Turkish plane hijacking ends peacefully
Two men hijacked a Turkish passenger plane bound for Istanbul on Saturday, holding several people hostage for more than four hours before surrendering, officials said.
Nations:Turkey Cyprus
2007-08-18
Terrorized Americans fleeing Lebanon
A group of Americans huddled at the port Wednesday before boarding the Princesa Marissa to begin their journey home -- away from the epicenter of southern Lebanon's war zone.
Nations:Lebanon Cyprus Israel U.S. Activities:2006 Lebanon War
2006-07-26
Hundreds evacuate from Lebanon, Syria
Hundreds of exhausted evacuees flew into Cyprus Sunday as Western countries moved their citizens from the Middle East amid continued Israeli bombardment of Lebanon.
Nations:Cyprus Syria Czech Republic Israel Lebanon Poland Activities:2006 Lebanon War
2006-07-17
U.S. considers Lebanon evacuation plans
U.S. officials are monitoring violence in Lebanon hour-by-hour to decide whether to evacuate the estimated 25,000 Americans there, possibly to the neighboring Mediterranean island of Cyprus where they could board commercial planes.
Nations:Cyprus Israel Lebanon U.S. People:Ehud Olmert Condoleezza Rice Activities:2006 Lebanon War
2006-07-16
US moves to evacuate expatriates from Lebanon
The United States and European and Arab nations moved on Saturday to evacuate expatriates and tourists from Lebanon as Israel bombarded the country.
Nations:Lebanon Cyprus Libya Syria United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Activities:2006 Lebanon War
2006-07-15
European secret services helped CIA terror transfers
European secret services colluded in the detention and secret transfer of terrorist suspects in or across the continent, the author of a key report on the CIA rendition flights said.
Nations:Cyprus Macedonia Bosnia Algeria Turkey Portugal Activities:CIA Prison Scandal
2006-06-27
Unseeded Baghdatis Reaches Open Final
Unseeded Marcos Baghdatis extended his remarkable run at the Australian Open, rallying Thursday to beat No. 4 David Nalbandian 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 and reach the final.
Nations:Cyprus Australia Greece People:David Nalbandian Justine Henin Amelie Mauresmo Marcos Baghdatis Kim Clijsters Roger Federer Activities:2006 Australian Open
2006-01-26
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