Новости за 11.09.2015

By Larry Fine SERENA Williams’ bid for a rare calendar-year Grand Slam came to a shocking halt at the U.S. Open on Friday when the defending champion suffered one of the greatest tennis upsets to unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci. The 32-year-old Vinci ended Williams’ run of three straight U.S. Open titles and her bid to […]

At least 87 people were killed when a crane toppled over at Mecca’s Grand Mosque on Friday, Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence head said, less than two weeks before Islam’s annual haj pilgrimage. General Suleiman al-Amr, director general of the Civil Defence Authority, told al-Ikhbariya television 183 people were injured. “All those who were wounded and […]

By Andria Kades THE five private school students already accepted at the University of Cyprus (UCy) under the now retracted transfer system will not be kicked out, according to its rector Constantinos Christophides. “They are our students and no one can intervene,” he told the Cyprus Mail after the students have apparently received a backlash […]

By George Psyllides REUNIFICATION talks have reached the thorny issues, Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said on Friday, and the two sides must find ways to combine EU values with the form of solution under discussion. “We have reached a point where we are facing, let us say, tough issues,” Akinci told reporters following a […]

By Angelos Anastasiou ENERGY minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis has requested a criminal investigation into the purchase of over 30,000 wooden electricity poles which proved unfit for use, costing the Electricity Authority of Cyprus in excess of €10m, daily Phileleftheros reported on Friday. The case dates back to the period from 2005 to 2008, when Greek supplier […]

THE Maritime Cyprus shipping conference is set to start on Sunday with President Nicos Anastasiades addressing the opening ceremony at the Amathus Beach hotel in Limassol. With events going on for three more days including panel discussions and workshops, the conference, titled ‘Game Change’ will take place at the Evagoras Lanitis Centre in the island’s […]

By Maria Gregoriou Studio Apothiki in Paphos will open its doors on Saturday for its new group painting exhibition entitled ‘Pulp Painting’. A total of 25 international abstract painters will be taking part in the showing and the idea for the exhibition was first created by Inga Dalrymlpe in a Facebook conversation with Valerie Brennan […]

By George Psyllides THE labour inspection department has received dozens of calls from workers who complained that their employers had failed to take the necessary measures to protect them from the dust plaguing the island since Monday. The department said it had also received calls from employers who wanted guidance on how to protect their […]

By Toby Davis MANCHESTER United goalkeeper David De Gea has signed a new four-year contract, the club said on Friday, a week after a proposed transfer to Real Madrid collapsed. The Spain international, 24, almost joined Madrid on transfer deadline day, but the deal fell through as the necessary paperwork was not filed in time. […]

By Kate Holton and Padraic Halpin Britain and Ireland sought to calm Northern Ireland’s political crisis on Friday by urging Protestant unionists and Catholic nationalists to preserve a power-sharing government that ended decades of sectarian violence. The British province’s autonomous administration is on the brink of collapse after a murder linked to former members of […]

By Angelos Anastasiou A Turkish man has contacted the Cypriot Foreign ministry claiming he might be a Greek Cypriot who went missing during the 1974 Turkish invasion, news portal Sigmalive reported on Friday. Citing “fully credible” sources, the website said the man, who lives permanently in Turkey, claims to have indications suggesting he might be […]

By Maria Gregoriou Older kids have gone back to school today so the time for learning is officially here, but learning is not just for the kids. Next week the Home for Cooperation in Nicosia kicks off its autumn – winter 2015 season with a number of courses and workshops. First up, on Monday the […]

Relatives of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks are due to gather in New York, Pennsylvania and outside Washington on Friday to mark the 14th anniversary of the hijacked airliner strikes carried out by al Qaeda militants. The ceremony in New York will follow a familiar pattern. The names of […]

Austria partially shut a motorway linking Vienna and Hungary on Friday as dozens of migrants who had crossed the border set off for the Austrian capital on foot rather than wait for struggling authorities to arrange transport. Austria closed the A4 motorway near the Hungarian border for security reasons on Friday morning. A spokeswoman for […]

By Larry Fine Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer remain on course for a marquee one-two clash in the men’s US Open final, but each must first vanquish a formidable opponent and friend in Friday’s semi-finals at Flushing Meadows. World number one and top seed Djokovic, seeking to finish a brilliant season with a third grand […]

By Angelos Anastasiou The case of irregular loans granted by the now-defunct Ayia Fyla Cooperative Savings bank is one of the most serious under investigation and may involve loans up to €25 million, police spokesman Andreas Angelides said on Friday. Four individuals – three co-op employees and the owner of a construction company – have […]

By Girish Gupta and Andrew Cawthorne Hardline Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was jailed on Thursday for nearly 14 years on charges of inciting 2014 anti-government protests that spiraled into violence killing more than 40 people. The ruling enraged foes of socialist President Nicolas Maduro who say Lopez is an innocent scapegoat, but it brought […]

The dust cloud which has engulfed Cyprus this week is expected to gradually move away on Friday, met service official Michael Mouskos said. This morning’s measures were still high with 182 microgrammes in Nicosia, 145 in Paphos, 106 in Larnaca and very high in Limassol where 321 microgrammes were measured. Though the dust is not […]

By Issei Kato Floods that swept houses off their foundations and crushed others under landslides spread across Japan on Friday as more rivers burst their banks, leaving at least 23 people missing – including two children – and forcing more than 100,000 to flee. A severe rain warning remained in effect for parts of northern […]

An Indian court on Friday convicted 12 of 13 men accused of planning blasts that ripped through Mumbai commuter trains in 2006, killing more than 180 people and wounding hundreds. Seven bombs went off within 15 minutes on the packed trains during the evening rush hour in Mumbai on July 11, 2006. Police say the […]

European Council President Donald Tusk and President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday discussed the EU’s migrant crisis, the Cyprus issue, the economy, energy, and the island’s role in the region. Speaking after the meeting, Tusk said he welcomed progress in the Cyprus talks and said he believed the coming months would be very important for the […]

Current Cyprus Rally Champion Panikos Polykarpou is aiming to race in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship and move his career into top gear in 2016. The 24-year-old, who is backed by the FIA to represent Cyprus and is a member of the FIA Young Drivers Excellence Academy, will be competing in the FIA Rally […]

By Maria Gregoriou What would happen if a prince in a fairytale had neither name nor a story of his own? Who could he turn to for help and would the other characters pay him any attention? Sound like a great preface for a play? As of Saturday THOC will be presenting such a pop […]

US President Barack Obama achieved perhaps the greatest foreign policy victory of his six years in office on Thursday, when a Republican-backed effort to kill the Iran nuclear agreement was narrowly blocked in the US Senate, clearing the way for the deal’s implementation. Forty Democrats and two independents voted to block a resolution disapproving of […]

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Serajul Quadir   The suspected mastermind of last month’s deadly bomb attack in Thailand left for China from Bangladesh 12 days ago, and efforts in Malaysia to track the man suspected of planting the explosives have been unsuccessful, Thai police said on Friday. No group has claimed responsibility for the Aug. […]