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Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation: News in English, 02-06-06Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation at <http://www.cybc.com.cy/>CONTENTS
[01] HeadlinesThe National Council convened this morning to discuss the latest developments in the Cyprus issue, as well as strategic moves being considered by Athens and Nicosia,Cyprus and Greece are keeping a calm and watchful eye on the Turkish military exercise "Sea dog", Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat today emerged defiant from his West Bank compound after a battering overnight Israeli raid, saying "no one can defeat the Palestinian people", and Australia backed Greece's bid to recover the so-called Elgin Marbles from Britain. [02] National CouncilThe National Council convened this morning to discuss the latest developments in the Cyprus issue, as well as strategic moves being considered by Athens and Nicosia.The meeting was a continuation of the one held on the 29th of May, during which President Clerides had briefed the political leadership on the results of his talks in Athens with Greek prime minister Costas Simitis. Party leaders today put forward their views on developments. A new meeting is scheduled for June 17th. [03] Anan De SotoMeanwhile, the UN Secretary General Kofi Anan will be briefed on developments in the Cyprus issue this weekend in Rome, by his special advisor Alvaro De Soto. At the end of the month, Mr Anan will present a report on the course of his good will mission in Cyprus. Annan, who is due to arrive in the Italian capital this weekend to attend a food summit, visited Cyprus last month and urged both sides to make real progress in the talks by the end of June. A Turkish government source told Reuters that Alvaro De Soto had met Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem last week during Cem's illegal visit in the occupied territories.[04] Turkey EuropeA massive platform of non-governmental organisations in Turkey has declared that the country belongs in the European Union. The platform represents 175 commercial chambers, private businesses, universities and trade unions, with more than 15 million members. The movement called on the Turkish government not to waste time in their efforts to join the European Union. According to reports in the Turkish-cypriot press, the president of the platform called on politicians at home to heed to the peoples' calls.[05] HasikosCyprus and Greece are keeping a calm and watchful eye on the Turkish military exercise "Sea dog". Defence minister Socratis Hasikos said that so far there has been no violation of Cypriot air space. However, he added, according to Turkish plans, the exercise which began today at the Marmaras sea, will extend to cover the Aegean sea and Cyprus. Hasikos admitted that the Turkish military airforce has plans to conduct air operations inside the Nicosia flight control as part of the exercise, but did not reveal which areas.[06] Birth suspicionPolice in Paphos are treating the death of a thirty-seven year old woman, shortly after giving birth as suspicious and have launched an investigation. Christodoula Christodoulou from Paphos was admitted at a private clinic yesterday morning and gave birth to a healthy boy, by caesarian section at around nine thirty. Seven hours later, she was admitted to Paphos general hospital in a comatosed stated and died a few hours later, despite doctors efforts to revive her. An autopsy later today will determine the exact cause of death.[07] Mideast ArafatPalestinian leader Yasser Arafat today emerged defiant from his West Bank compound after a battering overnight Israeli raid, saying "no one can defeat the Palestinian people".Israeli troops stormed and shelled the complex after a Palestinian Islamic militant blew up his explosives-packed car next to an inter-city bus in northern Israel yesterday, killing at least 16 people, 13 of them soldiers. Palestinian supporters streamed into the debris-strewn yard of Arafat's compound to show support after Israeli troops withdrew early this morning to the outskirts of the city. Israeli troops shelled the offices and blew up security buildings, already pockmarked by bullets and shelling from a five-week Israeli army siege that ended little over a month ago. Arafat was not harmed, but a Palestinian intelligence officer was killed in the raid. [08] India PakistanU.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage was to meet Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf later today, as Washington tried to avert war between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan over Kashmir.Armitage met Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar this morning, after US President George W. Bush appealed yesterday to leaders of the feuding neighbours to step back from the abyss. But Indian and Pakistani troops again traded heavy artillery and machinegun fire today across their Kashmiri frontier, as frontline villages in Pakistan practised civil defence drills and thousands of foreign residents of the two countries fled. Armitage, a 57-year old former special forces veteran, who flies to New Delhi tomorrow to meet Indian leaders, said earlier this week he would be in a listening posture, but might have ideas to present. [09] School NemitsasThe eight primary school in Limassol remained closed for a third consecutive day, as parents and pupils continue to protest about what they say is constant pollution from the Nemitsas foundry. According to our correspondent in Limassol, teachers at the school have flooded the media with protest calls, complaining that the situation is unbearable.[10] Greece marblesAustralia today backed Greece's bid to recover the so-called Elgin Marbles from Britain in time for Athens to display the famous 2,500-year-old Parthenon sculptures when it hosts the 2004 Summer Olympics.Greece maintains British diplomat Lord Elgin illegally removed the 56 blocks of friezes and 19 statues from the Parthenon two centuries ago after bribing Ottoman officials. But the British government has repeatedly rejected Greece's appeals, arguing Elgin had legitimate papers in 1816 when he sold the marbles to the British Museum where they remain today. Prime Minister John Howard told visiting Greek President Constantinos Stephanopoulos that he had raised the issue several times with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, most recently in March at a Commonwealth summit held in Australia. Athens is building a new museum at the foot of Acropolis Hill to house the marbles. [11] Sweden couplesSwedish homosexual couples living together in a registered partnership will be allowed to apply for the right to adopt children.After a heated six-hour debate, the parliament vote makes Sweden the first European country to open up the possibility of gay couples adopting children from abroad too. In line with homosexuals in Denmark, Iceland, the Netherlands and some states in the United States, Swedish gays will now also have the chance to adopt their partner's biological children. Political parties on the right, Christian groups and adoption organisations argued that adopted children are vulnerable and should not be exposed to any additional difficulties that could stem from growing up in an unconventional family environment. According to equal-rights champions, however, permitting homosexuals to apply to be adoptive parents is necessary to prevent sexual discrimination. [12] Cse todayA marginal rise for the All Shares price index was the result of today's meeting at the Cyprus Stock Exchange. It closed at 1oo point 59 units, a rise of zero point 21 percent. Volume of trading reached 800 thousand pounds.[13] World cupSenegal midfielder Salif Diao experienced agony, ecstasy and finally despair during his team's 1-1 draw with Denmark on the seventh day of the World Cup.Diao knocked over Jon Dahl Tomasson in the 16th minute for a penalty, giving the Danish striker the chance to score his third goal of the tournament. He made amends seven minutes after the break, knocking the ball into the net for the equaliser. The draw leaves Denmark top of group A on goals scored ahead of Senegal, who upset defending champions France in the opening match last Friday. Both have four points. France and Uruguay, both without a point, meet in the final match of the day in Pusan, South Korea. Cameroon and Saudi Arabia kicked off their group E match at 12 noon in Saitama, Japan. A defeat for either would eliminate them from the competition. [14] TailerDarkest Peru, as all lovers of the cuddly children's character, Paddington, know, is where bears come from.But one of Paddington's cousins, the spectacled bear, named for the distinctive fur markings around its eyes, is under threat in the Andes, where it has lived since its ancestors lumbered south at the end of the Ice Age. Which is why bear lovers have created a foundation to save the rare bear and have set up a sanctuary in southern Peru, at the foot of the famous Inca citadel Machu Picchu, where they hope spectacled bear cubs will be born next year. British actor, author and comedian Stephen Fry, star of the film "Wilde" and TV comedy "Jeeves and Wooster," is a patron of the project, and has traveled to Peru to oversee the efforts to protect the only bear species still existing in South America. More than a dozen books chronicling the bear's adventures have been translated into nearly 30 languages and have sold 30 million copies worldwide. [15] WeatherIt will be mainly fine this afternoon, with patchy clouds. Winds will be light to moderate westerly to southwesterly, force three to four, gradually turning strong force five on the south coast pver slight to moderate seas in windward areas. Tonight it will be mainly fine, with thin mist forming in some areas at dawn. Winds will be light northwesterly to northeasterly, force two to three, over slight seas. Temperatures will fall to 18 degrees inland and on the coast and 13 on the mountains. The fire hazard is high in all forest areas.Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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