Archive for 2011
Omonia manager ban reduced
The Cyprus Football Association has reduced a six-month ban it imposed on the coach of league-leading club Omonia for shoving a referee to just four games. But a CFA appeals board upheld a €2,000 fine for coach Neophytos Larkou, who …
Clegg attacks Conservative allies over EU
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg exposed coalition tensions over Europe on Sunday when he said he was “bitterly disappointed” by the outcome of the European Union summit and had told Prime Minister David Cameron it was “bad for Britain.”
Clegg, …
Russians stage mass protests against Putin
Tens of thousands of people in Moscow and thousands more in cities across Russia demanded an end to Vladimir Putin’s rule and a rerun of a parliamentary election on Saturday in the biggest opposition protests since he rose to power …
AEK top in Greece
AEK stretched its lead on top of the Super League thanks to a 2-1 home win over PAS Giannina on December 10, while PAOK scored a much-needed 3-1 victory over Atromitos at home.
With the Olympic Stadium unusually full of …
Consultations on UNFICYP resolution continue
Εfforts by the five permanent members of the Security Council to agree on a draft resolution on the renewal of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) continue in earnest, after a failed attempt on Friday.
Consultations …
European Council urges Ankara to respect EU Presidency
The EU 27 heads of states and governments have urged Turkey to fully respect the role of the presidency of the Council of the EU, taking into consideration recent Turkish statements that Ankara would freeze its relations with the EU …
Turkish settlers’ children majority of the students in Occupied area
Akansoy says the Turkish settlers’ children constitute the majority of the students in the “public” schools in the occupied areasTurkish Cypriot daily Yeni Duzen (09.12.11) reports that the general secretary of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) Asim Akansoy stated that …
President: Cyprus EU Presidency will be European and objective
The Republic of Cyprus will hold a European and objective presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of 2012, President of Cyprus Demetris Christofias has stressed.
In his intervention at the European Council which wrapped up …
Turkish Prime Minister Surgery
Turkey’s Health Minister on Erdogan’s health condition; Erdogan’s surgeon assures that Erdogan does not suffer from cancer diseaseAccording to Turkish daily Hurriyet Daily News (08.12.11) the Health Minister Recep Akdag, in statements yesterday at conference in Ankara, has said that …
Schoolgirl’s death in Trent Park caused by ‘neglect’
A TEENAGE athlete, who died during a cross country race at Trent Park, could have been saved if there had not been a delay in getting her to hospital, a coroner said today.
Shannon Powell, 14, from Northwood, died on …
