Archive for 2012

Pat Rice’s MBE ‘richly deserved’

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger paid tribute to former assistant Pat Rice as “someone you could go to war with” after it was announced the long-serving Gunner has been awarded an MBE.

Rice made more than 400 appearances for Arsenal, helping …

New Year Honours List

Bradley Wiggins, who won the Tour de France and an Olympic gold, has been knighted in a New Year Honours list dominated by London 2012 medallists.

The cyclist appears on a special list drawn up to recognise 78 Games heroes.…

Greek tax cheats list altered to hide names -court sources

Greece‘s government backed calls for a parliamentary probe into former finance minister George Papaconstantinou on Friday after prosecutors found that names of his relatives had been deleted from a list of possible tax cheats he handled when in office.…

Cyprus police shooting probe

The independent police complaints commission is launching an investigation into the death of a suspect following a shootout with police. Savvas Xenofontos died of wounds when a car chase ended in an exchange of fire between police and a group …

‘Take it or leave it’ Orphanides suppliers told

A FINALISED ‘take it or leave it’ rescue plan for Orphanides Supermarkets is to be put to suppliers sometime in the next few days, and its rejection could spell the demise of the debt-ridden company.

A draft of the plan, …

Armed gang involved in Cyprus buffer zone sheep rustling

GANGS of animal rustlers are targeting livestock in areas close to the UN-controlled  buffer zone  according to police.

Most recently, livestock from the areas of Dali, Lympia, Potamia and Athienou have been stolen.

“The police are looking into the case …

Greek accused of grandparents murder then setting fire to house

Ross Konidaris has appeared in court accused of murdering his grandparents then setting fire to their house. This comes after their bodies were found inside their burning home in Yarraville Saturday morning.

The 24-year-old appeared in Melbourne magistrates court yesterday …

Eroglu:If Greek Cypriots accept our position agreement will be reached

Eroglu: If the Greek Cypriots accept our positions we will reach an agreement Turkish Cypriot daily Gunes newspaper (28.12.12) reports that the Turkish Cypriot leader, Dervis Eroglu has said that they follow closely the candidates in the presidential elections, which

occupied part of Cyprus Workers Clash With Police

Municipal workers protest the municipality in the Turkish-held northern part of Nicosia after the city doesn’t pay wages for three months, NTV television says, without citing anyone. * At least one demonstrator injured; workers set car tires on fire outside …

Further investigation into Nicosia Christmas Eve robbery

The police have ordered an investigation into the death of a man who died of bullet wounds he suffered during a police chase on Christmas eve.
Police spokesman Andreas Angelides said it was a tragic and very serious incident and …