Public expenditure on public and private education reached EUR 1,357.7 mln (EUR 1.4 bln) in 2009, according to the annual report "Statistics of Education" for the school year 2009/10. This is equivalent
A stricken Italian cruise liner shifted on its rocky resting place as worsening weather disrupted an increasingly despairing hunt for survivors and authorities almost doubled their estimate of the number missing to
A Russian-owned cargo ship laden with ammunition evaded international sanctions and ended up in Syria, despite assurances given to the Cyprus government that it would return home or be directed to another
The U.S. embassy in Thailand warned on Friday that "foreign terrorists" could be looking to conduct attacks in areas of the capital, Bangkok, frequented by toursts and told its citizens in a
A Catholic priest admitted in a German court on Thursday to sexually abusing three boys over eight years, including one he was preparing for his first communion and two brothers during trips
The government continued on Thursday its meetings with the group of experts on the natural gas issue. Commerce, Industry and Tourism Minister Praxoulla Antoniadou will receive today the data regarding the results
Apple Inc said on Friday it will stop selling its latest iPhone in its retail stores in Beijing and Shanghai to ensure the safety of its customers and employees. The iPhone 4S,
Two post-Byzantine icons, looted from churches in the northern Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus and sold illegally following the 1974 Turkish invasion, will return home. The icons, depicting Jesus and St. John Chrysostomos,
* Russians ready to invest or escape Putin’s clampdown? * The continued downgrades of the Cyprus banking system, made worse by the local banks’ exposure to Greek government bonds (GGBs) and the
Turkish Cypriots spent less over the UN-monitored Green Line in 2011 than in 2010, according to data from JCC Payment Systems. Plastic card spending by “Turkish credit cards” (cards issued by Turkish
