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Motorcyclist killed
Betting shop robbed
321 identified
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Bailout looms

NICOSIA - Cyprus strongly hinted Monday it may have to apply for an international bailout before the end of this month, both for its banks and its general coffers.
"The issue is urgent....

Presidential candidate

NICOSIA - Makaria Andre Stylianou Monday announced her candidacy for the presidential elections of 2013.
Stylianou, an independent, is a member of the group of the ‘Discontented’ which...

Nadal rules Paris

PARIS - Spain's Rafa Nadal sank to his knees in celebration after beating Serbia's Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 to win a record seventh French Open title on Monday.
The number two seed...

Shots fired

PAPHOS - Shots were fired in Paphos during a robbery in which the weekend takings of the Papantoniou supermarket were stolen.
Three people stopped a vehicle driven by a store employee as...

Drunken cyclist

LIMASSOL - The most surprising catch in a three-day Limassol road safety blitz Sunday was a cyclist, found to be nearly four times over the alcohol limit.
The rider was stopped by police as he...

The issue is urgent warns Finance Minister
Stylianou throws hat into the election ring
Nadal wins record seventh French Open title
Supermarket weekend takings stolen
Caught in three-day road blitz in Limassol

Local news

11 June 2012 16:00

Motorcyclist killed

NICOSIA - A 55-year-old motorcyclist was killed on Sunday morning in Nicosia after being struck down by a car driven by what police say was a drunk driver.
According to police investigators,...

11 June 2012 16:01

Betting shop robbed

NICOSIA - Police are on the lookout for two armed robbers who hit a betting shop in Nicosia on Saturday night escaping with just over €11,000.

The robbery, according to police, took...

10 June 2012 21:34

321 identified

NICOSIA – A total of 321 persons – listed as missing since the intercommunal violence and the Turkish invasion – have been found and identified since 2007.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday,...

Sports news

11 June 2012 09:06

England to take on France

DONETSK - England manager Roy Hodgson called on his players to reproduce the form they consistently show for their clubs right from the opening Euro 2012 match against France on Monday.
The...

10 June 2012 08:52

Danes down dutch

KHARKIV - Denmark pulled off the first big surprise of the European Championship with a 1-0 victory over Holland on Saturday in Group B.
Michael Krohn-Dehli provided the finishing touch that...

09 June 2012 09:06

Russians overpower Czechs to go top

WROCLAW - EURO 2012 got off to an incident-packed start on Friday with Group A favourites Russia thrashing the Czech Republic 4-1 while Greece spoiled the party for co-hosts Poland in a drawn opening...

Economy

11 June 2012 16:06

Bailout for banks

NICOSIA - Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou has hit back at claims that the state will turn to an EU bailout due to its refinancing needs laying the blame instead at the feet of the banks and...

09 June 2012 09:05

Shrinking fast

NICOSIA The Cypriot economy will probably contract by 1.1 percent this year, its central bank said on Thursday as it sharply cut an earlier estimates of zero growth.

Greece's...

08 June 2012 09:41

GDP drops

BRUSSELS - GDP in Cyprus dropped by 0.3% during the first quarter of 2012 compared with the previous quarter, according to second estimates released Wednesday by Eurostat.

GDP...