101. U.S. envoy for Cyprus, Richard Holbrooke, has proposed a Dayton-style conference to broker peace on the divided Mediterranean island, a newspaper reported Monday. 102. War could break out on Cyprus if the Greek Cypriot part of the divided island joins the European Union, the Turkish Cypriot leader said Thursday. 103. With those words, a divided island has come together in South Africa for three weeks during the Rugby World Cup. 104. With Western pressure building for reunification of the divided island, the longtime leader of breakaway northern Cyprus seeks to hold power as Turkish Cypriots head to elections. 105. German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer on Wednesday welcomed direct talks between Cypriot leaders over the future of the divided Mediterranean island. 106. Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis heads for Cyprus on Tuesday a week after reshuffling his government, signalling the priority given by Athens to the divided island. 107. Greek warplanes flew over the coastal towns of Limassol, Paphos and Larnaca on Friday as part of an unannounced exercise with Cypriot troops on the divided island. 108. Greece said Thursday that its allies in Cyprus would hold back from deploying Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles if Washington could guarantee security in the divided Mediterranean island. 109. Greece said the alleged move was a provocation to distract attention from key problems such as the status of the divided island. 110. Han is leaving on Tuesday on a two-week mission to Cyprus and the region, amid a missile crisis on the divided eastern Mediterranean island. |