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Two men were arrested on Friday at Montparnasse train station in Paris after one threatened to blow himself up, even though he did not have the means to do so, ...

Greek lender Eurobank Ergasias on Friday announced a new acquisition of shares in Hellenic Bank, further increasing its stake in Cyprus’ second largest lender. Eurobank S.A., a subsidiary of “...

Italian police said on Friday they had seized a painting on display by the 17th century Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens after a fraud investigation into its owners. The masterpiece, ...

Kosovo opened two border crossings with Serbia in the volatile north on Friday, following three weeks of closure after Serbs set up roadblocks to protest against the government in Pristina ...

Former pope Benedict, a hero to conservative Catholics and who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, is “very sick”, his successor Pope Francis said on Wednesday, ...

India has suspended production at a pharmaceutical company based near New Delhi whose cough syrup was linked to the death of 19 children in Uzbekistan, India’s health minister said on ...

A Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives committee released six years of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to the public on Friday in an extraordinary move days before ...

Suicides in Italian jails have jumped to a 10-year high, the national ombudsman for prisoners said on Friday, noting that three years of the COVID-19 pandemic had made inmates’ lives ...

China has appointed Qin Gang, its ambassador to the United States and a trusted aide of President Xi Jinping, as its new foreign minister, as Beijing and Washington seek to ...

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday there was no justification for what he called an attempted “terrorist act” after police foiled a man’s plan to set off an ...

This coming February, Israeli singer-songwriter Hanan Ben Ari will travel to Limassol for a one-night-only performance at Monte Caputo. Currently, he is one of the most popular artists in his ...

By Sarah Ktisti There is no common point of reference between the two sides in Cyprus and a “mountain of differences” exist on the perception of the nature of a ...

Nicosia never gave consent for the works carried out at Cetinkaya stadium, foreign minister, Ioannis Kasoulidis, reiterated on Thursday. Speaking on CyBC radio, Kasoulides characterised the completion of works at ...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola likened the legacy left behind by Pele to the script of a movie on Friday, saying football would not be what it was without the ...

The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) will appoint an investigator to examine complaints that three patients were turned away from A&E departments, its chief said on Friday. Speaking to ...

Where do you live? I live in Strovolos, Nicosia, with my wife, daughter and two dogs. What did you have for breakfast? Half a pot of black coffee. Describe your ...

An eight-year-old is being treated at Makarios hospital in Nicosia after she was found to have a Strep A infection. According to Politis, the girl was taken to the hospital ...

Scouting, the largest voluntary youth movement in the country, is celebrating 110 years on New Years Day. Cyprus scouts’ association will hold a series of activities and events to mark this ...

A 64-year-old man who raped a 25-year-old autistic man had his prison sentence increased to 10 years, following a Supreme Court decision. In assessing the case, the Supreme Court said the ...

Cyprus’ tourism revenue for the period between January and October 2022 reached 90 per cent of those recorded in 2019, despite arrivals reaching 80 per cent of those recorded during that year, according to ...

If you’ve ever visited Paris, nothing about this series will resonate. On screen, the streets are squeaky clean, the natives friendly, and berets ubiquitous. In fact, Emily in Paris ...

EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides on Friday urged health ministers across the bloc to assess their coronavirus protocols and be well prepared amidst a surge in infections in China. Health ...

Crypto miner Argo Blockchain (ARB.L) said on Wednesday it will sell its mining facility Helios for $65 million and refinance a new asset-backed loan as it seeks to avoid bankruptcy, ...

Pandemic restrictions that hampered the circulation of viruses other than COVID-19 could be behind the unseasonably early upsurge in respiratory infections in Europe this winter that the festive break could ...