Maritime history

The small Fourni archipelago is just 17 square miles large but is hailed as the ancient shipwreck capital of the world thanks to the discovery of 22 shipwrecks in the area. Underwater archeologists are excited by the secrets hidden around the collection of 13 isllands and islets between the eastern Aegean Islands of Samos and Ikaria.

A biscuit that survived the sinking of the Titanic was sold for £15,000 ($22,968) to a collector in Greece at auction in UK by Henry Aldridge & Son.

Marine archeologists recovered more than 50 objects during the underwater expedition at the site of the famous Antikythera Shipwreck between 26 August and September 16. The archaeologists hope that to expand on existing scientific knowledge about the wreck and its cargo after a closer examination of these objects.

At least 13 migrants died off the coast of Turkey after the inflatable boat carrying them to Greece collided with a Turkish ferry.

According to Dogan news, four children were among the victims of the accident involving a boat carrying 46 migrants from the northwestern Turkish port of Canakkale to Lesvos.

Twenty people were rescued, whereas 13 people are still missing.

The movement "Enough is enough - Sasa Radulovic" has filed corruption charges against Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and other officials related to the Belgrade Business School.

It accuses Vucic, who was the First Deputy Prime Minister at the time of the alleged offence, of abuse of office.

In an immediate response to a request for assistance from Greece, the EU provided firefighting planes to help stop the spread of forest fires in several parts of the country, including in the outskirts of Athens.

At least 34 people are known to have drowned after a ferry carrying 173 passengers on board has capsized in rough waters in the central Philippines.

Most of the survivors were immediately rescued, but about 30 are missing, CNN quotes Philippine National Red Cross Chairman Richard Gordon as saying.

The vessel capsized just 200 m off the coast.

According to information publicized by the Malaysian Navy and Malaysian media, the oil tanker “Orkim Harmony” was taken over by pirates. The ship is being shadowed by a Malaysian Navy ship and has changed its course east, towards the Indonesian islands of Natuna archipelago.

Nearly 3,500 migrants were rescued June 6 from 15 boats off the coast of Libya, Italy's coastguard said.

More than 900 migrants were rescued in one day from three overcrowded boats en route to Europe from North Africa, an Italian coast guard official said on Thursday.

One body was recovered.