Firefighters gain upper hand over Greek fires
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PLOUTOCHORI, Greece  - Greek firefighters on Wednesday gained the upper hand over countrywide forest fires that have killed at least 63 people and left the government shaken by accusations of incompetence.
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Firefighting aircraft from several countries help Greece tackle devastating forest fires that have killed 60 people.
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Dozens of tourists and local residents are forced onto beaches as a forest fire rages in northern Greece.
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PLOUTOCHORI, Greece  - Greek firefighters on Wednesday beat back countrywide forest fires that have killed at least 63 people, but said they fear new flare-ups with a heatwave expected this weekend.
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PYRGOS, Greece  - Greeks besieged banks on Thursday, clamoring for state handouts aimed at helping people hit by the country's worst wildfire disaster, with fires still raging a week into the crisis.
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Fires raced across dry woodlands in southern Greece yesterday, sweeping into mountainous towns and villages and killing at least 27 people, the country's deadliest forest fire toll in decades, authorities said.
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Fifteen people are held in Greece on suspicion of making false compensation claims after devastating forest fires.
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Opposition MPs in Greece attack the government response to forest fires which have claimed at least 63 lives.
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ZACHARO, Greece  - EU firefighters and planes joined the battle on Sunday against the fires raging in Greece for three days, killing 51 people and threatening areas near ancient Olympia, historic site of the first Olympic games.
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Promises of aid poured in from around Greece and overseas Friday as firefighters doused most of the huge wildfires that ravaged the Greek countryside for a week, killing 64 people.
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The Greek government, heading for elections next month, is facing a crisis over its handling of deadly forest fires.
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Forest fires sweeping Greece  have killed 44 people in two days and more were feared dead in  villages cut off by towering flames on Saturday.
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All major blazes in Greece were under control Friday, and firefighters were working to extinguish smaller fires in the southern part of the country.
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KRESTENA, Greece  - Greece's conservative government faced mounting accusations of incompetence on Tuesday over forest fires that have killed at least 63 people.
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KRESTENA, Greece  - Desperate Greek villagers encircled by flames appealed for help on Monday as strong winds fanned forest fires that have swept the country, killing 63 people in three days.
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A state of emergency is declared by Greece's PM, amid a rising death toll from forest fires.
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Greek firefighters backed by  EU teams battled raging forest blazes that have killed 63  people and opposition parties accused the government of  incompetence in handling the crisis.