacts of extreme heat, as Chris Livesay reports.
The wildfires in Greece spiked on July 17, and have since spewed more carbon than wildfires have in the country in two decades.
Relentless heat waves have fueled deadly blazes in Algeria, Italy and Greece, while parts of Europe further north grapple with torrential rain and wind.
More than 20,000 people have been forced to flee homes and hotels on one Greek island, and the fire danger, along with the heat, is spreading.
Europe is dealing with unusually high temperatures, and the heat is fueling wildfires. The blazes have forced more than 30,000 people in Greece to evacuate. Chris Livesay reports.
A weeklong wildfire on the resort island of Rhodes tore past defenses Monday.
Multiple islands in Greece are facing evacuations as heat has led to a breakout of wildfires. Residents have fled their homes, and thousands of tourists have been evacuated from the islands. BBC News correspondent Jenny Hill reports.
Around 19,000 people have been evacuated from villages and hotels on the Greek island of Rhodes in what authorities have called the largest ever fire evacuation in Greece's history. Firefighters there are trying to contain 82 wildfires across the country. BBC News reporter Azadeh Moshiri has more.