Новости за 23.06.2016

By Sarah Marsh Colombia’s government and the country’s leftist FARC rebels signed a historic ceasefire deal on Thursday that brings them tantalizingly close to ending the last major leftist insurgency in Latin America after more than half a century of war. The accord, capping three years of talks in Havana, paves the way for a […]

By Nathan Morley in Ayia Napa Four people were left dead late on Thursday evening after a shootout in an Ayia Napa restaurant. Details were sketchy, but police sources said that two people were additionally injured in the incident and rushed to hospital. Their condition was unclear. Police sources initially told the Cyprus Mail that […]

Larnaca police on Thursday located the two mobile phones and an i-Pad belonging to 36-year-old Daniela Rosca, a Moldovan national who was found murdered in her flat last November. The three items had been burned then buried at a spot in the Koshi area. Police were able to track the items using metal detectors, after […]

  Lawyer Panayiotis Neocleous on Thursday denied having conspired with former deputy attorney-general Rikkos Erotokritou to fail to show up at the hearing of a lawsuit filed by the former deputy AG against the Bank of Cyprus, requesting to have €0.5 million in loans his company took out offset with an equal amount of seized […]

Andreas Sophocleous, the second firefighter who lost his life while battling the flames in the Solea area, was laid to rest on Thursday as grieving friends and relatives praised his lifelong dedication to the profession. The funeral for Sophocleous, 49, was held at the Ioannis Chrysostomos church in Lakatamia in Nicosia. Attending were President Nicos […]

By Piya Sinha-Roy The guitar riff Led Zeppelin used in the 1971 classic “Stairway to Heaven” differed substantially from one the English band was accused of stealing from the U.S. group Spirit, a jury found on Thursday in a copyright infringement trial in Los Angeles. The decision was a victory for Led Zeppelin, one of […]

A 66-year-old woman from Pano Lefkara became the latest apparent drowning victim on Thursday after she had gone for a swim at Governor’s Beach, Limassol. According to reports, bathers spotted Ioulia Evangelou floating in the sea shortly before 5pm. The police from the Moni station were summoned and brought the woman ashore aided by a […]

Parliament on Thursday unanimously passed a bill allowing the payment of overdue social insurance contributions through 54 monthly instalments instead of the 48 proposed by the government. The bill provides for a minimum instalment depending on the amount owed. For social insurance arrears up to €500, the instalment is €25; €50 for between €500 and […]

If you’re planning to go to work on Tuesday, you may want to think again because the performance by the British band Rudimental on Monday is sure to keep you up way past your bedtime. Here again to get the waves at Makronissos Beach Club rising to the beat, Rudimental are sure to keep Ayia […]

Six persons were arrested on Thursday, and two more were being sought by police, in connection with a third case involving a loan scam at the now-defunct Ayia Fyla cooperative bank. The eight individuals are suspected of being embroiled in the scam where the loans were granted without the required collateral. Among others, they are […]

Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou on Thursday deflected a direct question relating to some criticism as to the number of firefighting aircraft the Republic has at its disposal on its own. In all 20 aircraft from Cyprus, Israel, UK, Greece, France and Italy took part at various stages during the five days it took to bring […]

Marcos Baghdatis crashed out at the quarter-final stage of the Aegon Open in Nottingham on Thursday after suffering defeat to Pablo Cuevas 6-4, 4-6, 7-6. Baghdatis failed to reach the last four of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle last week but looked to have put the disappointment behind him by reaching the quarter-finals of […]

A man who depicted Tayyip Erdogan as the Lord of the Rings character Gollum was convicted of insulting the president on Thursday and warned he faced a year in jail if he committed another crime, the Hurriyet newspaper reported. A court in the southwestern province of Antalya sentenced Rifat Cetin – who likened Erdogan on […]

Seif Eldin Mustafa, the hijacker of an Egyptair plane that was diverted to Larnaca in late March, pleaded with a judge on Thursday to deny the Egyptian government’s request to have him extradited to his home country. Reading out a 20-page statement in Arabic, translated simultaneously in the courtroom, Mustafa said a decision to extradite […]

By Donna Owens Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson Jr was found not guilty on Thursday of second-degree depraved heart murder in the death of black detainee Freddie Gray, the most serious criminal charge he faced. Judge Barry Williams handed down the verdict in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Goodson, 46, was the driver of a police […]

A gunman took hostages at a cinema in western Germany on Thursday before police shot him dead, a police spokesman told the N-TV television channel, adding that no other people were injured. German television showed pictures of heavily armed police, wearing helmets and body armour, storming the Kinopolis complex in Viernheim and a couple fleeing […]

Fire engines at Larnaca airport took precautionary measures Thursday as the pilot of a British Airways plane from London Heathrow reported smoke in the cockpit during the approach for landing. At about 2pm after the pilot of the Airbus A320 informed the control tower that he would attempt to land the plane, air traffic controllers […]

By Ingrid Melander and Brian Love Thousands of demonstrators marched under massive police presence in Paris on Thursday to demand that President Francois Hollande scrap labour reform plans that have sparked months of protests marked by serious violence. More than 2,000 police enforced strict security measures around the capital’s Place de la Bastille square to […]

Following the springing up on environmental tree-hugging social media sites of groups planning to meet in order to plant trees in the fire gutted areas of Soleas, the Forestry Department Thursday requested the public to refrain from the practice saying it could do more harm than good. After thanking the public for their support and […]

By Pete Vernon Oscar Pistorius said that Reeva Steenkamp, the girlfriend he was convicted of murdering on Valentine’s Day 2013, would want him to go free, in a television interview due to be broadcast on Friday. The Paralympic athlete, who shot Steenkamp dead through a locked toilet door, told British broadcaster ITV she would want […]

Iceland’s performance at Euro 2016 so far means that they have no reason to sweat over Monday’s last-16 clash against England, midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson said. Iceland, who are making their first appearance at a major tournament, beat Austria 2-1 on Wednesday to finish second in their group and book their place in the knockout stages […]

The fire in the Solea region that resulted in the death of two firefighters and destroyed huge areas of pine forest was brought under control, Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis, said on Thursday. Air and ground firefighting forces remained in the area, he said, tackling outbreaks immediately when necessary. A large airborne force from Cyprus, Israel, […]

The Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides have achieved significant progress on the matter under discussion in the reunification talks, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday, as he voiced hope that the talks would eventually lead to an agreement that would be acceptable to both communities. “I must say that there was significant progress as regards […]

Germany’s Bild newspaper promised on Thursday that Germans would not hog hotel sunloungers and would ditch their goalkeeper for the next penalty shootout, playing on friendly stereotypes in a last-ditch plea to Britons to stay in the European Union. “Dear Brits, if you remain in the EU … then we ourselves will recognise the Wembley […]

Guaba beach bar in Limassol is officially taking over the weekend with the Spanish DJ/producing duo Chus and Ceballos set to make waves on Saturday, while Sunday sees a first for Cyprus, a live performance by the Dutch artist DJ Dannic with Simon de Jano & Madwill from Italy. The party weekend starts at 2pm […]