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Cyprus: No Man's Land becomes a wildlife sanctuary
  • November 16, 2007
An owl is seen near the abandoned village of Variseia inside the UN-patrolled buffer zone, in Cyprus on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007. Scientists from rival communities on war-divided Cyprus are conducting ...
On war-divided Cyprus, No Man's Land becomes a wildlife sanctuary
  • November 16, 2007
VARISEIA, Cyprus (AP) _ No one has lived in this hillside village for 33 years. Nestled in the no man's land dividing Cyprus between its Greek Cypriot south and Turkish Cypriot north, it has been aban...
Suspected illegal migrant shot dead in Cyprus after scuffle with police
  • November 16, 2007
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) _ A suspected illegal immigrant died after being shot in a scuffle with a policeman during an operation Friday to crack a people-trafficking ring near the ethnically mixed village...
Cyprus government approves compensation for farmers affected by foot and mouth
  • November 08, 2007
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP)_ Cyprus approved immediate compensation for farmers whose sheep and goat herds are earmarked for slaughter following a foot-and-mouth outbreak, the president said Wednesday. Tass...
Livestock ban in Cyprus
  • November 06, 2007
A bulldozer carries the carcasses of goats culled by Veterinary Services officers near the farms in Dromolaxia area near the coastal city of Larnaca southeast of capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, Nov....
Jewish passengers set off from Cyprus to retrace Exodus journey to Palestine 60 years ago
  • November 01, 2007
LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) _ Sixty years after a landmark voyage by a dilapidated ship that symbolized Jews' yearning for a homeland in Israel, some 300 Jewish passengers are retracing its route from Europe...
Cyprus sheep cleared of foot-and-mouth, after EU lab test
  • October 31, 2007
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP)_ A herd of sheep in Cyprus is not infected with foot-and-mouth disease, Agriculture Minister Fotis Fotiou said, citing test results released Wednesday from a European Union labora...
Cyprus farm cordoned off in foot-and-mouth scare
  • October 26, 2007
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) _ A farm in southern Cyprus has been cordoned off as sheep are tested for foot-and-mouth disease, the government said Friday. Agriculture Minister Fotis Fotiou told The Associa...
Rescued falcons die after being shot for target practice
  • October 24, 2007
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP)_ Six rare falcons rescued from a shooting spree earlier this month have died, bringing the total number killed to 52, a conservation group said Wednesday. The group Birdlife Cy...
Cyprus Airways pilot strike affects flights
  • October 07, 2007
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) _ Cyprus Airways pilots staged an unscheduled strike Friday, delaying at least six flights for several hours, the company said. Some 120 pilots held the six-hour stoppage, whic...
Cyprus Water Shortage
  • The Associated Press
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  • August 17, 2007
Sheep cross the parched ground of the Kouris reservoir in Alassa village near city of Limassol, Cyprus, on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007. Low rainfall in the past three years has left major state reservoirs ...
International companies bid for Cyprus oil exploration
  • The Associated Press
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  • August 17, 2007
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) _ A U.S.-based company and an international consortium applied for licenses Thursday to explore for oil off Cyprus' coast, the Trade and Industry Ministry said. Three applicati...
Cyprus Plane Crash Memorial
  • August 15, 2007
A relative of the victims of an airline crash which took place on Aug. 14, 2005, near Athens holding a picture of family members during a memorial ceremony at Eleftheria square in central capital Nico...
Cyprus World Breastfeeding Event
  • August 08, 2007
Mothers are seen breastfeeding their babies during the synchronized breastfeeding worldwide event in Nicosia, Cyprus, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007. Cypriot women joined women in other countries in a breast...
Spanish trawler quarantined in Cyprus after crewman dies on board
  • August 01, 2007
NICOSIA, Cyprus(AP) _ Cypriot authorities quarantined a Spanish trawler in port after one crewman was found dead and another in a comatose state off the island's coast on Wednesday, police said. Ho...
Ukrainian man dies of heatstroke in Cyprus as temperatures reach 44 Celsius
  • July 30, 2007
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) _ A Ukrainian man has died of heat stroke in the capital, Nicosia, after temperatures reached 44 degrees Celsius (111.2 Fahrenheit), authorities said Monday. Chmyr Bogdan, 46, ...
Fire Threatens Cyprus Villages
  • July 17, 2007
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a field between the Limassol district villages of Kalavassos and Asgata, Cyprus Monday, July 16, 2007. About 1,000 people were evacuated from the two villages...
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