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Espen Barth Eide, Mustafa Akinci, Nicos Anastasiades,

UN envoy calls off Cyprus talks, no deal on peace summit

A United Nations envoy called off talks with the rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus on Friday after failing to find ...

Cyprus' economy expected to pick up speed over next 2 years

Cyprus' economic growth is projected to pick up from 2.8 percent this year to around 3 percent annually over the next two ...

Espen Barth Eide

Cyprus leaders still 'far apart' on peace summit: UN envoy

The rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus are still "far apart" on holding a final peace summit next month that would ...

UN envoy: aim for final Cyprus summit deal by week's end

The United Nations envoy to Cyprus says he's working to get the rival leaders of the ethnically divided island nation to ...

Cyprus president: Talks proposal could bring swift results

The Greek Cypriot president of ethnically divided Cyprus on Monday urged Turkish Cypriots to accept his proposal to deal ...

Thorbjorn Jagland

Europe rights chief says migrant laws push youth to crime

Laws in some European countries that impede migrant children from reuniting with their families or force them to leave when ...

UN envoy in shuttle diplomacy for Cyprus talks' final phase

A United Nations envoy on Thursday shuttled between the rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus to clinch agreement on ...

Russian FM mocks US media over intelligence-sharing reports

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday mocked U.S. news reports suggesting President Donald Trump inappropriately ...

Sergey Lavrov

The Latest: Russia's deputy FM tipped as ambassador to US

The Latest on diplomatic relations between Russia and the United States (all times local): 5:40 p.m. Russian lawmakers have ...

Russian foreign minister mocks media over Trump disclosures

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has mocked U.S. news reports suggesting President Donald Trump shared sensitive ...

Germany considering Jordan, Cyprus for anti-IS base

Germany's defense minister says her office has drafted a list of eight locations where it could move aircraft supporting the ...

Cyprus: New convention targets illegal antiquities dealers

Europe's top human rights body is staking aim at smugglers and buyers who deal in stolen antiquities and other priceless ...

Cyprus religious leader: Church mulling founding own bank

Cyprus' Orthodox Christian Church says it is considering setting up a bank after forswearing any new investments in existing ...

APOEL Nicosia wins 5th straight Cyprus championship

APOEL Nicosia clinched a record-tying fifth consecutive Cyprus championship and the club's 26th overall by beating crosstown ...

Espen Barth Eide

UN envoy: Cyprus peace talks at risk from possible 'crisis'

Talks aimed at reunifying ethnically divided Cyprus are at risk of collapse because of a possible "international crisis," a ...

European development bank OKs investment in West Bank, Gaza

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development says its board has approved its involvement in building up the economy ...

Cyprus: Turkey's gas search 'threats' could sink peace talks

The spokesman for Cyprus' government says Turkey's "threats" to prevent oil and gas exploration off the ethnically divided ...

Cyprus leader criticizes UN envoy for alleged bias, haste

The president of Cyprus on Sunday criticized a U.N. envoy for perceived bias and undue haste amid troubled talks aimed at ...

Defiant rallies for worker rights mark May Day around world

Workers and activists marked May Day around the world Monday with defiant rallies and marches for better pay and working ...

Greek, Turkish Cypriot officials tour unfinished crossing

A new crossing point intended to encourage Cyprus' hoped-for reunification is nearing completion two years after the ...