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04 September 2010 22:17

DUBLIN — Protesters hurled shoes and eggs Saturday at Tony Blair who held the first public signing of his memoir amid high security in Ireland's capital. Hundreds more people lined up to have their books autographed — evidence that the divisions left by Blair's decade as British leader have yet to...

04 September 2010 22:14

Explosives probe

LIMASSOL - Police are continuing their efforts to arrest a fourth person involved in the theft of explosives from the Polemidhia army camp near Limassol.
Police spokesman Michalis Katsounotou said: "Investigations and inquiries are continuing apace. At the moment all our focus is on detecting...

04 September 2010 12:44

Cyprus draw with Portugal

GUIMARAES - Cyprus secured a stunning 4-4 draw with Portugal in Guimaraes for the opening match of the Euro 2012 qualifying round.

The Cypriot team took an early lead with Stathis Aloneftis (3'), with Hugo Almeida equalizing for the Portuguese team five minutes later. Michalis Constantinou...

03 September 2010 15:58

Nadir in court

LONDON - Asil Nadir who voluntarily returned to Britain after 17 years to face fraud charges learned Friday that he will have to wait more than a year for the trial which he insists will vindicate him.
Nadir, 69, who spent nearly two decades in the occupied area of Cyprus, made a brief...

03 September 2010 13:47

'Good discussion'

NICOSIA - President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu on Friday morning met in the context of direct talks to solve the Cyprus problem and mainly discussed the property issue.
Speaking after the meeting, the UN Secretary General’s Adviser on Cyprus Alexander...

03 September 2010 13:08

Vessel fire

LARNACA - A fire broke out on a mini cruise ship on Thursday night off the coast of Larnaca and its 56 pasengers and crew were transferred safely to shore on other vessels which had rushed to the scene.
Police said the fire broke out in the engine room of the Kourio at around 8pm as the...

03 September 2010 12:50

Explosives arrests

LIMASSOL - Two more persons have been arrested in connection with the theft of 172 kg of plastic explosives PG-2 from a military base in Palodia, Limassol. The two suspects, a 27-year-old man and a 29-year-old man , both from Limassol will be taken to court on Friday, after police...

03 September 2010 12:07

Property pledge

NICOSIA - President Christofias will proceed to the full-day meetings in the negotiations with the Turkish Cypriot side, supporting the positions of the Greek Cypriot side on the property issue, Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou has said.
Replying to a question, Stephanou said that “we...

03 September 2010 11:19

Gates in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR — As the last of 30,000 U.S. reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates got a firsthand look Friday at operations in the dangerous south where Afghan and international troops are ramping up security. Gates traveled to Kandahar province, a region where...

03 September 2010 13:31

Flights hit

NICOSIA - A total of four Eurocypria flights were grounded Friday in asix-hour strike by Eurocypria pilots.
They struck from 6.30 Friday morning over government plans to merge the charter outfit with aational carrier Cyprus Airways.
A flight from Larnaca to Munich and Dresden...