Новости за 29.04.2019

Global military expenditure reached its highest level last year since the end of the Cold War, fuelled by increased spending in the United States and China, the world’s two biggest economies, a leading defence think-tank said on Monday. In its annual report, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said overall global military spending in […]

Police have yet to charge the suspect in their murder investigations in order to ensure their case is as airtight as possible once indictments are issued, an expert has told the Cyprus Mail. Andreas Kapardis, emeritus professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Cyprus, was asked to comment on why authorities have […]

Sheffield United captain Billy Sharp says spending the majority of his career outside the Premier League means he has special appreciation for their promotion to the top flight. Sharp has scored 24 goals in 41 appearances in all competitions for Sheffield this season and their promotion was sealed when Leeds United drew with Aston Villa […]

Unidentified gunmen killed one pastor and five congregants in an attack on a Protestant church in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, government spokesman Remy Fulgance Dandjinou said on Monday. Burkina Faso has been beset by rising Islamist violence this year, but the attack was the first of its kind on a church in the religiously tolerant West African country, Dandjinou […]

Indonesia’s president has decided to move the capital of the world’s fourth most populous country away from the crowded main island of Java, but has yet to finalise a new location, the planning minister said on Monday. President Joko Widodo’s decision comes less than two weeks after private pollsters said he had won an April […]

By Andonis Vassiliades Since the 2016 US presidential election and Donald Trump’s accession to power no other person on the planet has had so much media coverage on a daily basis for the wrong reasons. We have covered various aspects of Donald Trump’s presidency and his own persona in previous comments, but the publication of […]

Northern Cyprus’ ‘foreign ministry’ on Monday lambasted Archbishop Chrysostomos for his ‘racist’ remarks when he admonished Greek Cypriots for crossing to the north to shop and to fly using Ercan (Tymbou) airport. In his Easter message, which might have been expected to be one of unity and concord coming from a church figure, Chrysostomos instead […]

Youth for Climate Cyprus will be staging another demonstration outside parliament on May 3 to protest what they say is the government’s ‘inaction’ on climate change. Following the gathering outside parliament, the youths plan to march to the ministry of agriculture. “Unfortunately, following our previous demonstration, the parliament did not debate or take any measures […]

Nicos Metaxas, the suspect in a series of gruesome murders, reportedly told police he killed two young girls because he did want to leave any witnesses. In a 10-page handwritten confession given to authorities last week, Metaxas admitted to the murder of seven persons, five adult women and two children aged 6 and 8. Four […]

By Tracy Roth-Rotsas With the Christmas gluttony behind us, Easter temptation ahead of us and summer trying its best to break through the winter chill, there’s never been a better time to embrace a healthier lifestyle! Cue a visit to Green Life, located in the Limassol court district. It’s a small shop, but cute, with […]

As police scramble to examine collected evidence and gather statements from neighbours and those close to the victims of suspected serial killer Nikos Metaxas, the investigating officers were reinforced on Monday by a five-member team of Scotland Yard experts who are expected to assist in his interrogation. The British team includes a pathologist, a clinical […]

Czech football player Josef Sural from Turkey’s top tier Aytemiz Alanyaspor was killed after a minibus carrying players from the club crashed while returning from an away match, the club said on Monday. Sural, a striker for Alanyaspor and the Czech national team, died at the hospital where he and six of his teammates were […]

A man held by Turkey on suspicion of spying for the United Arab Emirates has committed suicide by hanging himself in prison, the Istanbul prosecutor’s office said on Monday. The suspect, named as Zaki Y. M. Hasan, was found hanging from the bathroom door in his cell in Silivri prison, west of Istanbul, when guards arrived to […]

Household income per capita in the Euro area  increased by 0.3 per cent in real terms in the last quarter of 2018, according to data released by Eurostat on Monday. The increase followed an earlier increase of 0.2 per cent in the previous quarter, said the statistical office of the European Union. Household real consumption […]

Consent forms, which ask permission to access messages, photographs, emails and social media accounts, have been rolled out across the 43 forces in England and Wales. The move is part of the response to the disclosure scandal, which rocked confidence in the criminal justice system when a string of rape and serious sexual assault cases collapsed after […]

Mercedes may feel a sense of deja vu with Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton locked in an increasingly exclusive battle for the Formula One title but team boss Toto Wolff says it is different to what went before. A full-blown, gloves-off, intra-team rivalry — such as Mercedes had to manage with Hamilton and retired champion […]

By Sarah Coyne The relationship between art and architecture has been a tradition through the centuries. It can be traced back to many great artists who were also architects such as the great Leonardo da Vinci, Giacomo Della Porta and the high Baroque work of Gian Lorenzo Bernini. In the island’s own capital city the […]

Police launched an island-wide campaign targeting motorcycle and moped drivers on Monday, highlighting that in the period between 2014-2018, 52 per cent of motorcyclists who died in an accident were not wearing a crash helmet. The campaign, that will run through next Sunday, May 5, will target motorcycle and moped drivers without helmets, as well […]

More people sought help for incidents of domestic violence during the height of the economic crisis than they did before and after, a new study on Cyprus indicates. According to the study, the average reporting of domestic violence incidents per month rose during the economic crisis – between 2011 and 2015. The research paper by […]

For the second year running, Paphos will take part in a charity event next month to raise awareness of the tragedies caused by drink-driving. The second annual Dr Yiota Demetriou – The Dancing Queen Foundation, I’d Rather Walk than Drink and Drive’ charity walk will take place in Paphos in May and will cover a 5km […]

A 19-year-old man accused of opening fire on Sabbath worshippers in a deadly shooting rampage at a Southern California synagogue is believed to have acted alone, without help from any organised group, authorities said on Sunday. Police say the gunman walked into the suburban San Diego synagogue late on Saturday morning, the last day of the week-long Jewish holiday […]

A 44-year-old Czech national was arrested on Sunday at the Ayios Dometios checkpoint after two European arrest warrants issued by the Czech Republic were found against him. The arrest warrants concern cases of possession and distribution of drugs, aggravated attack, failure to appear before a court and other offences. The offences appear to have been […]

JRR Tolkien’s fantastical world of hobbits, elves and orcs have won over fans around the world in the decades since The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings stories were published. Now the British novelist himself is the subject of a film that looks at his early years and inspirations for his works. X-Men and […]

A 19-year-old Paphos resident was arrested on Sunday night after evidence linked him to a stolen car, that was later found parked at his home. The car was reported stolen by the 36-year-old owner, who told police that his car was stolen after the perpetrator broke into his home and stole the key, as well […]

Authorities on Monday morning were focusing efforts on retrieving the second suitcase located in the ‘red lake’ near Mitsero mine, believed to contain two bodies of murder victims that the 35-year-old suspected serial killer included in his confession to the police. The first suitcase was brought up by specialist crews on Sunday. It contained the […]