turkey, cyprus: Nicosia accuses Ankara of obstructing oil search (Monday Morning) Cyprus has accused Turkey of interfering in its oil exploration and protested that a Turkish warship had impeded a Norwegian-flagged exploration vessel off the island’s coast recently.

British cost of Iraq and Afghanistan reaches £13bn (Times Online) The sharply rising costs of the war in Afghanistan were laid bare yesterday when the Ministry of Defence said that it would need more than £2.3 billion from Treasury reserves to pay for the campaign in Helmand province this year.

Pubs and clubs told to bring an end to happy hours (Times Online) Pubs and clubs will face strict orders to tackle Britain’s booze culture when bans on happy hours and discount drinks are announced next week.

Cyprus to continue oil search despite turf dispute with Turkey (EARTHtimes.org) Athens/Nicosia - Cyprus on Tuesday said it will push ahead with oil and gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean despite the harassment by Turkish warships which threaten to disturb ongoing reunification talks. We will defend the sovereign right...

Cyprus accuses Turkish Navy of blocking oil exploration (The Daily Star Lebannon) Cyprus on Monday accused Turkey of interfering in its oil exploration and protested that a Turkish warship had impeded a Norwegian-flagged exploration vessel off the island's coast earlier this month. "We have made all the necessary protests and taken every conceivable action," Foreign Minister Marcos Kyprianou told reporters after the November 13 incident was made public.

Cyprus Accuses Turkey Of Obstructing Oil Search (Nasdaq) NICOSIA (AFP)--Cyprus on Monday accused Turkey of interfering in its oil exploration and protested that a Turkish warship had impeded a Norwegian-flagged exploration vessel off the island's coast earlier this month.

Cyprus files UN complaint after Turkey harasses ships (EARTHtimes.org) Athens - Cyprus on Monday said it has launched a complaint with the United Nations, after claims that a Turkish warship harassed vessels exploring for oil and gas earlier this month, the Athens News Agency reported. Cypriot Foreign Minister Marcos Ky...

Someone's got to be last (The Copenhagen Post) What do you call a football team ranked at the bottom of Europe's club standings? This year, you can call them Lolland-Falster Alliance. Mired at the bottom of the First Division, Lolland-Falster has just two points after 14 matches.

Danish plane carrying FM makes emergency landing in Cyprus (People's Daily) A Danish air force plane with Foreign Minister Per Steg Moller on board made an emergency landing in Cyprus Thursday due to a cracked windscreen in the cockpit. The pilot of the Galaxy C-156 aircraft contacted the control tower at the western coastal city of Paphos, asking for permission to make an emergency landing, reported the semi-official Cyprus News Agency. The plane landed safely at 1:21 ...

Danish plane with foreign minister in emergency landing on Cyprus (EARTHtimes.org) Athens/Nicosia - A Danish air force plane with Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller on board made an emergency landing Thursday at a small airport of the Cypriot coastal city of Paphos. The semi-official Cypriot agency CNA said the plane landed safely af...