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991. Cyprus marks World Animal Day

People around the globe are observing World Animal Day on Thursday and Animal Party Cyprus is leading the effort in a number of Cypriot towns to help raise awareness...

992. Larnaca missing boys found in good health

Larnaca police went on high alert Tuesday morning following reports that two school boys went missing at Kamares state primary school...

993. British MP pushes for justice in George Low murder

British MP Gareth Johnson is scheduled to arrive on the island on Wednesday, where he hopes to push local authorities to being justice in the murder of George Low back in 2016...

994. Dozens die as storms wreak havoc over weekend

Dozens have died over the weekend due to extreme weather phenomena, with a typhoon wreaking havoc in the southeast and a tropical depression still threatening with unimaginable flooding on the other side of the Atlantic...

995. All you need to know about the new iPhones and Apple Watch

Apple Inc introduced its largest-ever iPhone and a watch that detects heart problems on Wednesday in an attempt to get customers to upgrade to more expensive devices in the face of stagnant global demand for smartphones...

996. Hurricane Florence: The storm of a lifetime

997. Team launches world’s first ocean cleanup system

A first trial of a massive cleanup of plastic in the ocean, an effort that has been in the works for five years, was launched in San Francisco on Saturday...

998. Obama slums Trump

Former US President Barack Obama assailed President Donald Trump and Republicans on Friday, urging Democrats to deliver a check on the administration’s “abuses of power” and restore a sense of sanity to politics by voting in November’s elections...

999. Illegal bird trapping season begins with an arrest

Officials and activists team up once again to combat illegal bird trapping in Cyprus, with a recent arrest of a male suspect sending a message against complacency...

1000. Requiem for an establishment

1001. Police release video of burglary suspect

Police are asking the public for help in tracking down a person of interest in connection with a house burglary ten days ago in Nicosia...

1002. At least 30 refugees drowned north of Cyprus

At least 30 people were drowned off the Cypriot coast north of the Karpas peninsula, when a boat carrying 150-160 refugees started taking on water on Wednesday...

1003. Trump and Kim shake hands in Singapore

US President Donald Trump said a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday had gone “better than anybody could have expected”, and they would sign a document following talks on ways to end a nuclear standoff on the Korean peninsula...

1004. Israeli tourist injured at Ayia Napa sea caves

Rescuers warn beach goers not to approach the water from steep rocks, following an incident in Ayia Napa where fire fighters had to rescue a young woman iwho was injured at the popular sea caves landmark in Cape Greco...

1005. Israel's Netta beats Cyprus

Israel’s Netta Barzilai won the Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon on Saturday, bringing Israel its fourth victory in the glitzy pageant, watched by over 200 million people around the world, and the right to host the event next year...

1006. Oldest known meteor shower peaks this weekend

If you have been looking for shooting stars this week, then you may want to get ready for a great show, as the annual Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak after Saturday midnight. ...

1007. British jets in Cyprus take part in Syria operation

Four British Tornado jets took off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus on Saturday to join precision strikes against Syria, jointly taken on by the US, the UK and France. ...

1008. Cypriots fighting lionfish invasion

Cypriots are getting worried over a lionfish invasion, a venomous invasive species, with scientists, fishermen and divers launching a campaign to reduce the potential threat of the venomous predatory fish. Video by AFP....

1009. YouTube attacker was disgruntled vegan activist

Aghdam’s online profile shows she was a vegan activist who ran a website called NasimeSabz.com, meaning “Green Breeze” in Persian...

1010. Cypriot unibrowed model on a mission

Cypriot-origin American fashion model Sophia Hadjipanteli is known for her unique unibrow and activism on social media, challenging beauty standards to a point where she is getting a lot of praise but also receives death threats. ...

1011. Woman wounds three at YouTube headquarters in California

The woman approached an outdoor patio and dining courtyard on the campus around lunchtime and began to fire before entering the building...

1012. World's biggest yacht in Limassol

Limassol may be the focus of attention this week as the American Iwo Jima is in the area for exercise drills, but a different kind of boat is now stealing the show, the luxury superyacht Dilbar which is the biggest in the world....

1013. Cypriot teacher in UK named best in the world

A London educator of Greek Cypriot origin, Andria Zafirakou, has been named the world’s best teacher, winning a prize of $1 million and receiving congratulations from leaders around the globe. But her greatest achievement is her unwavering dedication to her low-income-family students, who need more than anything a quiet place to do their work....

1014. Illegal bird trapping begins to fall

Despite a huge drop in illegal bird trapping, hailed as a big success following an unprecedented crackdown by authorities, experts warn that more work is needed to prevent poachers from upping their game once again....

1015. Britain warns Russia over double agent's mysterious illness

The Kremlin said it was ready to cooperate if Britain asked it for help investigating the incident with Skripal...