Новости за 12.06.2016

Shkodran Mustafi and Bastian Schweinsteiger were on target as world champions Germany defeated Ukraine 2-0 in their Euro 2016 Group C opener on Sunday. The Germans, eyeing their fourth Euro title and their first since 1996, opened the scoring when central defender Mustafi, starting in place of the injured Mats Hummels, rose high to head […]

Lewis Hamilton survived another first corner clash with Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg on Sunday to take a fifth Canadian Grand Prix victory and cut the German’s championship lead to nine points. The duo banged wheels after being overtaken at the start by Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel but triple world champion Hamilton, who had been on […]

A second-half winner from Arkadiusz Milik steered Poland to a 1-0 victory in Euro 2016 Group C on Sunday as Northern Ireland’s first appearance at a major finals for 30 years ended in disappointment. Making their debut in the competition, the Irish were unable to cope with an attacking Polish outfit that dominated most of […]

Ruling DISY is preparing a legislative proposal to cut the term of office in municipal councils from five years to two and a half years in the next election in December this year, party leader Averof Neophytou was quoted as saying on Sunday. In March this year, DISY proposed postponing the municipal elections and holding […]

Croatia needed a touch of Luka Modric magic to beat Turkey 1-0 in their Euro 2016 Group D opener on Sunday, gaining a measure of revenge after their bitter quarter-final elimination by the same opponents at Euro 2008. Inspirational playmaker Modric put Croatia in front with a fine volley from 25 metres that bounced in […]

By Philip O’Connor Thousands of Swedish soccer fans planning to travel to France for the European championship could be left stranded if a strike by pilots at Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is not resolved in time. The strike, which started on Friday after wage talks broke down, led to the cancellation of 220 flights on Sunday […]

By Maher Chmaytelli and Ahmed Rasheed The Iraqi army said on Sunday it had secured the first safe exit route for civilians to leave Islamic State’s besieged stronghold Falluja, and a Norwegian aid group said thousands of people had already used it to flee in the first day it was open. Iraq has launched a […]

A 25-year-old man was remanded in Paphos on Sunday after being arrested on suspicion of raping a 21-year-old British tourist on Saturday night. Police are also looking for a second person who allegedly raped the same woman later the same night. According to the woman’s complaint, she was raped by the 25-year-old in the toilets […]

European soccer’s governing body warned the English and Russian football associations on Sunday that if fan violence continued their teams could be disqualified from the Euro 2016 tournament. “The UEFA Executive Committee has warned both football associations that – irrespective of any decisions taken by the independent disciplinary bodies relating to incidents inside the stadium […]

The first-ever Nicosia Book Fest was taking place on Sunday at the Acropolis Park in Nicosia and was pronounced a huge success by organisers with scores of visitors taking part. Chrysostom Pasiardis, the head of the organising committee told the Cyprus News Agency that they now hoped to make the festival a regular thing. The […]

By Kylie MacLellan Britain’s influence in the European Union will be stronger if it votes to remain in the bloc in a June 23 referendum, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday with the latest polls showing Britons almost evenly split over whether to stay or go. One poll published late on Saturday gave a […]

State doctors union PASYKI said on Sunday it was stunned over the row between the health minister and the head of the state health sector at a time when public health services were beset by huge problems. In a statement, the union called on the health ministry “to end the fruitless political blame game and […]

An explosion in central Istanbul killed one person and injured another on Sunday after what could have been a gas leak, CNN Turk reported. Emergency crews found the body of a street vendor at the scene in an apartment block in the upscale Cihangir neighbourhood, the channel said. A taxi driver was badly hurt when […]

The spiritual leader of the Church of England said he would vote in favour of Britain remaining in the European Union, hailing the bloc as a force for peace and reconciliation on Sunday. Evoking the union’s founders’ vision of healing the continent in the years after World War Two, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said […]

A blast caused by “self-made explosive materials” injured three people at a terminal in Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport on Sunday, the Shanghai Airport Authority said. The explosion occurred near the airport’s Terminal Two ticketing area shortly after 2 p.m. and the people who were injured were transported for medical treatment, the authority said in a […]

Iraqi troops advanced against Islamic State south of Mosul on Sunday as the U.S.-led coalition intensifies its campaign against the militants on multiple fronts across their self-proclaimed caliphate. Officers involved in the operation said Iraqi forces had moved towards the village of Haj Ali in tanks and armoured vehicles under cover of coalition airstrikes and […]

Three man from Syria have been arrested in Paphos on suspicion of illegal entry to the country, actual bodily harm and grievous bodily harm. The three were picked up after a complaint was filed on Friday by another Syrian, a political refugee in Tsada village. According to police, the complainant alleged that while he was […]

Reports on Sunday said the relatives of a couple who tied the knot in Tsada in Paphos on Saturday would be lodging a complaint with the Paphos bishopric after the officiating priest allegedly punched the groom’s brother in the face during the wedding ceremony. The incident was reported by Politis and CyBC news sites. According […]

Shooting erupted at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida early on Sunday and “multiple” people have been injured, police said. The violence broke out at the Pulse nightclub, Orlando police said on Twitter, advising people to “stay away from area.” Local media reported that from seven to as many as 20 people had been shot […]

Following a tip–off, police on Saturday evening arrests a 30-year-old man in the Famagusta area after finding five cannabis plants at his home. Drug Squad officers said the plants found in the Xylophagou home ranged in height from 9cm to 46cm. They also found a plastic bag with a quantity of dried cannabis inside

Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest airport for international travel, closed its airspace for 69 minutes due to unauthorised drone activity on Saturday, causing 22 flights to be diverted, aviation authorities said. Government-owned Dubai Airports, which operates Dubai’s two main airports, said in a statement the closure lasted between 11:36 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. (0639-0745 […]

An 84-year-old man from Mouttalos in Paphos who had been reported missing on Saturday night was found alive and well on Sunday morning in a field between his home village and Chlorakas. The pensioner had left home around 7.30pm on Saturday night to go to his local coffee shop but never returned home. The search […]

Violent clashes between fans spread to a second French city on Saturday, tainting the opening days of the Euro 2016 soccer tournament and raising questions among supporters over policing tactics. Several hundred English and Russian fans squared off in Marseille, hurling beer bottles and chairs and drawing volleys of tear gas from riot police who […]

Six recycling bins were completely destroyed by fire at the Ayios Giorgos elementary school in Lakatamia in Nicosia on Saturday night, police and fire services said. The fire department said it had received an alert around 9.30pm and sent three fire engines from the Lakatamia station. The blaze was extinguished around 9.55pm The bins were […]

CIA chief John Brennan said on Sunday he expects 28 classified pages of a U.S. congressional report into the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States to be published, absolving Saudi Arabia of any responsibility. “I think the 28 pages will be published and I support their publication and everyone will see the evidence […]