ATHENS, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - A Greek prosecutor on Wednesday upgraded the charges against four nightclub staff who allegedly beat an Australian tourist to death in Greece on the island of Mykonos, a justice source said.

ATHENS, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - A judge probing alleged kickbacks by Siemens to Greek politicians and corporate bigwigs to secure a giant contract will question a former company official in Germany, a legal source said Wednesday.

ATHENS, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - Heavy metal group Iron Maiden are looking for a one-off guitar allegedly stolen during a weekend concert in Greece, the group said on their website.

In a message posted on Monday, Iron Maiden noted that the Jackson guitar belonging to guitarist Adrian Smith was missing after Saturday's show and offered a reward of a Maiden tour jacket for its return.

ATHENS, August 5, 2008 (AFP) - The father of an Australian tourist beaten to death in Greece called for better medical care on island destinations popular with tourists, after talks with the health minister Tuesday.

ATHENS, August 5, 2008 (AFP) - A Greek ferry had to sail back to the holiday island of Santorini after leaving its second mate on shore, the merchant marine ministry said on Tuesday.

'The second mate had disembarked to deliver the ferry's papers to the port authority and the ship left without him,' a ministry press officer told AFP.

ATHENS, August 3, 2008 (AFP) - Police on the Greek island of Santorini arrested a man walking through his village holding the decapitated head of his wife, a police source said Sunday.

ATHENS, August 3, 2008 (AFP) - The father of an Australian tourist beaten to death outside a nightclub in Greece expressed his frustration Sunday at a decision to release three of those charged on bail.

ATHENS, August 2, 2008 (AFP) - A small boat carrying 71 illegal immigrants has been intercepted off the island of Crete, the Greek government said Saturday.

A local maritime police patrol found the immigrants along with four crew off Elafonissi on the west coast, the merchant marine ministry said in a statement.

BERLIN, August 2, 2008 (AFP) - Greek telephone company OTE wants a German court to force engineering giant Siemens to reveal whether it paid bribes to OTE employees to secure a one billion dollar contract, a report said Saturday.

ATHENS, August 2, 2008 (AFP) - A nightclub bouncer was on Saturday remanded in custody by a Greek court over the death of a young Australian tourist who died after a confrontation on the island of Mykonos.