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Venezuela protest leader surrenders, fourth person dies in unrest
Hardline Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez surrendered to security forces on Tuesday to face charges of fomenting unrest against President Nicolas Maduro’s government that has killed four...
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Iran, powers start talks on final nuclear deal
“What our officials started will continue. We will not renege. I have no opposition,” he told a crowd in the northern city of Tabriz on Monday to chants of “Death to America” – a standard reflexive...
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Ibrahimovic’s stunning strike highlights PSG rout
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored with a stunning strike from outside the penalty area in the highlight of Paris St Germain’s imposing 4-0 win at Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of their Champions League...
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Barca take control with 2-0 win over 10-man Manchester City
Lionel Messi and Daniel Alves punished 10-man Manchester City in the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie at the Etihad Stadium Tuesday night. Four-time World Player of the Year Messi struck...
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Twelve-year-old Cypriot Spyrides signs for West Ham
By Andreas Vou YOUNG Cypriot Odysseas Spyrides has signed a contract with Premier League outfit West Ham United. In doing so, the 12-year old striker becomes the youngest Cypriot to earn a deal with a...
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Hockey heartache for hosts, Ukraine violence shocks Games
By Mike Collett-White RUSSIA fell to Finland in the big men’s hockey clash at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday, robbing the hosts of a shot at the gold they covet most, while athletes and officials...
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Bun gunners arrested in Paphos
PAPHOS police arrested two Georgian men on Wednesday in connection with the armed robbery of a bakery on Sunday night. The two men, both permanent residents aged 22 and 25, were arrested in the...
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Something fishy in Athalassa park
RESULTS of a Forestry department investigation are expected in the next few days after a number of dead fish were found in Athalassa Park last week. The department was notified on Friday that the fish...
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Yeroskipou sets sights on €7bn Ra-sort
By Bejay Browne A HUGE leisure project with a hefty price tag of around 7 billion euros is being proposed for Yeroskipou in Paphos by a conglomerate of foreign investors according to local officials....
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Tourist arrivals down in January
TOURIST arrivals fell 3.8 per cent year-on-year in January, the island’s statistical service said yesterday. Arrivals in January reached 40,675 compared with 42,286 in 2013. Arrivals from the UK,...
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West readies Ukraine sanctions, Yanukovich slams coup bid
By Richard Balmforth and Natalia Zinets Western powers threatened sanctions on Wednesday over the death of 26 people in the worst violence since Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union, pressuring...
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Call for unity in Cyprus talks
By Jean Christou THE chief negotiators for both sides, Greek Cypriot Andreas Mavroyiannis and Turkish Cypriot Kudret Ozersay, met yesterday in the United Nations Protected Area of Nicosia at the Good...
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Ukraine’s Yanukovich agrees ‘truce’ with opposition, start to negotiations
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich said on Wednesday he had agreed a “truce” with opposition leaders, after street violence in which at least 26 people were killed, and a start to negotiations to...
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More Champions League awayday joy as Bayern, Atletico win
By Mark Pangallo Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid made it four away wins from the opening four Champions League last-16 first leg matches when they triumphed at Arsenal and AC Milan respectively on...
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Dijsselbloem: economic situation in Cyprus much better than expected
The state of Cyprus’ economy is much better today than original expectations, while the financial sector is stabilising, the President of the Eurogroup, Joeren Dijsselbloem has told the Committee on...
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Cypriot physicist awarded Humboldt Research Award
A Cypriot physicist has been awarded one of the coveted Humboldt Research Awards conferred by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. According to a news release from the Ludwig Maximilians University...
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Deal to reunite football on the island to be finalised by summer
Cyprus Football Association (CFA) president Costakis Koutsokoumnis expects the deal with the Turkish Cypriot Football Association (CTFA) to reunite football on the island to be finalised by the summer....
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Remand for man who ‘was driven by joblessness’ to rob bank
A 56-YEAR-OLD MAN was remanded in custody for eight days on Thursday in connection with the attempted armed robbery of a bank in Larnaca earlier in the day. The man from Trahoni, Limassol, was arrested...
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From Cabinet to e-Cabinet: saving two million sheets of paper a year
The cabinet on Thursday decided to enter the digital era by scrapping handwritten procedures and utilising an online application that will achieve considerable savings. Known as e-cooperation, the...
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EU agrees to impose sanctions against Ukraine
European Union foreign ministers have agreed to move ahead with imposing sanctions including visa bans and asset freezes on those responsible for the violence in Ukraine, Italian Foreign Minister Emma...
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