PAPHOS, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus criminal court on Tuesday rejected a defense argument that a British man’s confession to killing his ailing wife was unlawfully obtained, because he was in no frame of mind to speak to police without a lawyer present.

LONDON - A deal reportedly being discussed that would see the British Museum loan Greece the stolen Parthenon Marbles is too risky because they likely wouldn't be returned, warned a report by the British think tank Policy Exchange.

ATHENS - After giving amnesty nine times since 1974 to unlawful construction – seen as a way of seeking support from voters by governments – Greece now pledged to stop the practice on the island of Mykonos after an archaeologist involved in building oversight was badly beaten.

NEW YORK (AP) — Rick Pitino is back in the Big East Conference.

WASHINGTON — It seemed like a good idea at the time: Red-state Democrats facing grim reelection prospects would join forces with Republicans to slash bank regulations — demonstrating a willingness to work with President Donald Trump while bucking many in their party.

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ATHENS - Sunny days, warm weather, the Mediterranean Diet, lazy days, the prospect of living longer haven't made Greeks as gleeful as the tourism slogans might indicate because the country ranks only 58th in the World Happiness Report.

ATHENS – Greeks struggling to pay their electricity bills that doubled in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine are seeing a slight drop but the rates are still the highest in Europe.

ATHENS - Greece's major opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras visited the Larissa station where an automated railway safety system was shown on TV to be dismantled and said it was the cause for the head-on collision killing 57.

BEIJING — When China suddenly scrapped onerous zero-COVID measures in December, the country wasn't ready for a massive onslaught of cases.