Author: Simon Bahceli TURKISH Cypriots go to the polls today in an election that could have a marked impact on the outcome of the island's ongoing reunification talks. One hundred and sixty-four thousands residents of the north will choose between pro-reunification incumbent Mehmet Ali Talat and Publication: Cyprus Mail (Cyprus) Full story

Author: Bejay Browne A LONG-IGNORED law passed in 1992, which designates all shared swimming pools as subject to the same strict regulations as public pools, is coming back to haunt property owners and developers in Paphos. The law stipulates that pools shared by more than one family are classed as Publication: Cyprus Mail (Cyprus) Full story

IF THE FORECASTS of the pollsters (or should we say pseudo-pollsters?) are correct, 'Prime Minister' Dervis Eroglu should easily win today's 'presidential elections' in the north. The last opinion poll, published two weeks ago, had the hard-line, nationalist candidate securing an outright victory, Publication: Cyprus Mail (Cyprus) Full story

Author: Jill Campbell Mackay These days, icons are generally assumed to be found on one's computer screen, there as a symbol to signify a command. When used in conversation, an icon now refers to something that is instantly recognised. The word comes from the Greek 'eikona,' meaning image, and Publication: Cyprus Mail (Cyprus) Full story

Author: Hugh Pope and Didem Akyel WITH TURKISH Cypriot elections today, the future of the Cypriot negotiations are under question. It is clear from the candidates' platforms that a victory for incumbent Mehmet Ali Talat will make it easier and quicker to reach a deal on a true federal state. But Publication: Cyprus Mail (Cyprus) Full story

Greece has not changed its plan to hold a U.S. bond roadshow, a senior government official told Reuters on Thursday, denying earlier press reports. "There is absolutely no change to our plans regarding the U.S. Full story

Strong growth in China and upbeat corporate earnings lifted world stocks on Thursday to a new high for the year, putting them at levels last seen around the collapse of Lehman Brothers. World stocks as measured by MSCI were up 0.1 percent, extending recent gains to September 2008 levels Full story

A planned euro zone aid package for Greece goes against the spirit of the Maastricht Treaty and the International Monetary Fund should take a leading role in any rescue, top European economic institutes said on Thursday. Full story

European shares edged higher at midday on Thursday, with drugmakers rising after sales at Roche beat forecasts, though gains were capped by weaker mining stocks. At 1057 GMT, the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares was up 0.2 percent at 1,107.14 points, having moved in and out of Publication: Financial Mirror (Cyprus) Full story

Cyprus is actively supporting all efforts concerning the use of space related technologies and applications, said Thursday Minister of Communications and Works, Erato Kozakou-Markoullis. Addressing the International Conference "Space Applications for Cyprus and the Mediterranean Region", which Publication: Financial Mirror (Cyprus) Full story