Archive for 2011

Cat Inherits £10m From Owner

Tommasino (bottom) was taken in as a stray

An Italian cat has become the third richest animal in the world after inheriting almost £10m after his wealthy owner died and left him the entire family fortune.

Maria Assunta died last …

29-year-old Cypriot man remanded in Custody

A 29-year-old Greek Cypriot man was remanded in custody for eight days on Tuesday in connection with the murder of a pregnant 24-year-old Moldovian woman and the death of her three year old daughter.
The man, said by police to …

Deadly attack rocks Belgian City

A gunman has opened fire in the centre of the Belgian city of Liege, killing at least three people and wounding 75. The man also threw grenades into a crowded square from a rooftop before killing himself, reports say. The …

Father ‘Stabbed Family’

A father is thought to have stabbed his wife and their two young children before he died from smoke inhalation.

The bodies of Richard and Clair Smith and their sons, nine-year-old Ben and Aaron, one, were found at their home …

Sunday’s Youth Results

Youth

U18’s

Potters Bar 5 Panathinaikos G 4

Alexandra Park 1 Panathinaikos B 4

Omonia W 1 Abbots Youth 2

U16’s

Leverstock 5 Panathinaikos W 0

Omonia G 1 Boreham Wood 3

U15’s

Omonia W 3 Whetstone 1

Omonia G …

We need productive meetings for Cyprus process to go forward

The UN Secretary General’s Special Adviser on Cyprus Alexander Downer has said the leaders’ meeting on Monday was unsuccessful and unproductive, and urged all involved to work harder to make sure the meetings are more productive and the process goes …

Cyprus accepts 7,85 millions grant

Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway donated Monday the total amount of 7.85 million euros assistance to Cyprus for the period 2009-2014.

According to an official announcement, the assistance is given in the framework of an agreement of the three countries with …

Toronto’s ‘gay’ penguins split as one mates with female

Buddy (centre) takes an interest in Pedro (right), snubbing a female (left)

Toronto’s so-called gay penguins, Buddy and Pedro, have officially split, say zoo keepers, after one of them found a female mate.

They were separated last month by zoo …

3 hour strike in Cyprus

A three-hour strike was held by Civil Service unions Pasydy, Peo and Sek from 9am to 12pm. The action was in protest against the government’s austerity measures.
Some teachers unions also joinied the strike.
Essential services, including the two airports …

Population in the occupied area is 294.906

Kucuk announced that according to the census’ preliminary result the population in occupied areas is 294.906 Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris (10.12.11) reports that according to the preliminary results of the population census conducted on 4 December, the population in the …