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2,000 missing after Afghan landslide (Updated)
By Mirwais Harooni Hundreds of people have been killed and more than 2,000 are missing after a landslide smashed into a village in a mountainous area of north Afghanistan on Friday, and rescue teams...
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22 killed in Muslim village attacks in India
By Biswajyoti Das Suspected tribal rebels have shot dead 22 Muslims in attacks in India’s northeasterly tea-growing state of Assam, where tension has run high during a drawn-out national election,...
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South Sudan leader ready to end bloodshed – Kerry
By Phil Stewart South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has agreed to fly to Ethiopia for talks and to consider forming a transitional government to try and end four months of fighting in the world’s newest...
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German prosecutors question Ecclestone extortion claim
By Jörn Poltz German prosecutors cast doubt on assertions by Bernie Ecclestone that he had been the victim of extortion when the Formula One boss returned to court on Friday in a bribery trial where he...
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Gerry Adams faces extended detention in inquiry
By Maurice Neill and Padraic Halpin Northern Ireland police are planning to extend the detention of Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams for questioning about a 1972 murder beyond the initial two days, his...
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Dozens killed in Ukraine riot and fire; OSCE monitors freed (Updated)
By Miran Jelenek and Maria Tsvetkova At least 42 people were killed in street battles between supporters and opponents of Russia in southern Ukraine that ended with dozens of pro-Russian protesters...
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Nine more Muslims killed in sectarian attack in India
By Biswajyoti Das Security forces in northeast India found the bodies of nine Muslims on Saturday, raising the death toll to 31 in a spate of attacks by suspected tribal militants as a weeks-long...
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Language Transfer launches Cyprus project
LANGUAGE Transfer is launching the Cyprus project with the first of a series of free Greek and Turkish workshops. The first free Greek workshop (Introduction to Greek) will be held at the Cyprus...
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NHS roadmap ready
THE government has submitted the road map for the implementation of the national health scheme to the island’s international lenders, the health minister has said. Philippos Patsalis said the ministry...
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European Commission presidential hopeful praises Cyprus’ steady rise
By Constantinos Psillides JEAN-CLAUDE JUNCKER, the EPP candidate for the next European Commission president, has commended efforts by the Cyprus government to lead the country out of the crisis “slowly...
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Parties seek justice in wake of House report
By Constantinos Psillides POLITICAL parties on Saturday demanded the punishment of those to blame for the collapse of the banking sector, following the release of the report by the House ethics...
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Teenager killed in Nicosia crash
AN 18-YEAR-OLD boy died in car accident in Nicosia on Saturday afternoon and his two passengers were seriously injured and rushed to the Nicosia General Hospital, police said. Police said the 18-year...
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Deadly blast strikes Somali capital
By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar At least six people were killed in Mogadishu on Saturday, including a senior city council official, when a remotely controlled bomb planted by al Shabaab insurgents...
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Anastasiades to visit Merkel
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades leaves on Monday for Germany on a four-day official visit, during which he will meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel. The president will be accompanied by the minister of...
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Cardiff and Fulham relegated, Sunderland near survival
By Martyn Herman The trap door closed on Cardiff City and Fulham as crushing away defeats condemned both to relegation from the Premier League on Saturday with Sunderland moving to the brink of...
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Something to remember
Gardening with Patricia Jordan MAY is such a lovely month in the garden. Everything is bright and fresh still and heady perfume is everywhere. Plants are climbing up trellises and supports, showering...
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Defiant Paphos family still at home despite ban order
By Bejay Browne DESPITE AN ORDER banning them from their home which has been condemned as unsafe, a defiant Paphos family of four is still living at a stricken development in Armou. They say they have...
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Pensioner wins damages against firm which exposed him to asbestos decades...
By a staff reporter A BRITISH PENSIONER exposed to industrial quantities of deadly asbestos dust decades ago has been awarded more than £100,000 (121,825 euros) in damages after contracting terminal...
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No word on missing brother 12 years after disappearance
By Alexia Evripidou AN ENGLISH CYPRIOT woman, desperate for news about her missing brother, made a public appeal this week for any information regarding his disappearance from the Finikoudes coastal...
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Worshippers pray for the holy man
By Evie Andreou Followers from around the world have gathered at the hospital in northern Nicosia which is treating a revered and influential Turkish Cypriot Sufi leader who has inspired millions with...
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