Crews in Greece working to contain deadly wildfires 02:57. Firefighters and milder winds have helped tame a spate of active wildfires surrounding Athens, but the risk for flare ups remains ...

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Solon, who was elected archon or chief magistrate of Athens in 594 BC: some see him as the father of Athenian democracy.

“There’s nothing for the people.” Street artist and tour guide Nikolas Tongas, known locally as “Rude” says that while the graffiti scene in Athens started in the late Eighties, the art ...

She is among a wave of New Yorkers who have recently discovered Athens, a quieter, more laid-back version of neighboring Catskill, five miles south.At just under 30 square miles, the town is less ...