VENICE, Italy  — Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty and devastating fragility, where history, religion, art and nature have collided over the centuries to produce an otherworldly gem of a city.

ATHENS - Expecting another record year in tourism to surpass the numbers in 2023 in arrivals and revenues, Greece’s infrastructure - particularly on overwhelmed islands - isn’t adequate to deal with the demands even as more resorts keep opening.

ATHENS - One of the suspected ringleaders in an Olympiakos hooligan gang that attacked riot police, one of the officers dying from injuries suffered when shot in the leg with a flare, was rushed to a hospital after reportedly trying to kill himself.

The Our Gourmet unnamed food critic for the Manchester, NH Union-Leader got a little suspicious that someone knew they were coming to the Fotia Taverna in Manchester NH because the food and service were too good.

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NIKOSIA - Continuing its upward trend in tourism, Cyprus reported a 5 percent increase in arrivals in the first quarter of 2024 - the offseason winter period - but Deputy Tourism Minister Kostas Koumis said the sector has become reliant on foreign workers.

ATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ pledge to stand by Ukraine during the ongoing invasion by Russia - after sending some military aid - won’t include missile defense systems, despite pressure from the European Union.

JEROYSALEM - The Greek-Orthodox's Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III and clergy held palm fronds during a procession leading into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Jesus is believed to be buried.

“Greece has the potential to play a significant role in the evolution and shaping of the ‘new world’ that is emerging, especially given the fact that many Greeks of the Diaspora already hold important positions in this technological revolution.

WASHINGTON  — The war in Gaza spurred large protests outside a glitzy roast with President Joe Biden, journalists, politicians and celebrities Saturday but went all but unmentioned by participants inside, with Biden instead using the annual White House correspondents’ dinner to make both jokes and grim warnings about Republican rival Donald Trump’s fight to reclaim the U.