Новости за 14.02.2016

Feb 14 (Reuters) – Christian Eriksen celebrated his 24th birthday with the winning goal for Tottenham Hotspur when they beat Manchester City 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday to stay second in the Premier League table. Spurs broke the deadlock in the 53rd minute after referee Mark Clattenburg ruled that City’s Raheem Sterling had […]

Britain’s push to win backing from its European partners for its wish list of EU reforms will go “right to the wire” at a summit this week, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Sunday. “There isn’t a deal yet, there is a working draft, there are lots of moving parts and we have got a […]

A French mirage fighter jet made a forced landing at Paphos airport on Sunday after reporting technical problems. the Cyprus News Agency reported. The landing took place around 1pm, the report said. It said that the pilot while flying within the Nicosia Flight Information Region (FIR) contacted civil aviation to say his fuel tank was […]

By Scott Malone and Valerie Vande Panne Residents of much of the northeastern United States woke up on Sunday to bone-chilling cold conditions that shattered Valentine’s Day records in Boston, Hartford and Providence. Officials warned residents to stay indoors in the face of the -9 degree Fahrenheit (-22.8 Celsius) temperatures, which felt as cold as […]

By Steven Scheer Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israel’s top court on Sunday the country must forge ahead with developing a large natural gas field, with billions of dollars worth of potential exports, for both economic and security reasons. Last month, the Leviathan field partners signed a deal to sell $1.3 billion of gas over […]

LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Danny Welbeck came off the bench for his first game in 10 months to earn Arsenal the most dramatic of last-gasp comeback wins over Premier League leaders Leicester City at an ecstatic Emirates Stadium with his 95th-minute winner. The England striker, sidelined since last April with knee injuries, could not […]

A huge fire on Sunday engulfed the venue of a cultural event in Mumbai that was being held at the opening of a “Make in India” week launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to drum up foreign investment. Television pictures showed fire breaking out at the front of the outdoor stage during a performance by […]

By Karolina Tagaris She drowned trying to reach Europe, but her headless body was never identified. Her tombstone will bear no name. Like others buried beside her in an olive grove on the Greek island of Lesbos, the marble plaque on her unmarked grave will proclaim the victim “Unknown”. Her epitaph an identification number, the […]

A new Cyprus’ Dothraki warrior leader in Game of Thrones is soon to burst onto our TV screens in the form of Cyprus’ very own Hollywood hard man actor, Tamer Hassan. London born Hassan is familiar with the big screen, with over 50 films under his belt including: The Football Factory, The Business, Batman Begins, Clash […]

Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Samir Moqbel is due in Cyprus on Sunday for an official two-day visit. On Monday, Moqbel will be received by the president at an official welcoming ceremony after which talks will take place between the delegations of the two countries, chaired by Cypriot Defence Minister Christoforos Fokaides. […]

The Israeli army said troops shot dead two Palestinian teenagers who were throwing stones at cars in the occupied West Bank on Sunday after coming under fire from one of them. In a separate incident, a Palestinian tried to stab an Israeli paramilitary policeman at a checkpoint in the West Bank, near Jerusalem, and was […]

Britain’s Foreign Office said five men, which Swedish media reported were the four members and manager of the rock band Viola Beach, were killed when their car crashed in Sweden early on Saturday morning. Police confirmed the men found dead in a canal in Sodertalje near Stockholm were aged between 20 and 35 and were […]

The Church of England has defended sending “prayers” on Twitter to The God Delusion author Richard Dawkins following his stroke, according to the UK Press Association. The outspoken academic, 74, fell ill on February 5, forcing him to cancel a tour of Australia and New Zealand. The Church was among well-wishers who sent messages of […]

AKEL chief Andros Kyprianou said on Sunday that statements coming from Turkey recently were not helping the Cyprus peace process and if Ankara continued with its unacceptable positions, there would be no settlement. Until recently, Turkey has not made public statements about the current process other than to say it supported the talks but last […]

While Limassol’s old town has become a major attraction for locals and tourists alike with its mix of chic cafes, gift shops and historic and religious sites, reaching it – whether on foot or by car – can be a frustrating challenge. The streets that link the classy promenade and revamped old port area to […]

Greek police arrested three Iraqi Kurds in two separate operations, on suspicion they were trying to move a large number of guns and ammunition into Turkey, a police official said on Sunday. The men, aged 22, 28 and 39 and all British passport holders, were found to have tens of thousands of small-caliber cartridges and […]

Government Spokesman Nicos Christodoulides on Sunday called for an end to infighting over the Cyprus talks, saying the world was ‘watching us”. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an EOKA memorial event in Pachna, Limassol, Christodoulides said the Cyprus issue would be resolved at the negotiating table and not through public statements. To a […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama agreed to intensify diplomatic and other cooperation to implement an agreement on Syria struck at talks in Munich, the Kremlin said on Sunday. Major powers agreed on Friday to a temporary “cessation of hostilities” in Syria. The pause is due to begin in a week’s time […]

A PAPHOS cat lover is pleading for a volunteer to help her feed scores of feral and stray cats found around Paphos town, as well as individuals or business which are prepared to donate wet or dry food. Gaynor Georgiou, 71, known locally as ‘the cat lady’ has been feeding Paphos cats for more than […]

The Turkish army shelled positions held by Kurdish-backed militia in northern Syria for a second day on Sunday, killing two fighters, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said. Turkey on Saturday demanded the powerful Syrian Kurdish YPG militia withdraw from areas that it had captured in the northern Aleppo region in recent days […]

Police are investigating two separate robberies, one in Limassol and one in Larnaca, both perpetrated in the early hours of Sunday, they said. At around 4.50am, a 57-year-old man in Limassol told police that as he left his home to go to work he was attacked by two strangers who grabbed his briefcase containing 3,500 […]

Whether Valentine’s Day fills you with excitement or a feeling of dread, it has become one of the top ten most celebrated and commercial days of the year all around the world. But if you do not take on board the Valentine’s Day promoted by the media, celebrity, and all the hearts and flowers everywhere […]

Love makes the world go round. Except in the UK, where the world merely wobbles slightly on its axis in response to, say, Valentine’s Day. For those of us brought up in strict British fashion, romance is something we were taught to believe slightly unnecessary. Flowers, hearts, frilly red things? These are for the Americans, […]

A 18-year-old was killed instantly on Saturday night when his motorbike collided with a Land Rover in Larnaca at a traffic lights at the intersection of Spyros Kyprianou Avenue, Machairiotou Street and Papanikoli. The fire services, who were called to the scene around 8.20pm said on Sunday two fire trucks responded to the call. They […]

Long a landmark of Ledra Street in Nicosia, the Debenhams department store will close on March 6, the company officially announced this week. Retail giant Shacolas Group, operator of the retail chains Debenhams and Ermes, said last September its Ledra Street branch was closing down to make room for Sweden’s fashion clothing retailer H&M to open its […]