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January 23, 2008

By The Associated Press A look at key dates in Turkish-Greek relations: _1453: Ottoman Turks capture Byzantine capital Constantinople. _1832: Greece wins independence from Ottoman Empire af...

Historic flag to fly over Thessaloniki on Friday during 95th anniversary of city's liberation

October 26, 2007

THESSALONIKI, Greece Oct 26 (ANA)-A homemade Greek flag seen by the first Greek troops to enter the northern port city of Thessaloniki on Oct. 26, 1912 will fly over the city from atop the landmark Wh...

The hereditary democracy: Greek elections still dominated by 2 political dynasties

September 14, 2007

ATHENS, Greece (AP) _ Some call it hereditary democracy. The mantle of democratic government in Greece has passed from father to son and from uncle to nephew as two rival political dynasties alternate...

Underwater survey nets traces of 2,400-year-old Greek wreck off Albania

September 12, 2007

SARANDA, Albania (AP) _ Encrusted with tiny shells and smelling strongly of the sea, a 2,400-year-old Greek jar lies in a saltwater bath in Durres Museum, on Albania's Adriatic coast. Part of a sunke...

Underwater survey nets traces of 2,400-year-old Greek wreck off southern Albania

September 12, 2007

SARANDA, Albania (AP) _ Encrusted with tiny shells and smelling strongly of the sea, a 2,400-year-old Greek jar lies in a saltwater bath in Durres Museum, on Albania's Adriatic coast. Part of a sunke...

Giant prehistoric tusk found in Greece could help explain elephant's past, researchers say

July 26, 2007

ATHENS, Greece (AP) _ A startling discovery of two massive prehistoric tusks _ possibly the largest ever found in the world _ could prove to be a "gold mine" for scientists seeking clues into Europe's...

Greek mastodon find 'spectacular'

July 26, 2007

The remains of a prehistoric mastodon - a mammoth-like animal - have been found in northern Greece, including intact long tusks. A Dutch scientist at the site, Dick Mol, says the find near Grevena s...

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