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ATHENS (Reuters) – A wildfire raged uncontrolled on the Greek island of Rhodes on Saturday, forcing hundreds of people to flee affected villages and beaches, authorities said. Coastguard vessels and more than 20 private boats took part in an operation to evacuate about 1,000 people from beaches close to the areas of Kiotari and Lardos in the southeastern part of the island, a coastguard official said. Firefighters, backed by air […]

By Fedja Grulovic ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece struggled to contain a wildfire west of Athens that burnt forestland for a fifth day on Friday as another heatwave hit the country. Firefighters, backed by air water bombers and reinforcements by several countries, including Cyprus, France, Israel and Italy, attempted to control the fire that broke out in the wider Athens area on Monday, gutting houses and forcing evacuations. More than 100 […]

(Reuters) – Iran’s foreign ministry summoned the Danish ambassador to protest against “the desecration of the Koran in Copenhagen,” the ministry tweeted on Saturday. On Friday, a man set fire to a book purported to be the Koran on a square across from the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen. “Book burning in Europe is reminiscent of the dark ages of ignorance… Silence in the face of such a heinous cultural crime […]

By Ed Osmond HOYLAKE, England (Reuters) – American Brian Harman teed off in the British Open third round on Saturday with a commanding four-shot lead as Jon Rahm soared into contention with a flawless 63 at a soggy Hoylake. Harman, who moved to 10 under par with rounds 67 and 65, was playing with his closest challenger Tommy Fleetwood of England, who battled to a round of 71 on Friday […]

By Ed Osmond HOYLAKE, England (Reuters) – American Brian Harman teed off in the British Open third round on Saturday with a commanding four-shot lead as Jon Rahm soared into contention with a flawless 63 at a soggy Hoylake. Harman, who moved to 10 under par with rounds 67 and 65, was playing with his closest challenger Tommy Fleetwood of England, who battled to a round of 71 on Friday […]