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Bicommunal project ‘more than technological achievement’
By Jean Christou THE operation of the new bicommunal Nicosia wastewater treatment plant at Mia Milia is much more than a major technological achievement, EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule said on...
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LNG plant talks finally back on track
By Elias Hazou FACE-to-face talks between the government and Noble Energy on the construction and operation of an LNG plant are finally back on track. A government-appointed negotiating team – which...
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Turkey’s Erdogan vows to ‘liquidate’ treachery at home and abroad
By Jonny Hogg and Gulsen Solaker Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday local elections had given him a mandate to “liquidate” the enemies he sees as contriving a corruption scandal and...
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Drought could push millions more Syrians into hunger – UN
By Stephanie Nebehay A looming drought in Syria could push millions more people into hunger and exacerbate a refugee crisis caused by years of civil war, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Syria’s...
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Pistorius breaks down as he recounts Steenkamp’s death
By David Dolan South African Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius sobbed in the witness stand on Tuesday as he described how, gripped by fear, he shot dead his girlfriend through a locked...
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‘A year for historic progress’
By Jean Christou WASHINGTON is working on mechanisms to facilitate confidence building measures, according to Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Eric Rubin, but he remained tight-lipped Tuesday on...
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Measures to reduce prison overcrowding
By Jean Christou FOREIGN convicts at the Nicosia central prisons are to be transferred back to their own countries to serve their time, while those jailed for misdemeanours will be deported, Justice...
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Last-Gasp Ba goal sees Chelsea join Real in last four
Chelsea substitute Demba Ba struck a dramatic late goal to seal a 2-0 home victory over Paris St Germain and a place in the Champions League semi-finals on the away goals rule on Tuesday. PSG were...
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Government department to look at rent for mortgage model
THE Cyprus Land Development Corporation (CLDC) has been instructed by the government to study the Irish rent-for-mortgage model, the House Finance committee was told on Tuesday. The committee convened...
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State should buy NPLs say experts
By George Psyllides THE state should buy non performing loans (NPLs) from banks and implement a rent to mortgage scheme, a senior government advisor said on Tuesday, as a way to protect primary...
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First-ever ‘electronic cabinet’ meeting
President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday chaired the first-ever e-government cabinet meeting. Each minister was given a laptop with a special interface with electronic access to cabinet affairs for...
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Peaches Geldof post-mortem tests inconclusive, police say
By Michael Holden A post-mortem examination into the death of Peaches Geldof, the second daughter of Band Aid founder and musician Bob Geldof, has proved inconclusive “pending toxicology tests”,...
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Vgenopoulos: a monstrous lie
By Angelos Anastasiou Failed Laiki Bank’s former strongman Andreas Vgenopoulos has lashed out at Tuesday’s claims by members of the House Ethics committee that loans of millions to companies his...
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Expect the unexpected at the Masters
By Mark Lamport-Stokes As the first of the season’s four major championships, the Masters has always been the most keenly anticipated, a veritable golfing ‘rite of spring’ that brings together the...
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Interview: President sees market return end ’15, wary on more Russia sanctions
By Michele Kambas Cyprus expects to return to international markets late next year but cannot rule out testing the waters earlier to gauge the appetite for Cypriot debt, President Nicos Anastasiades...
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Knife-wielding student injures 20 in Pennsylvania school
By Elizabeth Daley A 16-year-old student wielding two knives went on a stabbing rampage in the hallways of a Pittsburgh-area high school early on Wednesday, injuring 20 people, about half of them...
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Pistorius forced to look at ‘exploded’ head of girlfriend
By Joe Brock A South African prosecutor forced Oscar Pistorius on Wednesday to look at a forensic photograph that showed the head of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp after it was blown open by a...
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Bayern too strong for United, Atletico stun Barca
By Toby Davis BAYERN Munich kept alive their Champions League title defence by suppressing a resilient Manchester United to reach the semi-finals on Wednesday, while the power shift continued in Spain...
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Thunderstorms in Nicosia
THE fire service had to scramble to provide assistance to homeowners and drivers yesterday, as torrential rain flooded dwellings and roads in Nicosia in the afternoon. The service received 60 calls for...
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US ‘was wrong’ to back Annan plan, says negotiator
By Staff Reporter GREEK Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis has said the US erred in backing the Annan plan in 2004 instead of allowing the two sides to work out an agreement on their own. In an...
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