French strike hits Paris airport flights

PARIS, (Reuters) – One in two flights to Orly airport south of Paris was cancelled on Monday due to a strike by some air-traffic controllers, France‘s civil aviation authority (DGAC) said. A

Countdown to Cyprus Presidential polling day

The Central Election Commission is putting the final touches to preparations for Sunday’s presidential elections, contested by nine candidates, three of whom are running neck to neck according to opinion polls. Results,

Isolated Turk Cypriots try to clean up image

Turkish Cypriot authorities are trying to shed their tiny enclave’s image as a haven for crooks with new laws on money laundering and casinos, but their efforts are being undermined by Cyprus’s

EU to launch Kosovo mission before independence

By Paul Taylor BRUSSELS,(Reuters) – The European Union is set to complete authorisation of a big supervisory mission in Kosovo this week, just before the territory is expected to declare independence from