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Charity ship Open Arms seen sailing out of Larnaca port in Cyprus, towing a barge containing flour, rice and protein
Europol busts illegal EU migration ring, 15 arrested for sham marriages, human trafficking, money laundering
Fire-fighting planes depart from Greece to battle the fire, Italy also planning to deploy aerial fire-fighters
Cyprus has been split since 1974
Cyprus officials say the request was accepted 'for exclusively humanitarian operations'
Cyprus decriminalised homosexuality and has rolled back previous conservative attitudes to same sex relationships
The missile defence system may have been set off by Israeli air strikes that killed at least 15 people near Damascus
Ankara says its abiding by international law by drilling inside its continental shelf
Seven foreign women and girls were murdered, with some dumped in a toxic lake
Tourism boom has helped Cyprus to return to robust GDP growth of 4 per cent