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2311. Police try to narrow evidence gap

Police investigators are seeking to collect secondary evidence in the serial killer case, as destruction of primary evidence is believed to have taken place early in the investigation due to a false arrest...

2312. Kurd’s extradition hearing cutting it close

The decision whether or not to extradite a Kurdish man wanted by German authorities has been postponed once again, with time running out very quickly for a Larnaca judge...

2313. Orestis back in court

A month has gone by with police still searching for two more slain victims of alleged serial killer Orestis, while a crucial autopsy on Monday is expected to show the cause of death of eight-year-old Elena Natalia...

2314. Cry havoc!

2315. Coral Bay trial still bogged down

The Coral Bay manslaughter trial has resumed with the focus still on evidence proceedings, while it remains unclear whether the mother of the victim will be called to testify...

2316. Divers fail to locate Maricar

Divers failed on Monday to locate a third body at the red lake, believed to be a Filipina domestic worker who went missing in December 2017...

2317. Cyprus submits EEZ demarcation coordinates to the UN

2318. Rape charges added in serial killer case

The serial killer case was back in court on Sunday with suspect Nikos Metaxas remanded in custody on new charges including rape...

2319. Judge throws out drunk driving case in Paphos

A local judge in Paphos has acquitted a driver who was being accused of Driving Under the Influence, ruling that police failed to show valid proof of his breath alcohol test...

2320. Cops blame Mitseros case flaws on privacy laws

A debate is brewing in Cyprus over privacy laws, in the wake of a shocking confession of a serial killer who admitted to multiple murders and allegations against the police for not doing enough to investigate missing cases of foreign women...

2321. Search for bodies expands in Mitseros case

Authorities in Nicosia are getting back in the water on Friday, searching the lakebed in Xiliatos reservoir for little Sierra as well as a new location in Mitseros where a confessed serial killer said he dumped three more bodies...

2322. Police make headway in Filipina murders

The suspected serial killer in the Filipina murders is facing an additional charge of felony murder with intent, after police found solid proof linking him to the kidnapping and killing of a third victim...

2323. Paphos hotel owner threatens to jump off the roof

A hotel owner in Paphos climbed on the rooftop of his establishment on Tuesday, threatening to jump unless city workers backed away from carrying out revitalization work...

2324. Police chief responds to Mitseros criticism

Police Chief Zacharias Chrysostomou says all questions raised in the handling of the Filipina murders will be scrutinized, adding that investigators are now focusing on building a solid case that can stand up in court...

2325. Search for more bodies in Mitseros

The confessed murderer of a woman from the Philippines who went missing one year ago has admitted to killing her child as well and at least another Filipina, with evidence heard in court pointing to a possible serial killer...

2326. Suspect admits killing Marry Rose

Leaked reports on Friday night said the 35-year-old suspect has admitted to killing Marry Rose Tiburcio from the Philippines, hours after a shocking day in court and fast-pace police activity in an undisclosed area...

2327. Two locals arrested in Filipina murder case

Cyprus police arrested two more suspects in connection with the murder of a Filipina woman and the disappearance of her young daughter who is feared dead...

2328. Kurd facing extradition addresses Larnaca court

A Kurdish man facing extradition to Germany on terrorism charges used his time in a Larnaca court to spell out his grievances against Turkey...

2329. Limassol clerk arrested on embezzlement charges

A clerk at the Limassol District Administration office, who is being accused of pocketing money without issuing receipts, is expected to appear in court Wednesday for her remand hearing...

2330. Five women accuse man of sexual offences

A retired business owner is facing indecent assault charges from multiple women, including two individuals who say they were in primary school when the sexual offences took place...

2331. Customs officer fired over corruption loses appeal

An administrative court says the Public Service Commission had every right to fire a customs officer from his job, rejecting his appeal after he was convicted of abusing his position in a drug smuggling operation...

2332. Kalogerides gets nine years for armed robbery

A man who was convicted in a credit union bank robbery in Limassol has been sentenced to nine years...

2333. Man arrested for threatening a judge

A man was detained Thursday for attempting to intimidate a judge of the rent court, following a complaint that he made threats against her over the phone...

2334. Limassol cops bust illegal gambling joint

Limassol cops busted an illegal gambling operation on Wednesday, arresting all 32 people who were caught playing poker in Germasogeia...

2335. Dual citizen arrested on a Russian warrant

A foreign national wanted by Russian authorities has been arrested in Limassol by local police in connection with a fraud case...

2336. Woman files sexual harassment against boss

Police are looking into camera footage from a Nicosia convenience store after a female employee said her male boss made unwanted sexual advances while she was at work...

2337. Limassol teen arrested in April Fool’s park fire

Police arrested a teenager suspected of arson at a community park in Limassol last week, while it was not clear whether he would be remanded in custody...

2338. May to ask Merkel and Macron for Brexit delay

The British Parliament passed a law designed to prevent the government from pursing a no-deal Brexit late Monday, while Theresa May heads to Berlin and Paris Tuesday as part of her efforts to win a short delay to Britain’s departure from the European Union...

2339. New witnesses in Strovolos double murder trial

Three more witnesses testified Monday in the Strovolos double murder trial, including the neighbour who answered the door to a frantic teenage boy late at night...

2340. Pedophile ordered back to Cyprus to get therapy

A college student who was caught by pedophile hunters during a sting operation in the UK has been ordered by a British judge to join his family back in Cyprus to get therapy...