Greece and China agreed on Wednesday to take a series of actions aimed to boosting bilateral tourism relations, starting with finalizing a date on holding a joint Greek-China commission on tourism in October.

Kazakhstan will soon start negotiations on joining a planned pipeline that will pump Russian oil to Europe via Bulgaria and Greece in order to increase Caspian oil exports to Europe, the energy minister said.

141 illegal immigrants, most from Iraq, were detained and rescued from a boat stranded near Athens on Thursday. Police arrested four people suspected of smuggling the migrants, the Merchant Marine Ministry said.

Two moderate earthquakes shook the same region of central Greece early Tuesday, although neither caused serious damage or injuries, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said.

Louis Hellenic Cruises, confirm that m/v Sea Diamond flying the Greek flag, while maneuvering to moor at the anchorage of Santorini today at 4 p.m scraped its side on a reef. The vessel has taken a list due to the penetration of water, but has now been stabilised.

Greek soccer clubs got a warning from the government Tuesday to curb fan violence that led to the murder of a 25-year-old fan last week. In exchange, league organizers agreed to stop distributing tickets to supporters' clubs and help authorities shut down fan organizations operating without a license, deputy minister for sport Giorgos Orfanos said.

A high-tech villa designed to resist earthquakes by 'self-healing' cracks in its own walls and monitoring vibrations through an intelligent sensor network will be built on a Greek mountainside.