Greek authorities say more than 170 migrants have been picked up from rickety boats in recent days with most found off the southern tip of the country in a route that appears to be increasingly used by traffickers.

Greek authorities say 66 migrants have been found in two locations on the southern island of Crete after arriving on the island on a wooden boat that set sail from the Libyan coast – a route increasin

By Shanna Hanbury The Marshall Islands government has announced it will protect an area of the Pacific Ocean described as one of the most “remote, pristine” marine ecosystems on Earth. The 48,000-square-kilometer (18,

A rightist ally of President Erdogan, Devlet Bahceli of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party, this week openly questioned Greece’s sovereignty over the islands of the southeastern Aegean. In so doing Mr. Bahceli challenges the provisions of international laws and agreements such as the 1923 Lausanne Treaty.

ATHENS, Greece (AP ... Another 45 people were rescued overnight by a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship 42 nautical miles (78 kilometers, 49 miles) south of the tiny island of Gavdos.

The waters around two remote atolls in the central Pacific Ocean—spanning 18,500 square miles—are now protected from fishing

The Republic of the Marshall Islands has today declared the protection of two of its remote northernmost islands, which serve as untouched sanctuaries of

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Surinam Airways is the flag carrier of the South American nation of Suriname (although it is culturally associated with the Caribbean). The airline is based at Paramaribo and is owned by the Government of Suriname. According to ch-aviation, Surinam Airway operates only one active Boeing 737-800s, although planespotters.net lists two as active.

The Marshall Islands declared on Tuesday its first national marine sanctuary, which protects a "pristine" expanse of the Pacific Ocean that is home to deep-sea sharks and green turtles. Like many Pacific islands,

The formation of the United States of the Ionian Islands under British rule in Greece is a little known period of the country's history.

Norse Atlantic has launched a new route between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Athens (ATH), adding to its transatlantic network.