Hundreds of firefighters battle Athens wildfire fueled by gale-force winds

Greece’s worst wildfire of the year has left one woman dead as it continued to burn on the outskirts of the capital Athens on Tuesday, although milder winds and firefighting efforts helped reduce its intensity, authorities said. Hundreds of firefighters backed by six waterbombing aircraft battled the blaze that broke out on Sunday near the village of Varnavas 35 km (20 miles) north of Athens. Stoked by gale-force winds, the blaze leapt from a hilly area into the suburbs on Monday, torching homes and stirring panic in neighborhoods that had...