DIKO MEP Marios Matsakis has told reporters that “certain people are trying to destroy me”.

HARSH words were exchanged yesterday as politicians entered the fray in the Church row over the staging of elections to ordain a new Primate to replace ailing Archbishop Chrysostomos.
Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, the elderly Archbishop has been unable to perform his duties for several years now, with his namesake the Bishop of Paphos now playing the role of acting Church leader.

TURKISH forces pointed weapons at UNFICYP troops – including the UNFICYP force commander – who were inspecting an illegal Turkish military construction within the buffer zone two months ago, the UN confirmed yesterday.

ANTI-RACIST groups have called on the public to gather in Limassol tonight to protest against the visit of French National Front leader and MEP Jean-Marie Le Pen.

KISA (Action for Equality, Support and Anti-Racism) yesterday called on “all democrats, male and female, who are against racism and fascism” to protest against the arrival of Le Pen.

SHOULD we be panicking with all the seismic activity occurring around our island in Greece and Turkey?

TURKISH Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat’s meeting with the UN Secretary-general in New York late last night was an act that promoted divisive tendencies on the island, the government said yesterday.

MARCOS Baghdatis’ impressive run to the Davidoff Swiss Indoors final came to its end with fourth-seeded Chilean Fernando Gonzalez claiming the title 6-7 (8-10), 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 on Sunday afternoon.

A 12-YEAR-OLD boy was killed on the opening day of hunting season when the uncle whom he was accompanying on a hunting excursion slipped and fell to the ground, resulting in his shotgun misfiring and fatally wounding the boy.

On the same day, a hunter died of a heart attack, while at least another 17 others were injured in hunting-related accidents.