Afghanistan: down the memory hole
It’s only one year since the fall of Kabul last August 15 and everybody in the countries that sent troops to Afghanistan has already forgotten about it (apart from journalists ...
U.N.-chartered ship readies for Africa voyage, Sormovsky grain ship docks in Turkey (Updated)
The United Nations-chartered ship Brave Commander will depart Ukraine for Africa in coming days after it finishes loading more than 23,000 metric tonnes of wheat in the Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi, ...
Salman Rushdie off ventilator and condition improving, agent says
Salman Rushdie, the acclaimed author who was hospitalized on Friday with serious injuries after being repeatedly stabbed at a public appearance in New York state, is off a ventilator and ...
Government, banks and employers depressing the economy
It is ludicrous for the government to claim that it does not have the resources to meet the needs of vulnerable households
Accounts and behaviour of the government, banks and ...
Cyprus expresses ‘deep sorrow’ for loss of life in Egyptian fire
Cyprus expressed “deep sorrow” for the loss of life from the devastating fire in the Coptic church in Giza earlier in the day and sent its condolences Egypt.
A post ...
British Labour Party to demand energy price cap freeze
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party will call for the energy price cap to be frozen this autumn, a party source said, to help the public deal with another expected ...
U.S. lawmakers arrives in Taiwan amid China tensions (Updated)
A delegation of U.S. lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a two-day trip during which they will meet President Tsai Ing-wen, the second high-level group to visit while ...
The greatest health and social scourge of all time
Jordanian-born Gabriel Dahabreh is one of the top thoracic surgeons in Europe. Since 2001, he has been serving as the director of the Thoracic Surgery Clinic of the Athens Medical Centre. ...
Rushdie’s stabbing highlights divisions in Iranian society
Many Iranians have turned to social media to show their anger and praise over the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie at a lecture in New York state, with some conspiracy ...
Helios crash was a ‘punch to the gut’, lead Greek investigator Tsolakis says
Seventeen years after the crash of Helios Airways Flight 522, which claimed the lives of 121 passengers and crew, Akrivos Tsolakis, the expert who carried out the investigation into the cause of ...
Ukraine war diverts attention from hunger, pope says in Somalia appeal
Pope Francis said on Sunday that the war in Ukraine had distracted attention from the problem of world hunger and called for urgent food aid to stave off looming famine ...
Fireworks explode in Armenian mall, killing one and injuring 45 (Update 1)
Blasts ripped through a fireworks warehouse in a shopping mall in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Sunday, killing one and injuring at least 45 people, Russian news agencies cited the ...
Ineia residents block roads for an hour to protest Akamas local plan
A protest was held on Sunday by residents of the Akamas village of Ineia against the contentious local plan to protect the environment, which they say has left them with ...
At least 41 killed in Egyptian church fire, security sources say (Update 2)
At least 41 people were killed and 45 injured in a fire inside a church in the Egyptian city of Giza on Sunday, two security sources told Reuters.
An electrical fire broke ...
Scotland’s police investigate threat made to JK Rowling after Rushdie tweet
Scotland’s police said on Sunday they are investigating a report of an “online threat” made to the author JK Rowling after she tweeted her condemnation of the stabbing of ...
Concern over increase in crime in the north
High numbers of foreign students being forced into crime part of the problem
By Esra Aygin
There has been a drastic increase in crimes in the northern part of Cyprus ...
Man restrains woman passenger shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ on Larnaca-Manchester flight
A British tourist is being hailed for restraining a woman on a Jet2 flight from Larnaca to Manchester this week after she ran in her underwear through the plane and ...
Forestry department calls on public to heed laws on lighting fires
The forest department is calling on the public to avoid any actions over the next two days that might cause a fire.
It appeals to the public to respect nature ...
Public warned for the ‘umpteenth time’ after three more scam complaints filed with police
Police on Sunday warned the pubic for the “umpteenth time” to be more careful online after three new scam complaints were filed, bringing the total so far this month to ...
Man arrested following gunshots at Canberra airport
Australian capital Canberra’s airport was evacuated and a man arrested after gunshots were heard in the main terminal building, police said on Sunday.
One person has been taken into ...
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, ‘India’s Warren Buffet’, dies at 62
Stock investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, dubbed India’s Warren Buffett with an estimated net worth of $6 billion, died early on Sunday at age 62, his family said.
A chartered accountant by profession ...
Ukraine targets Russian soldiers threatening Europe’s largest nuclear plant (Update 1)
Ukraine is targeting Russian soldiers who shoot at Europe’s largest nuclear power station or use it as a base to shoot from, as G7 nations, fearing a nuclear catastrophe, ...
Helios tragedy ‘continues to haunt’ Cyprus, Hadjipantela says during memorial
The tragedy of the Helios plane crash on August 14, 2005, in which 115 passengers and six crew members lost their lives, continues to haunt both the relatives of the victims and Cypriot ...
Sunny with increased cloud in some areas
The weather on Sunday is expected to be mostly clear with some increased cloud in the west, inland and in the mountains, where there might even be some isolated showers ...