Historic landmarks in the country’s capital Athens, including the ancient citadel of Acropolis, were blanketed in orange dust. One image, taken from the famous Tourkovounia hills that bisect the ...

View image in fullscreen People in Athens sitting outside in the haze. Photograph: George Vitsaras/EPA The Sahara releases 60 to 200m tonnes of mineral dust a year. While the largest particles ...

As clouds of dust blew in from the Sahara Desert this week, Athens and parts of southern Greece turned into a vivid shade of orange. Video and pictures show the city and its popular landmarks ...

Yesterday, residents in Athens, Greece were greeted with a surreal sight: the city's blue skies and famous landmarks like the Acropolis were bathed in an ominous glow of red, yellow and orange ...

MEDFORD − A 51-year-old Athens man was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison for starting a fire that killed a Stanley woman. Matthew J. Zarins pleaded guilty Jan. 31 to homicide by ...

Airline passenger service could be coming back to Athens-Ben Epps Airport, potentially in a larger way than previous commercial efforts, according to information recently presented to Athens ...

Dust from the Sahara Desert turned Athens orange yesterday as clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea caused the city's famous landmarks to look more like scenes from Mars. Strong southerly ...

Videos and images shared online showed people in Athens observing the yellow-orange fog from the hills near the Greek capital. Others took evening walks in the city and shared the bright orange ...