NICOSIA, June 10( Xinhua)--Excavations of an ancient city next to Larnaca airport point to a

afternoon showed the vessel, named the Open Arms, remained docked at the port of Larnaca in Cyprus

NICOSIA( REUTERS)-Four people were found dead as a huge fire raged for a second day in Cyprus, razing tracts of forest in a blaze one official called the worst on record. The blaze, fanned by strong winds, affected at least 10 communities over an area of 50 sq km in the foothills of the Troodos mountain range, an area of pine forest and densely vegetated shrubland. The victims, thought to be Egyptian nationals, were found dead close to the community of Odou, a mountainous community north of the

Thousands of travellers were left fuming after flight cancellations at Heathrow and Gatwick airport today sparked travel chaos. EasyJet had cancelled 32 flights at London Gatwick while British Airways reportedly also cancelled 32 flights from London Heathrow.A message sent to passengers from EasyJet read:" We’re sorry that your flight has been cancelled.... This is due to air traffic control restrictions." The disruption to your flight is outside of our control and is considered to be an extrao

Deadly forest fires in Cyprus have been blazing since Saturday afternoon has forced ten villages to evacuate and killed four people so far.... Strong winds have fanned the fires throughout the southern foothills of the Troodos mountain range as the country grapples with a heatwave. The blaze has killed four Egyptian labourers and destroyed 50 homes so far. The fire is the largest on the island since 1974, according to President Nicos Anastasiades. Authorities have now said the fire is close to

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