"What they want to present in Laganas does not represent our island, that is why all the bodies are fighting to change the face of the region," said George Stasinopoulos
Mayor of Zakynthos on the video of a sex contest between tourists: "We do not tolerate such images and such defamation"

Fugitive Moldovan oligarch Mr. Vladimir Plahotniuc, arrested last week in Athens, is now at the center of an international extradition battle, with both Moldova and Russia seeking his transfer to face separate, serious criminal charges.

Greek authorities are appealing for public assistance to identify a young girl whose body was found on a beach in the coastal Athens suburb of Palaio Faliro, after no one came forward to report a child missing.

A quick-thinking waiter rescued a swimmer who was struggling in a dangerous rip current at Karteros Beach, an act captured on video that has drawn widespread praise.