Four runner ups of leftwing AKEL party in the May 2006 parliamentary elections will be nominated members of the 56-seat House of Representatives following the election of Demetris Christofias as President of
Limassol will be welcoming King Carnival with a colourful and festive display on Thursday, marking the beginning of carnival festivities, which will last till March 9. Limassol Mayor Andreas Christou said this
By Marcin Grajewski and Ilona Wissenbach BRUSSELS, Feb 28 (Reuters) – European Union energy ministers debated on Thursday the best way to separate power supply from transmission networks after surprise news that
Liechtenstein’s Prime Minister Otmar Hasler said on Thursday that his country aimed to conclude a tax fraud agreement with the European Union, in the midst of a tax evasion scandal concerning the
European Union Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou has been appointed Foreign Minister of Cyprus in the new cabinet of communist AKEL party leader Demetris Christofias who was elected present in last Sunday’s runoff
By Michele Kambas NICOSIA, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Cyprus’s President Demetris Christofias said on Thursday his first priority was a peace deal on the divided island but said the key to a
China, worried about an ageing population, is studying scrapping its controversial one-child policy but will not do away with family-planning policies altogether, a senior official said. With the world’s biggest population straining
British executive Robert Mills says his express delivery firm is enjoying explosive growth in Iran, despite tightening international sanctions on the Islamic Republic over its disputed nuclear plans. With a longstanding U.S.
The 2002 agreement on maritime transport between China and the European Union will enter into force on March 1. It contains provisions on market access and provides for cooperation on maritime affairs
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has been recorded at the highest rates ever, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report that presents findings from the largest survey to date on the scale
