Peace talks between the leaders of ethnically split Cyprus were postponed on Thursday because of a dispute over comments by the Turkish Cypriot leader about the basis of negotiations.
The postponement, sought by Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias, was the first hiccup in talks since the election of Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu, a nationalist, in April.
Mr Eroglu had questioned the basis of the UN-assisted process in public comments, Mr Christofias said.
“I thought today may produce a deadlock and a possible crisis so considered it best to avoid a meeting,” Mr Christofias, who is also the President of Cyprus, told reporters.
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Amnesiac man walks 100 miles
London, June 3: A man who vanished after losing his memory due to a rare medical condition was found nine days later — having walked 100 miles barefoot.
Mark Stott, 42, suffers from Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder — a form of seizure — that causes him to forget who he is and lose days of memory at a time.
He disappeared from Frenchay Hospital during a routine check up in Bristol on May 21 was found more than a week later in a supermarket car park in Swansea.
The former driving instructor has no memory of his bizarre trek but believes he must have crossed the Severn Bridge and walked because his feet were blistered and bleeding and he had lost more than a stone. —ANI