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A neglected burial ground for migrants on Greek island of Lesbos has been given a drastic overhaul
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoMost drowned making the hazardous sea crossing from nearby Turkey, while others died of natural...
On a Greek island, volunteers remake burial site for refugees lost at sea
Reuters via AOL· 3 weeks agoUnder an overcast sky on the Greek island of Lesbos, Afghan asylum-seeker Safika placed a red rose...
Greece: Stranded on tiny island, migrant mother gives birth
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAuthorities in Greece say a woman from Eritrea has given birth on an uninhabited rocky islet after...
Greek court rejects charges against aid workers
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA court on the Greek island of Lesbos on Friday rejected charges against a group of aid workers and volunteers who participated in migrant rescue...
Wildfires burn coastal homes, forests in Greece as Europe's heatwave spreads east
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGreek firefighters battled wildfires on the island of Lesbos for a second day on Sunday as well as...
Dozens of migrants rescued off Greek island of Lesbos. Search is under way for woman feared missing
Associated Press via AOL· 8 months agoDozens of migrants were rescued from a small boat in difficulty off an eastern Aegean Sea island and...
12 crew members are missing, 1 dead after a cargo ship sinks off a Greek island in stormy seas
Associated Press via AOL· 5 months agoA cargo ship sank off the Greek island of Lesbos in stormy seas early Sunday, leaving one crew...
Greece: Somali man beats life sentence for migrant smuggling
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn appeals court in Greece has ordered the release of a Somali migrant who had been sentenced to...
Sea Rescue ‘Hero’ Targeted by Bizarre Dirty Tricks
The Daily Beast· 11 months agoDocDays Productions/Safe Passage FilmsLike many others, Sara Mardini fled her home in Syria as the civil war raged, but the extraordinary circumstances...
Beach resort on Greek island of Lesbos damaged by wildfire amid summer heatwave
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoResidents were evacuated from a coastal region on the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos over the...