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Greek postman travels the world to deliver refugees letters (Photos)
Thessaloniki Motorcyclist Ilias vrochidis, aged 31, started a journey in July 2013 aimed at exploring Balkan and African countries so as to deliver letters to the families and friends of migrants who have come to Greece. His goal was to raise public awareness on migrant issues.
Europol Arrests 49 in Crackdown on Cybercriminals
Europol has dismantled a group of cybercriminals active in Italy, Spain, Poland, the UK, Belgium and Georgia.
The members of the group are suspected of committing financial fraud involving email account intrusions, the European Union's law enforcement agency said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Boko Haram clash kills 4 Chad soldiers, 33 Islamists: army
A clash between Chad's army and Boko Haram on a Lake Chad island has killed four soldiers and 33 Islamists, a military spokesman said May 29.
Galatasaray wins 20th Turkish title as seven-man Fenerbahçe draw
Galatasaray was crowned champions of Turkey?s top flight for a record 20th time on May 25, after perennial Istanbul rivals Fenerbahçe had four men sent off in a 2-2 draw at Ba?ak?ehir.
With one round of games remaining, Fenerbahçe needed nothing less than a win against Ba?ak?ehir, a fast-growing Istanbul side, to keep any title hopes alive.
Galatasaray win 20th Turkish title as seven-man Fenerbahçe draw
Galatasaray were crowned champions of Turkey?s top flight for a record 20th time on May 25, after perennial Istanbul rivals Fenerbahçe had four men sent off in a 2-2 draw at Ba?ak?ehir.
With one round of games remaining, Fenerbahçe needed nothing less than a win against Ba?ak?ehir, a fast-growing Istanbul side, to keep any title hopes alive.
More undocumented migrants land on Lesvos, Kos; others attempt Evros crossing
Another five hundred irregular migrants managed to land on the east Aegean island of Lesvos over the last 24 hours, according to local media and coast guard authorities, while three migrant-smuggling vessels were located just outside the island of Kos, further south.
34 migrants saved off southwestern Turkey
A total of 34 migrants who set sail from Turkey en route to Greece were rescued April 19 after their boat sank off of Turkey's southwestern coast.
Initially, the Turkish Coast Guard rescued three migrants, including a three-year-old child, from a boat that sank off the coast of the southwestern province of Bodrum.
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Watch a Superpuma rescue newborn twins, other migrants in Aegean (video)
During a difficult operation by the Greek Coast Guard to rescue undocumented migrants in the Aegean, northeast of the island of Agathonissi, an unexpected thing happened.
One of the passengers aboard the vessel that was spotted by the authorities, a pregnant woman from Cameroon who was trying to make it to Greece, together with her husband in search of a better life, went into labor.
Turkish envoy rescued from ISIL appointed as ambassador to Dushanbe
Öztürk Y?lmaz, the former Turkish consul general to Mosul, who was taken hostage last year along with 48 others by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants for 101 days, has been appointed as an ambassador to Tajikistan's capital of Dushanbe.
Nigeria recaptures Boko Haram headquarters
Nigeria's military on Friday announced that troops had retaken the town of Gwoza from Boko Haram, from which the group declared their caliphate last year.
"Troops this morning captured Gwoza destroying the Headquarters of the Terrorists self-styled Caliphate," Defence Headquarters in Abuja said on Twitter.
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