Israel has called on the flotilla’s armada of ships to put in at Ashkelon and transfer the aid they claim to be carrying to Israeli officials. The vessels of the Gaza-bound flotilla say they were ...

After two days anchored near Crete, the 40-vessel flotilla set sail again with Italian and Spanish warships nearby to monitor and support its passage. The Gaza-bound flotilla of around forty vessels ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Stone tools dated to at least 130,000 years ago were found on Crete, an island separated from the mainland for over 5 million years. Likely Mousterian or Acheulean, the artifacts suggest Neanderthals ...

The Will County Board voted 17-2 in favor of the Second Story Foundation opening a rural retreat on a 68-acre horse farm in Crete Township to help men who are recovering from alcohol or drug abuse.

Crete Public Schools contains 6 schools and 2,230 students. The district’s minority enrollment is 70%. Also, 18.4% of students are economically disadvantaged. The student body at the schools served by ...

Sitting between Asia, Africa and Europe, Crete is located around 200 miles south of mainland Greece. With an area of about 3,300 square miles, Crete is one of the largest islands in the Mediterranean.

The international flotilla aiming to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza resumed its voyage Sunday after undergoing repairs in Greek waters, Reuters reported. Organizers of the Global Sumud ...

This is the shocking moment a British holidaymaker forced a plane to divert to Crete after shoving an air stewardess and screaming at fellow passengers. Witnesses have described how the 38-year-old ...

A passenger jet to Egypt was forced to make an emergency landing in Crete after a British woman 'turned the flight upside down' with her drunken behaviour. The 38-year-old passenger, who was ...