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1411. Fresh details in Strovolos double murder

The Strovolos double murder trial is set to continue on Wednesday, following documentary evidence that stirred up the courtroom last week and a new crime scene investigation requested by the defence...

1412. Nicosia shooting possibly a mob warning

Police are searching for clues in an apparent gangland shooting incident in Nicosia on Monday night, just across from the Hilton hotel...

1413. Russia opens fires on Ukrainian ships

1414. Yeroskipou 'dog mauling trial' pushed back

The homicide trial in the death of Petruna Nikolova, who was found fatally injured in a field in Yeroskipou back in February, has been pushed back to next year due to the defence attorney’s absence abroad...

1415. Suspects walk free in Ayia Napa highway murder

The four suspects in the Ayia Napa highway murder, remanded in custody last week in the slaying of Gary Boris Christodoulou, have been released from custody...

1416. Victim of knife attack gets arrested

A foreign national, who was hospitalized last week after falling victim of a knife attack, has been arrested while his attacker, a local male, had previously been remanded in custody...

1417. Four busted in Limassol co-op bank fraud

Four people have been arrested in connection with financial irregularities at a Limassol credit union of the Cyprus Cooperative Bank...

1418. False start in Strovolos double murder trial

The Strovolos double murder trial has been pushed back following a hold up with the lawyer of one of the suspects who said charges against his client were not clear...

1419. Suspect admits killing woman in rural Nicosia

Police had a breakthrough in the rural Nicosia murder, with the main suspect admitting to investigators that he killed Yiannoula Hadjiyianni outside her village ten days ago...

1420. Thieves target third luxury outlet in Limassol

Police are scratching their heads in Limassol in the latest burglary, the third such incident in less than 30 days, with thieves managing to get away with luxury clothing and expensive bags...

1421. Murder-suicide shocks north Nicosia

A man in north Nicosia strangled his wife to death and then committed suicide by electrocution, in an apparent domestic violence incident, the second in the area this month...

1422. Cops say Limassol hookers were high-end pros

Two women who were arrested in a suspected sex trafficking bust in Limassol have turned out to be high-end prostitutes, with cops filing charges against them including running an illegal brothel...

1423. Suspects remanded in Ayia Napa highway murder

After a long and dramatic hearing in the Ayia Napa highway murder and alibis presented before the Famagusta district court, the four suspects were remanded for eight days on suspicion of being the main culprits in the crime...

1424. Four arrested in Ayia Napa highway execution

Police have arrested four suspects in the murder of Gary Boris Christodoulou, who was killed execution-style after his car came to a forced stop on the Ayia Napa highway two weeks ago...

1425. Mounting evidence in rural Nicosia murder

The roommates of the Georgian national accused of murder in rural Nicosia have been arrested, while the suspect was described as “listening calmly” during his remand hearing in court on Tuesday...

1426. More arrests not ruled out in rural Nicosia murder

Crime investigators believe they are on the right track in solving the rural Nicosia murder, with one suspect already in custody while more arrests have not been ruled out...

1427. Suspect arrested in rural Nicosia murder

Police have arrested a male suspect in the fatal stabbing of a local woman inside her vehicle in rural Nicosia, while another female passenger was said to have left the car prior to the crime...

1428. Woman stabbed to death in rural Nicosia

A local woman has been found stabbed to death inside her vehicle in rural Nicosia, with police searching for her passenger who fled the scene...

1429. Two women arrested in Limassol prostitution bust

Two Russian women in Limassol were detained on Friday during a police raid in connection with illegal prostitution and suspected human trafficking...

1430. Court overrules itself in police leak trial

The judge in the trial of former deputy police chief Andreas Kyriacou, who is being accused of leaking confidential documents in Ayia Napa mob killings, has ruled that the trial can go forward in a decision that went up against his earlier ruling...

1431. Politician accused of racism in the wake of sibling murder

A Cypriot MP candidate found herself in the hot seat on Wednesday for comments she made on social media where she appeared to link the horrific sibling murder in Larnaca to multiculturalism...

1432. Murder suspect wanted in the north faces deportation

A Pakistani male, who is wanted in the north for killing a Turkish Cypriot artist, remains locked up in the south on illegal entry violations, while previous reports of a possible murder investigation by CID Limassol have been retracted...

1433. Forensic evidence leads to arrests in forgotten weapons stash

A long and forgotten cache of weapons discovered seven years ago is back in the headlines, as two men have been arrested based on new forensic evidence...

1434. Two con artists wanted for pulling a fast one

Two male suspects are wanted by police for allegedly stealing money from unsuspecting currency exchange tellers by doing a magic trick...

1435. Confessed killer remanded in brutal Kioneli murder

A man in the north suspected in the gruesome murder of his former lady friend was remanded in custody for eight days, while two others accused of providing cover for him went free on bail...

1436. Criminal trial begins for Larnaca abductor

The criminal trial in the Larnaca abduction case began on Monday, with suspect Yiorgos “George” Nicolaou facing charges of kidnapping and drugging two school boys...

1437. DNA catches up with suspect 14 years later

A DNA test has led to the arrest of a 48-year-old man who is being accused of taking part in a robbery 14 years ago in Limassol...

1438. German nurse admits killing 100 patients

1439. Third female arrested in Nicosia brothel case

A third suspect has been arrested in connection with a sex trafficking case, following the remand of two other women accused of being involved in running an illegal brothel in Nicosia...

1440. Tzionis withdraws guilty plea

The lawyer of 33-year-old Loizos Tzionis, the main suspect in the double Strovolos murder, told the criminal court his client plans to change his plea on at least some charges...