Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution in the environment dating to around 5,

They packed up food, water and extra clothes and set off. Hundreds of Serbian university students on Thursday started an 80-kilometer, or 50 mile, march toward the northern city of Novi Sad.

The oldest signs of lead pollution are found in the Aegean Sea region of Greece, dating back to ancient times, a new study reveals.

The government crisis in Serbia erupted after the resignation of Prime Minister Miloš Vučević under the pressure of anti-corruption protests

The peaceful region has a population of just 11,000, scattered across small villages clinging to the sides of the mountains

Lead released from smelting in ancient Greece is the world’s first toxic pollution, experts say. View on euronews

Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution in the environment dating to around 5,200 years ago. That's 1,200 years older than the previous earliest recorded lead pollution, which was found in a peatbog in Serbia.

A canopy collapse, which killed 15 people in the city of Novi Sad, has become a flashpoint reflecting wider discontent with the increasingly autocratic rule of populist President Aleksandar Vucic.

Demonstrations around Serbia pose a challenge to the decade-long hold on power by President Aleksandar Vucic, who spurred his prime minister to step down. By Andrew Higgins Battered by weeks of ...

"I had a long meeting with the president of Serbia this morning. We talked about this. We talked about everything, and he accepted my arguments," he added. "So in order to avoid further ...

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s populist Prime Minister Milos Vucevic said Tuesday he is stepping down following weeks of massive anti-corruption protests over the deadly collapse of a ...