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5071. Extradition case of Cypriot hacker delayed

The extradition hearing of a 20-year-old man in Cyprus, accused of wire fraud and wanted by the FBI, was interrupted Thursday after his defence team accused the prosecutor of withholding evidence and presenting an reliable witness. His Cypriot trial is scheduled to go forward April 3....

5072. Municipal police in the works

Ministers of Justice and the Interior are putting their heads together to draft legislation for accelerating the creation of a new Municipal Police. The new force will handle minor violations, such as illegal parking and smoking, thus relieving state police who have their hands full with serious offences such as speeding and drinking under the influence. ...

5073. Sarkozy denies wrongdoing over Libya lies

At issue is a murky affair of Libyan spies, arms dealers and allegations that late Libyan leader Gaddafi provided Sarkozy’s 2007 election campaign with millions...

5074. Anti-foreclosure protesters scuffle with police in Athens

Protesters opposing property auctions outside the office of a notary in the upscale Athens neighborhood of Kolonaki on Wednesday clashed with police trying to move them along....

5075. Dead Texas bomber was unemployed man

5076. Greece was right to question German airport checks

Officials in Athens say the data vindicate Greece’s reaction to German checks on flights from Greek airports...

5077. Sixth Texas parcel bomb leaves US investigators baffled

Officials have appealed to the bomber to reveal the motives for the attacks...

5078. Turk convicted of illegally entering Greece

A Turkish man who crossed the Greek-Turkish border late on Monday apparently while under the influence of alcohol was given a suspended four-month prison sentence on Tuesday after appearing in a court in Orestiada on charges of illegal entry....

5079. House President concludes official visit to Georgia

President of the House of Representatives Demetris Syllouris concluded on Tuesday his official visit to Georgia....

5080. Cop impersonator loses stripes

A former cop who was deemed to be deviant in the 1970's actually managed to impersonate a senior officer and represented Cyprus Police internationally...

5081. Human traffickers found guilty

A known Cypriot lawyer was found guilty along with six others in a human trafficking case, where Romanian women were lured to Cyprus for jobs but ended up being locked up until they preformed fake marriages with men from third countries...

5082. French ex-president Sarkozy in custody in campaign funding probe

France opened a judicial inquiry in 2013 into allegations that Sarkozy’s successful 2007 election bid benefited from illicit funds from late Libyan leader Gaddafi...

5083. Cambodia jails Briton for 'unintentionally' producing pornography

Cambodia, a conservative Buddhist country, is frequented by young tourists backpacking through Southeast Asia...

5084. Self-driving Uber car kills woman crossing street

The ride services company said it was suspending North American tests of its self-driving vehicles...

5085. Politics Blog

Politics Blog has the inside scoop on all things political, people, and agendas. This issue: buddy Mitchell, the fox of Argaka, and tales from DIKO....

5086. Inspectors analyse toxin used on Russian spy

Inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) began running independent tests...

5087. Three held in Kouklia site theft

Cyprus police have arrested three men in connection with a case of illicit trade in antiquities. A concerned citizen had phoned the police after spotting a car parked in a remote area near Kouklia, Paphos, which is also the site of a current archeological dig. ...

5088. Putin easily wins another six-year term

The longer-term question is whether Putin will soften his anti-Western rhetoric now the election is won...

5089. Ayia Napa Mayor says boorish tourists unwelcome

Tour operators have been asked not to bring misbehaving vacationers to Ayia Napa...

5090. London says corrupt Putin allies may be targeted

Britain’s National Crime Agency and Economic Crimes Unit is nvestigating a wide range of individuals...

5091. Father found guilty in son’s death

A 71-year-old father is found guilty on manslaughter charges for killing his son, after the 19-year-old soldier refused to hand over the car keys...

5092. More than 500 migrants reach islands in four days

some camps, notably on Lesvos, remain overcrowded...

5093. Britain and Russia brace for showdown

England may also cut back participation in the World Cup which Russia is hosting in June - July...

5094. Putin faces midnight deadline to explain nerve attack on former spy

The European Union also said it would stand by Britain, which is due to leave the bloc in just over a year’s time...

5095. Boozy Brits no longer welcome in Ayia Napa

The mayor of Ayia Napa, like his counterparts in resorts such as Magaluf, Ibiza and Hvar, has called time on the “low quality youth” market...

5096. For Putin’s Russia, a poisoned spy sends a political message

Any state body using a nerve agent so blatantly is clearly disregarding the traditional rules of international order...

5097. Tougher penalties for bad drivers

The Minister also seeks to confiscate vehicles from those considered reckless or dangerous drivers...

5098. Neo-Nazi suspects spill the beans about attacks

The group’s usual method of intimidation was splashing gasoline around the premises of the target...

5099. Britain says former Russian spy poisoned with nerve agent

Government scientists had identified the specific nerve agent but are not saying what it is...

5100. Police seek phone records in dog mauling case

Cyprus authorities are in the hot seat after state pathologists fail to agree on what caused the death of a Bulgarian woman, who was found fatally injured in a field in Yeroskipou, Paphos on February 22...