Andros

A man, aged 89 years, was found strangled on the island of Andros, the northernmost island of the Greek Cyclades archipelago. The assailants had killed the man before trying to burn his body. Residents of the Gavrio village of Andros, where the crime took place, are in a state of shock as relatives and friends of the deceased are being called to testify.

Sources at the ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs on Friday said that recent moves by Ankara in the Aegean should not form an obstacle to discussing confidence-building measures as agreed by the two governments.

Migrant smugglers, in this case Turks, are apparently getting bolder in their choice of Aegean destinations, with one migrant-laden vessel located southeast of the large island of Evia on Thursday.

Greek authorities have so far rescued 18 crew members of a Cypriot-flagged freighter which ran aground off the Aegean island of Andros early on Wednesday, according to reports.

Greek authorities have rescued 11 crew members of a Cypriot-flagged freighter which ran aground off a Greek Aegean island early on Wednesday, the Greek coastguard said on Wednesday.

A Civil Protection Authority helicopter has been dispatched to the Cycladic island of Tinos in the Aegean to locate parts of the power network that may have been damaged by snow and strong winds, leaving the entire island in darkness for the second day in a row on Thursday.

By Margarita Pournara