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Cards stacked when ‘man versus state’
IT MAY ring like a cliché, but the success of litigants more often than not depends on how deep one’s pockets run. In a labyrinthine legal system, winning frequently means having the staying – read...
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Thai vote goes peacefully, but political paralysis looms
Elections in Thailand passed off peacefully on Sunday but the country was no nearer to ending its intractable political conflict, with the government facing the prospect of months of paralysis,...
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Oxlade-Chamberlain fires Arsenal back to the top, Liverpool stumble
Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, out for five months with a knee injury, scored twice to lead his team to a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday and back to the top of the Premier League. They might...
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Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died of apparent drug overdose -NYPD source
Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won an Oscar for the film “Capote,” was found dead in his New York City apartment on Sunday of an apparent drug overdose, a New York Police...
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Super Seahawks walking in a winter wonderland
The National Football League took a gamble when it went against convention and decided to stage the Super Bowl at an outdoor stadium in New Jersey during the winter but it proved a great success....
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European shares lurch lower on emerging market jitters
EUROPEAN shares fell to their lowest level in more than a month on Monday, knocked back by data showing China’s economy losing momentum and by growing worries about the impact on companies from...
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Yanukovich back at work, street protests go on
UKRAINE President Viktor Yanukovich returned to his desk on Monday after four days of sick leave, while the political opposition pressed for further concessions to end more than two months of street...
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Cameron steps in to keep World Cup beer flowing
PRIME Minister David Cameron intervened in a row between the pub industry and the government on Monday to try to make sure pubs can stay open late and show soccer matches involving England during the...
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Beirut suicide bomber kills one, target unclear
A suicide bomber killed himself and one other person when he detonated explosives in a minibus in southern Beirut on Monday, a Lebanese security source said. Lebanese television footage showed the...
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Troika grants slight breathing space on privatisation bills
By Angelos Anastasiou A SHORT extension to preparing and submitting bills regarding the privatisation of semi-government organisations (SGOs) was granted to the government by the troika delegation on...
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Cancer cases increase but still low compared to EU
AT LEAST 3,000 new cancer cases are diagnosed in Cyprus each year, as 1,200 people die from the disease, data shows. According to the data obtained by the Cyprus News Agency yesterday, at least 3,000...
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Minor earthquake in Paphos (updated)
A MINOR earthquake of 4.0 in the Richter scale shook the Paphos area shortly before 8:30 pm on Monday night. Local police confirm having received several calls from the public reporting a light tremor...
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Race is on to save Cyprus Airways
By Constantinos Psillides THE CABINET-APPOINTED committee to deal with Cyprus Airway’s (CY) problems met for the first time on Monday, in the first of many meetings as the airline races against time to...
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Ivanovic blasts open title race as Chelsea win at City
Branislav Ivanovic’s first-half cracker and tactical mastery by Jose Mourinho helped classy Chelsea to a 1-0 win at blunted Premier League title rivals ManchesterCity on Monday. Chelsea’s battling win...
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Number of building permits fell 26 per cent by November 2013
Amid the financial crisis discouraging new investment, construction activity contracted sharply in 2013 compared to the previous year, according to the latest figures released by the statistical...
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Couple sought in scam case
Police are looking for a Limassol couple believed to have conned several people out of thousands of euros using a run-of-the-mill pity scam. The suspected fraudsters, an Albanian national and his Greek...
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India hopes for friendly resolution of tax snag
The government of India is hoping for a ‘friendly resolution’ of the snag that has come up in regard to its double taxation agreement (DTA) with Cyprus, the country’s new ambassador said on Tuesday....
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Ukraine opposition seeks to cut president’s powers
Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovich, battling mass unrest against his rule, faced demands from the opposition on Tuesday for a constitutional change that would seriously curtail his powers....
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Co-op Central Bank staff stage one-hour strike
Some 300 employees at the Co-operative Central Bank (CCB) went on a one-hour ‘warning’ strike at 1:30 pm on Tuesday to protest a 15 per cent pay cut imposed by the finance ministry. Those striking are...
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Free internet zones to be created
Plans are afoot to provide free wi-fi in city centres and tourist areas, according to the House commerce committee “We are on track to create free internet zones in Cyprus, in places where many people...
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