Author:  Stefanos Evripidou TURKEY’S EU accession will be the “golden formula” that automatically resolves all the fears and suspicions held by both communities on the island, Turkey’s EU chief negotiator Egemen Bagis said. Full story

Turkey would be willing to reduce its troops on the divided island of Cyprus if a settlement is reached between Turkish and Greek Cypriots, the Turkish Prime Minister said in his first statement to Greek Cypriot journalists. Full story

A senior analyst says attempts by both sides to put conditions on the talks will only increase mistrust. Full story

THE TURKISH Cypriot ‘parliament’ yesterday unanimously adopted a resolution strongly condemning the Greek Cypriot parliament’s rejection of guarantor rights last Thursday. According to the Bayrak website, Turkish Cypriot ‘deputies’ condemned parliament’s rejection last week of guarantors or guarantees for a united Republic of Cyprus which would be an EU member state. Full story

Author: Alexia Saoulli NEARLY 2,000 new cancer patients registered with the Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre last year marking a three per cent increase from 2008. Specifically the number of new cancer cases was 1,858, with an average increase of 155 new patients per month, the Centre said. Publication: Cyprus Mail (Cyprus) Full story

Author: Simon Bahceli BRITONS Linda and David Orams must demolish the home they built on Greek Cypriot refugee Melitis Apostolides' land in Lapithos and return the property to him, the UK Court of Appeal ruled yesterday. They were also ordered to pay legal costs and back rent to Apostolides by the Publication: Cyprus Mail (Cyprus) Full story

Greek Cypriot leader says he has asked the new head of the European Union for help in ongoing talks on reunifying the ethnically divided island. Full story

Author:  Stefanos Evripidou DOZENS OF tourists who stayed in the Dome Hotel in Kyrenia face being sued for trespass, after the building’s Greek Cypriot owners decided to seek legal redress, Constantis Candounas, lawyer for Melitis Apostolides, said yesterday. Full story

Our objective was to examine the epidemiology of poisonings among children in Cyprus. Full story

Author:  Alexia Saoulli THE NATIONAL Council yesterday discussed the conclusion of the first round of UN-led intensive talks between President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat. The meeting concluded at around 1.30pm with a statement from Government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou followed by statements from party leaders. The latter were predominantly pessimistic. Full story