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Turkish court blocks government rule on police disclosing investigations
A Turkish court blocked a government attempt to force police to disclose investigations to their superiors, officials said on Friday, in a setback for Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s attempts to manage...
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Scores of rebels killed in Syrian government ambush
Syria’s army ambushed Islamist fighters in the Qalamoun mountains north of the capital Damascus on Friday, leaving as many as 60 people dead, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The attack...
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Newcastle in mood to banish painful Arsenal defeat
By Mike Collett Exactly a year to the day since losing 7-3 at Arsenal, resurgent Newcastle United can move into the top four of the Premier League if they exact revenge for that painful defeat at St...
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VAT going up to 19 per cent
VAT will rise one percentage point from 18 per cent to 19 per cent from January 13, while the reduced rate of VAT will go up 1.0 per cent to 9.0 per cent. The increase does not affect products and...
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Petroleum sales down
THE total sales of petroleum products in November 2013 decreased by 18.6 per cent compared to the previous month. Figures released by the Statistical Service showed a decline in the provisions of...
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The voice of an angel
A singer from Limassol with a voice that moved the judges of Britain’s got talent also has a shocking back story. THEO PANAYIDES finds out more “When you came on, I thought ‘I hope your voice is as...
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Pussy Riot freed to improve Putin’s image before Olympics
NADEZHDA Tolokonnikova, one of two freed members of punk protest band PussyRiot, said on Friday their release was aimed solely at improving Russia’s image before it hosts the Winter Olympic Games and...
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Unpaid footballer had to sleep in his car
A PORTUGUESE footballer playing for a second-division Paphos team was forced to sleep in his car and live off borrowed money because the club has not been paying him, the island’s footballers’...
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Our View: There is no rational reason to spend millions on gunboats
In theory, rationality should always be at the centre of government decisions and policy-making. In practice, however, this is not always the case as the government’s decision to purchase two gunboats...
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‘No more jobs for the boys’
By George Psyllides President Nicos Anastasiades yesterday met coalition partners to try and tackle the thorny issue of appointments to the new boards of the semi-government organisations (SGOs), which...
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Fire on Indian train kills at least 23 people
At least 23 people were killed on Saturday in a fire on a train in southern India, authorities said. The train was on its way from the city of Bangalore to Nanded in the western state of Maharashtra....
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England collapse once more
England lost their last five wickets for six runs to be bowled out for 179 as Australia finished day three at the MCG needing another 201 to take a 4-0 lead in the Ashes. Only captain Alastair Cook...
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Islamist students clash with police at Cairo’s Al-Azhar University
Egyptian students loyal to the Muslim Brotherhood fought police at the Cairo campus of Al-Azhar University on Saturday and set fire to two buildings, state television reported. A student activist said...
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Thai protester killed as election tensions rise
A Thai protester was killed and four wounded on Saturday, an emergency official said, when an unidentified gunman opened fire on demonstrators whose efforts to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra...
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Earthquake shakes Cyprus (Wrap)
By Constantinos Psillides AN EARTHQUAKE shook Cyprus around 5.20pm on Saturday, which was felt all over the island. No casualties, injuries or damages were reported but many people were frightened,...
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Iraq troops arrest leading Sunni MP in violent raid
Iraqi security forces arrested a prominent Sunni Muslim lawmaker and supporter of anti-government protests in a raid on his home in the western province of Anbar, sparking clashes in which at least...
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Syrian forces kill 25 in Aleppo barrel-bomb attack, activists say
A Syrian army air strike on a vegetable market in the northern city of Aleppo killed at least 25 people on Saturday, a monitoring group said, continuing a campaign of improvised “barrel bombs” that has...
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Manchester City go top with tough win over palace
Manchester City took over at the top of the Premier League on Saturday when, with Arsenal not playing, they took advantage with a hard-earned 1-0 victory over stubborn strugglers Crystal Palace. A...
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Greek bank deposits rise in Nov but credit shrinks
Greek bank deposits rose slightly in November after a five-month decline but private sector credit kept shrinking, central bank data showed on Friday, as deep recession saps demand for loans. Hit by...
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Investigation into sudden death of police suspect [updated]
By Peter Stevenson THE CHIEF of police has ordered an investigation into the circumstances which led to the sudden death of a 36-year-old Iranian man being held by police in Limassol for questioning...
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