Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Ms. Máxima are facing criticism in the Netherlands for taking a lengthy, eight-week summer vacation at their private villa in Greece, a move that contrasts with other European royals who typically holiday in their own countries.
There was no harassment or attempt to obstruct the Gibraltar-flagged research vessel Fugro Gauss by Turkish forces, a government source in Nicosia said on Thursday, in response to same-day Turkish media reports citing the Turkish defense ministry.
The search for 43-year-old Turkish businessman Halit Yukay, who has been missing since Saturday night (2/8), when he departed from Gialova in southwestern Turkey with his yacht, Graywolf, bound for Mykonos, remains fruitless.
The mother of a 3-year-old girl found dead on an Athens beach has been ordered held in custody after telling investigators her daughter died accidentally at home, a claim that authorities find unconvincing, according to media reports.