Derek Gatopoulos, Author at Valley News

A man looks the burned house of his sister in Agios Andreas, east of Athens, Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Wildfires raged through seaside resorts near the Greek capital, torching homes, cars and forests and killing at least 50 people, authorities said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Wildfires in Greece Kill 74

by Derek Gatopoulos Associated Press, and Elena Becatoros Associated PressJuly 24, 2018

Rafina, Greece — The death toll from Greece’s deadliest wildfires in decades climbed to 74 on Tuesday as rescue crews searched on land and sea for those who sought to escape the blazes that engulfed popular summer resort spots near Athens.The number…

Brazil's Neymar reacts after failing to score during the group E match between Brazil and Switzerland at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Rostov Arena in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Sunday, June 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Brazil Held to Draw By Switzerland

by Derek Gatopoulos The Associated PressJune 17, 2018

Protesters from a Greek gay and lesbian rights group hold a Greek and a Russian flag in front of parliament, to protest a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Friday, May 27, 2016. The protesters said violence against gays in Russia is still largely unpunished by authorities(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Putin Criticizes U.S. Missile Defense System

by Derek Gatopoulos Associated PressMay 28, 2016

A migrant child stands under clothes hung to dry at a makeshift refugee camp at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece, Monday, March 21, 2016. Hundreds of mostly Syrian asylum-seekers continued to arrive in Greece by sea Sunday despite the start of an international agreement to send migrants back to Turkey. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Greece: Refugee Deal ‘Uphill Effort’

by Derek Gatopoulos Associated PressMarch 23, 2016