Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy -- and, it turns out, lead pollution.

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Most Kosovars hope that a parliamentary election on February 9 and the formation of a new coalition government will usher in ...

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Follow live coverage of transfer deadline day 2025 as clubs look to conclude their business in the winter window, plus ...

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The heavy weight of the Turkish presence was palpably absent, something all too visibly present in Greece, Serbia, or Bulgaria. For a bit more of the Balkans in Italy, I went to the town of Otranto, ...

Serbia’s striking students are finding time to play, read or just hang out together during long protest blockades they ...

He was traveling from Novi Sad, in the north of Serbia, to its capital Belgrade, where he works as an economic historian. When he got to the station, he witnessed a scene of horror that has rocked ...

By Andrew Higgins Reporting from Novi Sad and Belgrade, Serbia When tens of thousands of protesters blocked three key bridges across the Danube River, paralyzing Serbia’s second-biggest city ...

Aegean Airlines, Greece’s largest airline, announced two additional flights on Monday and one on Tuesday, traveling to and from Santorini, to help residents and visitors leave the island.

Student protests against corruption are growing in Serbia, but EU institutions, for which Vučić’s regime is considered a key partner in the Balkans, have so far refrained from expressing support for ...