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4051. Scotland's Sturgeon promises independence plan once UK Brexit deal known

4052. Ticking bombs

4053. Turkish Cypriot religious leader supports return of icons held in Kyrenia castle to Church of Cyprus

4054. Lessons from Northern Ireland

4055. Indonesian leader says all quake victims must be found as toll rises to 1,234

4056. Cyprus celebrates Independence Day

A military parade took place in Nicosia on Monday to mark the independence of the Republic of Cyprus, when the island moved from being a British colony to an official UN member state 58 years ago...

4057. Angry parent takes gun to school in the north

Teacher unions in the north are calling for safety measures in Turkish Cypriot schools, following an incident where an angry parent pulled a gun on a primary teacher during class...

4058. Tsipras’s last card

4059. Bridging proposal puts an end to education crisis

Union teachers and government officials are closer than ever to restarting dialogue, following the adoption of a bridging proposal that appears to have ended the long dispute...

4060. US backs Ukrainian Church bid for autocephaly

The United States expressed its support on Wednesday for a recent decision by Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios to grant autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church....

4061. Arrogance sends cocky message to kids

Michalis Tsikalas writes about the education crisis, commenting on a show of arrogance that exists in the wider public sphere. This type of arrogance, whether coming from public officials or teacher unions, sends a wrong message to kids and stands in the way of getting basic messages of respect through them...

4062. President Anastasiades determined for resumption of Cyprus talks

4063. Labour party plans to make companies transfer shares to workers

4064. Condé Nast International to launch its 25th Vogue in Greece

4065. From reality TV to the UN, Trump to wield Security Council gavel

4066. Italy committed to the EastMed pipeline project

4067. Brexit comments at informal summit in Austria

European Union leaders met in Salzburg, Austria, for an informal summit to discuss migration and Brexit. Below are comments of some of the leaders arriving on Thursday...

4068. EU migrant relocation mechanism needed says Anastasiades in Salzburg

4069. Tusk: EU must end migration blame game

4070. North Korea's Kim agrees to permanently abolish key missile facilities

4071. EU’s Barnier offers better Irish terms to get Brexit deal

4072. President: Failure in a new round of peace talks might change the basis of the dialogue

4073. US warns Moscow is trying to buy off individuals and spread disinformation

4074. Anastasiades touches base with Tsipras

President Nicos Anastasiades is on a day visit Monday morning to Athens to meet Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, just ten days before a number of meetings take place during the UN General Assembly, in New York...

4075. Thrace muftis to appeal to EU courts over retirement law

The lawyers of two Muslim religious leaders (muftis) said on Friday they plan to appeal to European Union judicial bodies against a provision voted through the Greek Parliament last month that stipulates their retirement....

4076. Knock it down and rebuild it from scratch

4077. End of an era might be near for UNFICYP warns Cyprus negotiator

4078. Government scrambles to counter teacher strike

The government is putting together measures to minimise the impact of next week’s teacher strike, with the education minister saying he is willing to pick things up with the unions from where they were left off at the last handshake...

4079. Lute wraps things up in Strasbourg

ΕU High Representative and Commission Vice President Feredirca Mogherini met Thursday in Strasbourg with the UN Secretary General’s special Envoy Jane Holl Lute to discuss the EU’s role in the Cyprus peace negotiations...

4080. Teachers and government clash over strike

Union teachers decided Wednesday to go on a rolling strike, starting with a 48-hour industrial action next week while warning the government this is only the beginning...