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1981. Tavern bomb suspect remanded by Nicosia court

A 36-year-old bomb suspect has been remanded in custody for four days in connection with a double attack last week that targeted a Nicosia pub and the owner’s residence...

1982. Five die as storms, high winds batter Italy

1983. The Thai charmer who made a fortune and won soccer's biggest league

1984. Police detain small crowd in public brawl

Fifteen foreign nationals have been arrested in connection with an incident of public disorder at a public park in downtown Nicosia...

1985. Nicosia man arrested in tavern bomb attacks

Cops have arrested a suspect in the double bomb attack on two consecutive nights against a night club tavern in west Nicosia under new management...

1986. Anastasiades: Dherynia and Lefka Crossings to open 12 November

1987. Man “madly in love” loses appeal in pedophile conviction

A convicted pedophile lost his appeal case after telling the Supreme Court he was “madly in love” with a 10-year-old girl and he was simply acting out in a childish manner...

1988. Fiscal Council: Construction sector growth will not continue indefinitely

1989. Obama, Clinton, Soros among targets of bombs ahead of U.S. election

1990. Averof and Ozdil meet to talk about a common future

1991. China opens world's longest sea bridge

1992. Shaket seeking to 'nationalize' orthodox church land

1993. Turkey searches Saudi consulate again, as world condemns Saudi Arabia

1994. Exxon Mobil is placing big bets on China’s soaring liquefied natural gas demand

1995. Greece and the many changes in the Trump administration

1996. Cyprus police bet on behavioural science

Cyprus police is betting on behavioural sciences in another effort to combat crime, drawing on experts and techniques reminiscent of CSI shows on television...

1997. Prospects for a Cyprus settlement 'remain alive' Guterres tells Security Council

1998. Missing man’s car found, no sign of him yet

A vehicle belonging to a man gone missing over the weekend was spotted on Monday parked near a gas station in Limassol, with almost no signs yet as to the whereabouts of its owner...

1999. Photos released of Paphos home invasion suspects

Police have released photos of four suspects wanted in connection with a home invasion in Paphos, where they tied up a 63-year-old woman and got away with cash and jewelry...

2000. United against racism Germans stage mass protest against far right

2001. Man goes ballistic at Citizen Service Center

Staff at a Nicosia Citizen Service Centre went on an hour-long work stoppage to protest lack of security measures, following an incident where a disgruntled customer punched the cashier’s window screen to express his anger...

2002. Manoeuvres to avoid deadlock and to enable Turkey flexibility

2003. Opinion: Reaction over US evacuation helicopters in Cyprus unjustified

2004. Turkish Cypriot religious leader supports return of icons held in Kyrenia castle to Church of Cyprus

2005. Lessons from Northern Ireland

2006. Larnaca woman fights off purse snatchers

A 39-year-old female in Larnaca tried to fight off two purse snatchers who then threw her to the ground and got away with her mobile phone...

2007. Worker falls down elevator shaft

A 58-year-old Turkish Cypriot manual labourer was injured on Tuesday in Nicosia when he fell down the elevator shaft at a construction site...

2008. Turkish Cypriots scramble to ease traffic at checkpoints

As more cars registered in the Republic of Cyprus go bumper-to-bumper to cross into the north, Turkish Cypriot officials are scrambling to find ways to ease traffic for thousands of Greek Cypriots who show up en mass on weekends looking for bargains...

2009. Banks have their recovery work cut out

The bank stock slump has gone on for too long and valuations are now exceptionally low, say senior credit sector officials in Athens. However, analysts questioned on the issue by Kathimerini say the problems that Greek lenders are facing will not be overcome quickly, justifying the pounding the sector has sustained on the Athens stock exchange....

2010. Indonesian quake toll jumps to 832 dead as rescuers struggle