Some of the biggest, strangest, or just most impactful stories we wrote in the Banks and Forest Grove areas last year.

Nearly 540 asylum seekers have been rescued from a fishing boat south of the island of Crete, Greece’s coastguard says. The people were found some 16 nautical miles (29.6km) off Gavdos during a Greek ...

Israel has carried out attacks in Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, Qatar and Yemen, as well as in maritime waters.

The Erechtheion, built in the 5th century BC, at the Acropolis of Athens. Athens is one of the six oldest Greek cities among ...

Western Greece offers retirees world-famous beaches, affordable living, and a path to residency—here are five idyllic spots ...

As Turkish and Israeli planners increasingly frame their rivalry as an interconnected, multi-theatre contest, the margin for ...

The Greek island of Lemnos looked more like the Arctic Circle this New Year’s Day, as a sharp drop in temperature brought in ...

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera has secured a third term after the December 28 election, consolidating his rule in a country long plagued by instability. The vote was ...

Beyond the shadow of Athens and the beaches of the Peloponnese, Greece is home to a constellation of islands, each with its ...

On a hill in north London, about 100 metres above sea level, is the capital’s only commercial scale vineyard, Forty Hall. It ...

Only two of Santorini's five islands are inhabited, and tourists typically spend most if not all their time on the largest island, Thira. Sitting off the main island's northwest coast is the smaller, ...

Mykonos consists of seven main areas, with the town of Chora in the center of the west coast as the main commercial and tourist hub. The island's beaches are generally separated into northern and ...