ZURICH

It wasn't Rauf Denktaş or any other Turkish Cypriot who first used it. It was the former Greek Cypriot leader Glafkos Clerides who said "a non-solution is also a solution in Cyprus." Still, the phrase became synonymous with Denktaş, together with his "Mr. No" title.

Switzerland has rejected a Turkish request for legal assistance in prosecuting a suspect accused of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, ruling that the comments in question were protected by Swiss free speech provisions.

Mercer released its annual report on the Quality of Living Index. The ranking is one of the most detailed and it conducted to aid multinational companies and employers in order to provide employees some fair benefits when placing them in cities around the globe.

Sofia is the worst to live in capital in the European Union, shows the annual survey of consulting firm (Mercer), showing the quality of life in major cities worldwide.

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will travel to Rotterdam in the Netherlands on March 11 for a "meeting with citizens" campaign event ahead of the April 16 referendum, despite continued opposition to the visit from the Dutch government.

Residents of Turkey's biggest city, Istanbul, suffer some of the worst hearing loss in the world due to excessive amounts of noise, according to data from the Worldwide Hearing Index, which was prepared for the World Hearing Day on March 3.

The city was the fifth worst city out of 50 for hearing loss, according to the Combined Hearing Loss Index, which is a combined result of the average hearing loss and the noise pollution indices.

The index was prepared by a German scientific research company, Mimi. 

Bulgarian resort Sunny beach again is the cheapest tourist destination in the world, shows the international travel portal Hoppa. It compares prices for a night in a hotel room, alcohol, coffee and other components in popular resorts worldwide.

A prominent Greek businessmen, who was permanently residing in Switzerland, was found dead in his luxury home near Zurich on Monday, but the cause of death remains unknown pending a coroner's report.

Swiss authorities were investigating the cause of Manolis Kyprianidis's death as, according to reports, it was not clear whether he was murdered or had committed suicide.

A 39-year-old Nigerian national was arrested at Athens International Airport on Friday as he attempted to smuggle sachets containing cocaine which he had swallowed.

The man was apprehended upon arrival to Athens on a flight from Amsterdam via Zurich.

Police said the man had swallowed 29 sachets containing 340 grams of cocaine.