For six years from 1955 Britain ran a secretive programme to school young men in Chinese before shipping them off to the Far East to spy. Only now has their story become public. Full story

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NICOSIA, Cyprus - Last updated on Thursday, Jul. 02, 2009 01:52PM EDT A Canadian tourist has been found strangled at the bottom of a gorge near a southern coastal resort in Cyprus, police said Thursday Full story

Star Factory a unique opportunity for Cyprus Cyprus Mail, Cyprus By Anna Hassapi THE CYPRIOT spokesman for a group of Russian stakeholders who want to bring Russia's Star Factory talent show to Cyprus said criticism during the week over the €8 million proposal was unwarranted and unnecessary. .. Full story

Cyprus to pay €8 million to host russian talent show Cyprus Mail, Cyprus By Anna Hassapi IN A BID to tap into the Russian tourist market, the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO), the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism and even the Presidential Palace have been negotiating with Russian Channel One to host a talent show ... Full story

Famagusta Gazette Cyprus - Russia tax deal Famagusta Gazette, Cyprus The Republic of Cyprus and the Russian Federation have initialled an agreement to avoid double taxation between the two countries. Full story

The Republic of Cyprus and the Russian Federation have initialled an agreement to avoid double taxation between the two countries, thus removing Cyprus from the Russian tax black-list. The relevant protocol was signed in Nicosia by Cypriot Minister of Finance Charilaos Stavrakis and Director of the Department of Tax and Customs Tariffs Policy at ... Full story

Tourist arrivals from Russia ‘on the rise’ Cyprus Mail, Cyprus By Thanasis Avgerinos The government’s aim is to attract larger numbers of Russian tourists to Cyprus , something that the minister says could have happened earlier if the international economic crisis did not ensue. Paschalides said that three new .. Full story

Russians to build international tennis school in Cyprus Financial Mirror, Cyprus Minister of the Interior Neoclis Sylikiotis has underlined the importance of foreign investment in Cyprus , saying that Russian investors are interested in setting up an international tennis school in Cyprus . Full story