Новости за 13.03.2016

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives lost out in two out of three regional state elections on Sunday as Germans gave a thumbs-down to her accommodating refugee policy with a big vote for the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD). The poor showing in both Baden-Wuerttemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate represented a worst-case scenario for Merkel, who has staked her […]

Harry Kane scored his 21st and 22nd goals of the season to inspire Tottenham Hotspur to a routine win at hapless Aston Villa that boosted their Premier League title ambitions. The England striker ended Villa’s resistance just before halftime with his 17th goal in his last 20 league appearances and then struck again just after […]

By Ece Toksabay and Orhan Coskun A car bomb tore through a crowded transport hub in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Sunday, killing at least 34 people and wounding at least 75 more, the second such attack in the administrative heart of the city in less than a month. The blast, which could be […]

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump refused to take responsibility on Sunday for clashes that have erupted at his campaign events, saying he was not inciting violence but giving voice to the anger of his supporters. The real estate tycoon used a round of television appearances to beat back furious criticism from Republican rivals and Democrats […]

Gunfire broke out at the Ivory Coast resort town of Grand Bassam on Sunday and several people were wounded, diplomatic sources and a Reuters witness said. Grand Bassam, about 40 km east of the commercial capital Abidjan, is a weekend retreat for Abidjan residents and its beaches, bars and hotels are also popular with Westerners. […]

Arsenal’s bid to win the FA Cup for a third successive year ended on Sunday when they lost 2-1 at home to Watford in the quarter-finals. The defeat ended the holders’ hopes of becoming the first club since Blackburn Rovers in 1886 to win the FA Cup three times in a row.

Russia has evidence that Turkish troops are on Syrian territory, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview broadcast on Sunday, accusing Turkey of a “creeping expansion” on its border with Syria. The comments by Lavrov are the latest confrontation between Moscow and Ankara, after Turkish jets shot down a Russian warplane near the […]

The cost of managing the migrant crisis in Greece will exceed a previous estimate of 600 million euros ($670 million) as more and more refugees are forced to remain in the country, Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras said on Sunday. More than 41,000 refugees and migrants are stranded in Greece, their plans to travel […]

Health Minister Giorgos Pamboridis on Sunday called nurses to a dialogue ahead of a planned indefinite strike on Tuesday. The nurses, from PASYNO union have a list of demands that includes equalising their qualifications with degree holders and higher wages for entry-level staff. The government has refused saying it would cost the state 40 million […]

A 30-year-old British tourist was found dead in the sea off the SODAP area of Paphos around lunchtime on Sunday. According to the Cyprus News Agency, the man was in Cyprus only a few days with his partner and their two-year-old son. Police have ruled out foul play.

By Rajesh Kumar Singh Unconventional monetary policies of central banks in Europe and Japan received an endorsement from the International Monetary Fund on Sunday, even as policymakers from emerging markets warned that such policies were increasing risks for the global economy. The debate over the merits of unconventional policies comes days before major central banks […]

The United States and France accused the Syrian government of trying to disrupt a new round of peace talks set to begin on Monday and said Russia and Iran would need to show the Syrian government was “living up to” what had been agreed. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Saturday that his government […]

The EU should not engage in ‘bazaar-type’ haggling with Turkey over the migrant deal due to be thrashed out on Thursday in Brussels, House Speaker Yiannakis Omirou said on Sunday. He warned that European institutions which were going to go against their own decisions would lose credibility. Omirou was commenting on Tuesday’s visit by European […]

A draft European Union plan to send back some migrants to Turkey has legal and moral flaws and could put vulnerable people at risk, the head of Amnesty International said, calling on Europe to take in more people seeking refuge instead. Under a tentative deal struck last Monday, Turkey agreed to take back illegal migrants […]

A private doctor recommended that the German pilot who crashed a Germanwings jet into the Alps last year should be treated in a psychiatric hospital two weeks before the disaster, French investigators said on Sunday. Prosecutors believe co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, who had a history of severe depression, barricaded himself into the cockpit and deliberately propelled […]

By Paul Carrel Germans voted in three regional state elections on Sunday, with the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party looking to profit from popular angst about Chancellor Angela Merkel’s migrant policy. Migration is the hot topic as many people worry how Germany will cope with an influx, totalling more than a million last year […]

By Bejay Browne   For the past 20 years Paphos has been run by a handful of corrupt lawyers, developers and politicians, the mayor of Paphos has told the Sunday Mail. “There has been a lot of development in Paphos over the last 20 years, but only for this group’s benefit; I see them as […]

Paphos courthouse was busy on Sunday with a parade of suspects appearing for hearings in connection with investigations into scandals related to waste management plants in Paphos and Larnaca. The hearing broke for lunch around 12.30pm and is due to resume in the afternoon. Three of the people arrested last week in the wake of […]

The island’s search and rescue services retrieved the body of a swimmer who apparently drowned on Sunday morning off Cape Greco, on the south east of the island. Reports were received around 8.45am that a swimmer had been seen to be in trouble in the area. But though a rescue vessel with divers were mobilised, […]

Police advised motorists on Sunday that due to a car accident, the section of the Nicosia to Limassol highway between Mosfiloti and Kornos was closed to traffic. No details of the accident were immediately available.

  Where do you live? In Nicosia with my future wife. Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish? What food would you really turn your nose up to? Because I am awesome cook, I’d say my cuisine. My favourites are spaghetti bolognaise, black eyed peas with spinach, oven chicken with my secret marinade, and salads […]

The al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front has seized the bases and weapons of a Western-backed rebel group in overnight fighting in northwestern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday. Rami Abdulrahman, director of the Observatory, said the Nusra Front had also detained dozens of members of the 13th Division rebel group, one of […]

EDEK leader Marinos Sizopoulos turned his ire towards Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci during a dinner in London on Saturday night, according to a report by the Cyprus News Agency on Sunday. Akinci, after his meeting with President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday accused Sizopoulos of trying to undermine the talks, following his publicising of parts […]

By Ben Hirschler As the world focuses on Zika’s rapid advance in the Americas, experts warn the virus that originated in Africa is just one of a growing number of continent-jumping diseases carried by mosquitoes threatening swathes of humanity. The battle against the insects on the streets of Brazil is the latest in an ancient […]

APOEL and AEK continued their quest for the championship with hard fought wins over Omonia and Anorthosis respectively. Apollon leapfrogged into third place after defeating Nea Salamina while Ermis plunged Ethnikos even deeper into the relegation mire. APOEL recorded their eleventh consecutive win to stay three points clear at the top. They had to come […]