Authorities in Greece say more than 1,200 migrants have been detained on the island of Crete and the nearby islet of Gavdos ...

Greece has rescued hundreds of migrants off its southern islands of Gavdos and Crete in five separate incidents since Friday, ...

According to Reuters, thousands were evacuated late last week as Crete endured gale force winds that exacerbated wildfires ...

Over 1,200 migrants have been detained on Crete and nearby Gavdos due to rising arrivals from Libya. Greece's foreign ...

A group of migrants arrived directly onto a beach in southern Crete amidst bewildered bathers, highlighting the escalating ...

Firefighters struggled to gain control over a massive wildfire burning on the Greek island of Crete, as powerful winds fanned ...

Wind and dry conditions raise the risk that blazes might restart in areas of the island where they had already been contained ...

Firefighters were battling a wildfire on the Greek island of Evia on Saturday which was burning forests and forced the ...

Sitting between Asia, Africa and Europe, Crete is located around 200 miles south of mainland Greece. With an area of about 3,300 square miles, Crete is one of the largest islands in the Mediterranean.

A Greek official says it is a "very difficult situation" as the wildfire sees clouds of ash fills the sky over southern Crete ...

Most of those fleeing the blaze were tourists. Firefighters struggled against heavy winds to bring the flames under control.

Nikos Xylouris, nicknamed Psaronikos, (July 7, 1936- February 8, 1980), was a singer and an icon of Crete, Greece.