Missing man found dead

CHRISTODOULOS Christodoulou, a 74-year-old resident of Sia village reported missing from his home on May 30, was found dead Wednesday morning, police have said. A

Germany opens Merkel bugging probe (Updated)

By Stephen Brown Germany’s top public prosecutor has launched an investigation into the bugging of Angela Merkel’s mobile phone by US intelligence in the light of revelations by

Venice mayor held in fraud inquiry

By Sara Rossi Venice’s mayor was under house arrest on Wednesday on suspicion of corruption relating to a 5-billion-euro flood barrier project, police sources said, and a judge has issued warrants for a senior

A kind of magic

By Bejay Browne LIKE MANY others I find magicians and their tricks compelling. At a young age I was given a magic set and tried

Stopping the silence

10,000km is a long way to walk. But one man is doing so around the EU to raise awareness of sexual abuse of children and

Obama endorses Ukraine’s new leader (Update 2)

By Natalia Zinets and Roberta Rampton US President Barack Obama endorsed Ukraine’s president-elect Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday, offering Kiev financial and security help and saying he was the right choice to lead the country