WHO expects human transmission of flu

World Health Organization Director General lee Jong-Wook said on Monday that human transmission of the deadly strain of bird flu (H5N1 avian flu) would certainly occur but he could not predict when.

Cyprus President criticises US stance

Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos accused the US of having unclear positions on the Cyprus problem on Thursday. Speaking at Larnaca Airport prior to his departure for Paris, he said that until recently

Cypriot bi-communal relations deteriorate

Deputy President of the opposition party Democratic Rally (DISY) Averof Neophytou said that “things are getting worse at all levels” in the climate between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities. His

Bicommunal anti-discrimination group

The initiative for the setting up of a coalition against discrimination, consisting of 12 Turkish-Cypriot and Greek-Cypriot organisations, invites all NGOs and persons active or interested in combating discrimination, to a meeting

Cyprus confirms EU Constitution ratification

The government announced yesterday that the instrument of ratification of the EU Constitutional Treaty was submitted by the Cypriot Ambassador to Italy Stavros Epaminondas to the Legal Department of the Italian Foreign

International Police Association in Limassol

The International Police Association festivities began in Limassol on Wednesday. Welcoming delegates Justice and Public Order Minister Doros Theodorou said that the main aim of the police is to offer services to

Talat must accept EU role

Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat must accept the important role of the EU in a Cyprus solution, British High Commissioner Peter Millett said Tuesday. Invited to comment on Talat’s statement that