Pogon

Stone-built, arched, proud or overgrown with weeds, the bridges of Epirus in northwestern Greece have carried thousands of stories of movement on their backs. Specifically, for the residents of the municipality of Pogoni, these bridges are not only linked to the general movement of the population but also to a word that carries heavy emotional weight: "xenitia" or Greek immigration.

Eleven icons were reported stolen Tuesday from a church in a remote village on the Greek-Albanian border.

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake shook the city of Ioannina in north-western Greece, late Saturday night.