At least 11 people were killed in a series of blasts at a munitions dump at the main Greek Cypriot naval base at Zygi in the south of the Mediterranean island early on Monday.
Pope Benedict XVI called for an end to bloodshed in the Middle East and highlighted the plight of the region’s Christians during a mass near the Cypriot capital Nicosia.
A flotilla of ships carrying aid for the blockaded Gaza Strip is poised just outside Gaza's territorial water despite reports that Israeli warships are massing off the Gaza coast.
A flotilla filled with aid for Gaza, in defiance of an Israeli blockade on the area, was due to set sail Saturday. But sabotage might have disabled two boats, according to organisers.
