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People trapped in elevators as power company workers strike (updated)
Power cuts caused by striking electricity company (EAC) workers trapped dozens in elevators on Tuesday, as police urged the public to be extra careful when approaching traffic lights that were out of...
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Pakistan army launches new air strikes near Afghan border
Pakistan’s army launched new air strikes targeting militant hideouts in the tribal region of North Waziristan on Tuesday, killing at least 30 people and setting off a wave of refugees, military...
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Turkish PM’s office says Erdogan recordings are fake
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s office said voice recordings on YouTube purportedly of Erdogan telling his son to dispose of large sums of money on the day news broke of a graft inquiry into...
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Two deaths from H1N1 flu
The health services have confirmed two deaths in Cyprus from the H1N1 flu virus, the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) said on Tuesday. The two were among 20 serious incidents of H1N1 flu recorded since January...
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Leventis Gallery to open next month
Art lovers will have the opportunity to enjoy a unique collection of works of art from Cyprus, Greece and Europe, as of March 23, when the doors of Anastasios Leventis Gallery, in Nicosia, officially...
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Mexican drug kingpin Guzman dodges US extradition for now
Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman won a temporary injunction to block his extradition to the United States where he faces narcotics and arms trafficking charges, a federal judge ruled on...
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Renowned Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco De Lucia dies
Flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia - one of Spain’s most influential musicians and a composer who fused traditional flamenco with jazz and other genres – died on Wednesday of a heart attack in Mexico. A...
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Former editor of Hong Kong newspaper stabbed amid media tensions
A former chief editor of a major Hong Kong newspaper known for its critical reporting was stabbed and seriously wounded on Wednesday in an attack likely to fuel concern among journalists about what...
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Disputed €25m ring was a gift, Rybolovleva’s lawyers say
Elena Rybolovleva, the estranged wife of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, who was arrested and later released in Cyprus this week over the alleged theft of a €25m diamond ring, produced all the...
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‘How many lives must be lost in unnecessary tractor deaths?’
The Green Party on Wednesday called for the tightening of safety regulations on tractors after the latest death of a farmer in Paphos on Monday. The party said every years there were a considerable...
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Labour ministry gets extended title
The Cabinet, on Wednesday decided to re-name the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance to the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Social Welfare to better reflect its mandate, an announcement...
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Baghdatis wins in Acapulco
Marcos Baghdatis will face fourth seed Grigor Dimitrov in the second round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel after dismissing local wild card Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela 6-2, 6-4 on Tuesday night in...
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Germany’s top court scraps 3 Pct vote threshold for EU poll
Germany’s top court on Wednesday scrapped a rule that political parties need at least three percent of the vote to enter the European Parliament, opening the door to more fringe movements winning seats...
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Fuel sales down in January
Fuel sales dropped 17.8 per cent in January over the previous month and had fallen 9.4 per cent year-on-year, the statistical services said on Wednesday. Decreases were recorded in the sale of...
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Our View: Long-term approach needed for tourism
THE SINGLE success-story of the economy in 2013 was tourism, which was the only sector that was unaffected by the bailout. Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said that last year tourism contributed €2.1...
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Cigarettes stolen from supermarket
Large quantities of cigarettes were stolen from Metro supermarket in Larnaca late on Wednesday, police said. At around 5am on Thursday the incident was reported to Larnaca CID. Thieves broke into the...
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Negotiators hold talks in Athens and Ankara
The negotiators of the two sides in the Cyprus peace talks, Andreas Mavroyiannis and Kudret Ozersay, will hold meetings on Thursday in Ankara and Athens on the issue. Greek Cypriot negotiator Andreas...
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DIKO decides to leave coalition
By George Psyllides DIKO voted to leave the government coalition on Wednesday night over disagreements with President Nicos Anastasiades concerning the terms for the resumption of talks on the Cyprus...
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Turkish Prime Minister targeted in second audio tape
A second audio recording, presented as the voice of Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan asking his son not to accept an amount of money on offer in a business deal but to hold out for more, was...
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Private sector deposits in Cyprus banks tick down in Jan: ECB
Private-sector deposits declined slightly in Cypriot banks in January, but still reflected broad stabilisation after 17 months of falls starting in June 2012. Big account holders in the two largest...
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