A massive explosion ripped through a Cypriot naval base today after a brush fire detonated stored gunpowder, killing 12, wounding 62 and prompting the resignations of the country’s defence minister and top military chief.

LEGEND has it Aphrodite was born when the Greek god Uranus was castrated by his son Cronus, who threw his father’s severed genitals into the sea.

More than 130 passengers have been left stranded in Cyprus after Irish tour operator Fáilte Travel ceased trading with immediate effect.

AER RIANTA has won one of its largest ever contracts which will see it develop operations at a new terminal at Moscow Airport. The deal will generate sales of more than €1 billion over seven years.

AN IRISHMAN was last night fighting for his life in a hospital in Cyprus after receiving a serious gunshot wound during a suspected domestic row at a holiday home.

Wales U21s will use tonight’s friendly against Cyprus to see if uncapped goalkeepers Kyle Letheren and Sam Pearce can add to competition in the senior squad.

A total of 70 flights were hit by the strike by cargo handlers in Cyprus, an airline official said.

WATERFORD’S airport is flying high as the peak holiday season beckons.

Charles van Commenee, the Dutchman who guided Denise Lewis to her Olympic heptathlon gold medal four years ago, is emerging as a strong candidate to become UK Athletics’ new coaching supremo.

JOYTI DE-LAUREY embarked on fraud on a massive scale and astonishing spending sprees.

Low-fare airline easyJet is to fly to three new routes from Gatwick airport this autumn.

A 17-year-old Irish girl has been killed in Cyprus following a hit-and-run collision, which also seriously injured her brother.

A missed call to climb to a higher altitude led to a mid-air ‘‘near disaster’’ involving an F15 military fighter and a holiday jet carrying 234 passengers, an official accident report disclosed today.