|
|
|
|
|
|
Rival Cyprus leaders scrap military exercises
Athens/Nicosia - Rival Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders scrapped annual military exercises on Tuesday in a goodwill gesture amid the ongoing UN-led peace talks aimed at reunifying the divided island. Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias call...
[Posted on :
] Category : [
Europe (World) ]
|
|
|
UN deminer killed in Cyprus
Athens/Nicosia - A UN expert was killed Wednesday in the divided eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus while clearing landmines, the United Nations said. Femisberto Novele, a national from Mozambique, died in an explosion while clearing away a minef...
[Posted on :
] Category : [
Europe (World) ]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Olympic flame arrives in Canada for marathon torch relay
Athens - The Olympic flame arrived in Victoria Friday ahead of the longest domestic Olympic torch relay in history leading up to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. The flame arrived in the capital of British Columbia from Greece on a Canadian Forces je...
[Posted on :
] Category : [
Sports ]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PREVIEW: Greece looking to deliver again on big stage
Athens - When German coach Otto Rehhagel sensationally guided Greece to victory at the 2004 European Championships, Greek football fans hoped the win heralded the beginning of great things to come. Five years down the line, they are still waiting and...
[Posted on :
] Category : [
Sports ]
|
Cyprus inaugurates new airport in Larnaca
Athens/Nicosia - Cyprus opened a new airport Saturday with the vision of it becoming a regional transport hub in the coming decades. Cyprus President Dimitris Christofias inaugurated the new Larnaca terminal, built by a consortium of French and Cypri...
[Posted on :
] Category : [
Travel (General) ]
|
|
|
Man jumps to his death from Acropolis
Athens - A man jumped to his death Tuesday off the ancient Acropolis, one of the world's most visited tourist attractions, reports said. The man, aged between 25 to 30 years, died instantly after he ran and jumped off the 160-meter high Acropolis hil...
[Posted on :
] Category : [
Europe (World) ]
|
Court rules strike at Greece's biggest port illegal
Athens - A Greek court ruled on Tuesday that a dockworkers strike which has left thousands of containers stranded on cargo ships at the country's largest commercial port, is illegal. Workers in Piraeus began their strike on November 2 in opposition t...
[Posted on :
] Category : [
Business ]
|
Earthquake rattles Greek Ionian islands
Athens - An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale shook the Greek Ionian islands on Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The underwater quake was recorded at 11:51 am (0951 GMT). It had an epicentre 300 kilome...
[Posted on :
] Category : [
Nature (Environment) ]
|
Cyprus football fans will need to show ID cards to attend matches
Athens/Nicosia - Cypriot football fans will need to show state identity cards before they can purchase tickets for domestic league matches in an effort to crack down on violence, authorities announced Wednesday. Officials made the announcement follow...
[Posted on :
] Category : [
Sports ]
|
Earthquake rattles Greek island of Evia
Athens - An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale shook the Greek Aegean island of Evia on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The underwater quake was recorded at 9:26 am (0726 GMT). It had an epicentre 70 ki...
[Posted on :
] Category : [
Nature (Environment) ]
|
|
|
|
|
