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Briton sentenced to 8 years for UK soldier's death
A Cyprus criminal court on Friday sentenced a British teenager to eight years in prison over the stabbing death of a British soldier during a ...
Cyprus may presell gas reserves to ease crisis
Cyprus may presell the country's offshore natural gas reserves to raise cash quickly and pull it out of its deep financial crisis, the country's ...
Turkish PM talking Syria with Obama at White House
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is looking for stepped-up action on Syria as he meets with President Barack Obama at the White House.
IMF approves funds for Cyprus bailout
The IMF's executive board has approved a $1.3 billion loan for Cyprus as part of a larger bailout package meant to avert a debt default. The IMF, one ...
Eurozone's struggling economies mired in recession
The eurozone is stuck in recession — its longest since the euro was founded in 1999. The latest figures from the European Union's statistics office ...
Cyprus may get its moon rock after 40 years
Cyprus may finally get its piece of the moon. Some 40 years ago, the Mediterranean island nation was supposed to receive a 1.1 gram piece of moon rock ...
Briton tried in UK soldier's death seeks leniency
The lawyer for a British teenager who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death of a British soldier asked a Cypriot criminal court on ...
Turkish Cypriot leader seeking US help on talks
The prime minister of the breakaway Turkish north of ethnically divided Cyprus was in Washington on Thursday looking for ways to revive stalled ...
Euro ministers urge troubled Slovenia to act
European finance ministers on Monday urged Slovenia to move swiftly in addressing the problems in its banking sector and get its public finances under ...
Germany: Hope to advance Turkish EU talks soon
Germany's foreign minister said Sunday he hopes that a new chapter in Turkey's stalled European Union membership talks can be opened in the coming ...
Iran recalls its ambassador in Cyprus
Iran has withdrawn its ambassador in Cyprus to protest the country's decision to extradite an Iranian to the United States for prosecution, officials ...
Cyprus exempts capital controls on 4 foreign banks
Cyprus authorities have dropped controls on money transfers and withdrawals for international clients of four foreign banks with branches or ...
Slovenia announces anti-bailout measures
Slovenia's government announced Thursday an austerity plan designed to raise 540 million euros ($707 million) in new taxes as part of an effort to ...
Cyprus keeps limits on money flows
Cyprus will keep limits on money transfers and withdrawals until it is more confident that its ailing banks will not face a run, the central bank's ...
Cyprus parliament approves bailout
Cyprus' lawmakers approved on Tuesday a multi-billion bailout agreement with international creditors aimed at preventing the crisis-hit country from ...
Coach of Cypriot champion APOEL resigns
The coach of newly crowned Cypriot champion APOEL Nicosia has resigned after guiding the club to its 22nd title this week. A statement posted on the ...
Cyprus tries to make politicians more accountable
Cyprus' president and other politicians will have their immunity from prosecution significantly curbed as part of a package of new reforms aiming to ...
APOEL Nicosia wins 22nd Cypriot championship title
APOEL Nicosia has been crowned Cyprus champion for the 22nd time in its 86-year history. Omonia Nicosia's 4-0 thrashing of Anorthosis Famagusta gave ...
Economic crisis sets back peace in divided Cyprus
When the barriers carving Cyprus in half were finally breached 10 years ago this week, Turkish Cypriot Fethi Akinci forged what some might consider ...
Cyprus further eases limits on money transfers
Cyprus significantly eased restrictions on money transfers inside and outside the country Thursday to help businesses spur a deeply slumping economy.
Briton admits manslaughter in UK soldier's death
A British man pleaded guilty Monday to manslaughter in the stabbing death of a 19-year-old British soldier during a nightclub brawl last year in ...
Cyprus says insurance firm deposits to take losses
Cyprus' central bank says all insurance firm deposits in the bailed-out country's second largest bank will now take a loss of 27.5 percent. The bank ...
Cyprus to open casinos to restart economy
Cyprus' president said Friday that the bailed-out country will open casinos and bolster its tourism sector to get the economy going again.
Official: Cyprus lawmakers to vote on bailout deal
Cyprus' parliament must vote on the 23 billion euro ($30 billion) bailout deal the country has agreed upon with international creditors, the Cypriot ...