Новости за 22.04.2018

By Doina Chiacu and Heekyong Yang   U.S. President Donald Trump said the North Korean nuclear crisis is far from conclusion on Sunday, striking a cautious note a day after the North’s pledge to end its nuclear tests raised hopes before planned summits with South Korea and the United States. “We are a long way […]

A flash of attacking brilliance from Olivier Giroud and an emphatic header from substitute Alvaro Morata earned Chelsea a 2-0 win over struggling Southampton at Wembley on Sunday and an FA Cup final date with Manchester United next month. Giroud muscled and dribbled past three defenders and flailing keeper Alex McCarthy seconds into the second […]

By Irem Koca and Gulsen Solaker   A fledgling Turkish political party founded by a popular former interior minister will be allowed to run in snap June elections, authorities ruled on Sunday, after 15 parliamentarians from the main opposition switched parties to bolster its ranks. Turkey’s top electoral board ruled the nationalist Iyi (Good) Party […]

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth attended a star-studded special concert on Saturday as the world’s oldest and longest-reigning living monarch celebrated her 92nd birthday. Welsh singer Tom Jones kicked off the show with his hit “It’s Not Unusual” shortly before Elizabeth appeared in the royal box of London’s Albert Hall, flanked by her family. Kylie Minogue, Sting, Ladysmith Black […]

Paphos police on Sunday stopped a 13-year-old boy driving a car with a 15-year-old as passenger. The underage driver was signalled to stop during a routine traffic check at 1 am, but ignored police’s orders. The  teenager sped off and a police car went in pursuit, eventually stopping him. He ran through several red lights […]

President Nicos Anastasiades will meet separately on Monday with Edek leader Marinos Sizopoulos and Diko chief Nikolas Papadopoulos to brief them on last week’s dinner with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci. They will go to the Presidential Palace in the morning, while more meetings are planned with the rest of the party leaders possibly within […]

DEPUTY Giorgos Perdikis was re-elected chairman of the Greens unopposed on Sunday, at the party’s conference. Elections were also to be held for new deputy chairman, two vice chairpersons and the members of the central committee, all of whom serve a three-year term. Speaking to journalists, Perdikis said that this was a “historic moment” for […]

By Tim Ghianni A man who was naked but for a green jacket shot and killed at least four people and wounded at least three others at a Waffle House restaurant near Nashville, Tennessee early Sunday, authorities said. The gunman, armed with what was described as an AR-15 style assault rifle, walked into the restaurant […]

A man who was naked but for a green jacket shot and killed three people and wounded four others at a Waffle House restaurant near Nashville, Tennessee early Sunday, police said. The gunman was armed with what was described as an AR-15 style assualt rifle walked into the restaurant in Antioch, in suburban Nashville, shortly […]

A 32-year-old man from Limassol is to appear in court for reporting to police there had been a murder attempt against him on Saturday. According to the police, the man went to the Limassol police headquarters on Saturday evening with leg injuries claiming he had been shot by another person. He was taken to hospital […]

Britain’s health minister Jeremy Hunt threatened to impose new regulations on social media firms unless they do more to protect young people using their services. Hunt said the groups were “turning a blind eye” to the effect social media had on children’s well-being – an accusation that comes as Facebook and others face heightened scrutiny […]

Britain’s health minister Jeremy Hunt threatened to impose new regulations on social media firms unless they did more to protect young people using their services. Hunt said the groups were “turning a blind eye” to the effect social media had on children’s well-being – an accusation that comes as Facebook and others face heightened scrutiny […]

Hundreds of hunters, members of the newly-established Movement of Cypriot Hunters, blocked the highway at the Rizoelia roundabout, outside Larnaca, for around two hours on Sunday morning, in protest against the government’s hunting restrictions. The group blocked the roundabout through which cars heading for the airport from Nicosia would go, at around 7am with their cars. […]

Hundreds of hunters, members of the newly-established Movement of Cypriot Hunters, blocked the highway at the Rizoelia roundabout, outside Larnaca, for more around two hours on Sunday morning, in protest against the government’s hunting restrictions. The group blocked the roundabout through which cars heading for the airport from Nicosia would go, at around 7am with […]

The most significant human rights issues observed in Cyprus last year  included instances of corruption and societal violence against members of minority ethnic and national groups, said the State Department’s Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2017. According to the report released this week, the government investigated and prosecuted officials who committed human rights […]

French authorities said they would reopen Mont Saint-Michel on Sunday after calling off an alert caused by a man threatening the police. The local government earlier evacuated the major tourist attraction after local bar owner heard the man uttering threats at the site in the northwestern region of Normandy. Police searched the site but failed […]

French authorities said they evacuated the island of Mont Saint-Michel after a man threatened police at the major tourist attraction on Sunday. A witness heard a man uttering threats after he entered the site in the northwestern region of Normandy around 0530 GMT, district prefect Jean-Marc Sabathe told France Info radio station. “For security reasons […]

By Qadir Sediqi and Sayed Hassib   A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a voter registration centre in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday, killing at least 57 people and injuring more than 100, in the most serious attack yet on preparations for elections scheduled for October. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack […]

By Hasmik Mkrtchyan   Armenian police detained three opposition leaders on Sunday and held nearly 200 protesters during the latest demonstrations against the appointment of the former President Serzh Sarksyan as prime minister. Protesters accuse Sarksyan of clinging to power after he was appointed premier this month following 10 years as president. Tens of thousands […]

Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sarksyan rejected on Sunday opposition demands to step down, as protests against the former president’s appointment as premier extended to a 10th day. Protesters accuse Sarksyan of clinging to power after he was appointed premier this month following 10 years as president. Tens of thousands of opponents have marched through Yerevan, […]

The 65 swine farms operating in Cyprus are able to cover over 90 per cent of Cyprus’ needs in pork meat, said Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis, citing data of the Department of Agriculture. The minister was addressing on Saturday the 2nd Scientific Conference on Pig farming in Limassol, organised by professional associations, members of the Cyprus […]

Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry on Sunday instructed drone enthusiasts to obtain permission to fly the devices until regulations were finalised, a day after security forces shot down a recreational drone near the king’s palace in Riyadh. Amateur online videos of heavy gunfire in the capital’s Khozama district on Saturday sparked fears of possible political unrest […]

A Japanese woman born in the final year of the 19th century and believed to have been the world’s oldest person died on Saturday, Kyodo news agency said. She was 117. Nabi Tajima, born in 1900, died from old age at a hospital on her native southwestern island of Kikaijima, Kyodo said. Guinness World Records […]

The diminutive actor who starred in the Austin Powers movies’ as “Mini Me”, Verne Troyer, died Saturday at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 49. “It is with great sadness and heavy hearts to write that Verne passed away today,” his family posted on his Instagram account. The cause of death was not announced, […]

Aston Martin has recently presented its Lagonda Vision Concept, which it says marks the beginning of “a new range of state of the art, emission-free luxury vehicles”. Production is planned to start in 2021. Lagonda aims to be the world’s first zero emission luxury brand. It will “confound traditional thinking and take full advantage of […]