Archive for 2011
Baghdad blasts kill 57 as Iraq tensions rise
A rash of bombings hit Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 57 people in the first big attack on Iraq’s capital since a crisis between its Shi’ite Muslim-led government and Sunni rivals erupted days after the U.S. troop withdrawal. The …
U.S. population grows at slowest rate since 1940s
The population of the United States is growing at its slowest rate in more than 70 years, the U.S. Census Bureau said on Wednesday.
The country’s population increased by an estimated 2.8 million to 311.6 million from April 1, 2010 …
Cyprus gas deposits indications expected soon
First indications on possible deposits of natural gas or oil in block 12 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) are expected to be announced around Christmas, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Praxoula Antoniadou has said. Antoniadou`s comments came in …
President Christofias and wife, Elsi, host lunch for enclaved children
A patriotic act is anything which will stop the suffering of all Cypriots and put an end to the country’s continuing occupation by Turkey and its division, President of the Republic Demetris Christofias has said.
The President and his wife, …
Defendants in Helios case acquitted
The majority of the Assize Court in Nicosia, in a prima facie decision, acquitted the defendants in the case of the Helios 2005 air crash which resulted in the death of all 121 passengers and crew on board, ruling that …
Tragic Wood Green bedsit death turned into film
The story of a woman whose remains were not discovered in her bedsit for more than two years after she died has been turned into a dramatic silver screen documentary.
News of the death of 38-year-old Joyce Vincent in her …
Cyprus FM concludes three-day visit to Washington
Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou Markoullis concludes Wednesday her three – day working visit to Washington.
According to her visit programme, Markoullis is expected to address today the European Institute to talk about «Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean: A Cypriot Perspective».…
Father wakes from a coma thinking it was 1994
Gary Rogers suffered a heart attack on holiday with his family last year and woke from a coma thinking it was 1994. He didn’t even recognise his daughters – Olivia, 18, and Lilly, 15 – and believed he’d split from …
Homeless people die 30 years younger, study suggests
Homeless people in England die 30 years younger than the national average, new research has suggested.
The Sheffield University report for the charity Shelter found a homeless person has a life expectancy of 47, compared to 77 for the rest …
Cyprus EU Presidency preparations intensify
Cyprus will chair the Presidency of the European Council in an efficient and successful way, and within the range of the country’s capabilities, Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou said on Tuesday, adding that the EU Presidency will reinforce the country’s prestige …
