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‘We must be honest’ president says on coup anniversary
If the events of 1974 – coup and invasion – are to become a lesson, then “we must look the people of Cyprus in the eye and not hide behind repeated slogans,” President ...
Turkish invasion: 50 years
Sirens to sound on July 15 and 20
Sirens will sound across Cyprus on July 15 and 20 as part of events to mark the anniversary of the 1974 coup and Turkish invasion, the civil defence said on Friday.
On Monday, ...
Bolivia government had prior intelligence of coup planning, minister says
The Bolivian government had intelligence that a coup attempt could occur before the country’s top military commander and his troops forced their way into the presidential palace this week, ...
Kosovo court sentences former spy chief over Turkish arrests
A Kosovo court has sentenced the country’s former secret service chief to four years and eight months in prison for the arrest and extradition to Turkey of six Turkish ...
Cyprus to mark ‘black anniversaries’ of coup and invasion (updated)
The missing persons issue is at the forefront as Cyprus marks on Thursday July’s ‘black anniversaries’ of the coup that overthrew Archbishop Makarios from office and the Turkish invasion.
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President tells Varosha refugees to ‘be patient’
President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday said the government was monitoring and would react accordingly depending on any developments on Varosha, as the House adopted a resolution condemning the attempts by ...
Myanmar state media says death toll in violence exaggerated
Myanmar’s state media said on Monday that 258 civilians have died in violence in the country in anti-military protests since Feb. 1 and that other tolls were exaggerated.
According to the ...