A year on from the financial hurricane, Cyprus president pushes for unification

Makarios Avenue is a sorry sight. Once the archetypal image of Cyprus's rejuvenation after its 1974 invasion by Turkey, the high-end boutiques of Nicosia's main shopping street are boarded up, its fashion shops plastered with "for rent" signs and its once- thriving cafes closed and shuttered.

Cyprus president to ask EU for more help

NICOSIA: Cyprus' president said today that he will ask the European Union to provide more help for the crisis-hit country, which has to pay for most of its expected 23 billion euro (USD 30 billion) bailout.