The government in Athens has refused a demand by the United States to close its airspace to Russian aircraft ferrying what it describes as humanitarian aid to Syria. “On Saturday, U.S. Embassy [in Athens] appealed to the Greek government with a request to prohibit the flights of Russian aircraft in the FIR Athens. The Greek government refused to do so, in order not to worsen relations with Russia,”... 

Subway project reveals ancient thousand-year-old road in Greece. Archaeologists discovered a road built from marble by Romans there 2 thousand years ago. Archeologists have found, in the second largest city of Greece, 70 meters of part of an ancient road built by the Romans, which was the main access road into the city for 2000 years. The road was discovered during excavations for the new metro system...