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1801. Mystery woman’s cause of death still unknown

Police investigators are trying to add more pieces to the puzzle as they try to identify the woman whose body was found in an abandoned mine in Nicosia...

1802. Female corpse found in abandoned well

Authorities are on high alert following the discovery of a female corpse spotted by tourists in a well at an abandoned mine in Nicosia district...

1803. 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...

1804. Mine worker crushed to death in Paphos

A mine worker from Syria was killed on Monday in Paphos district after a collapsed trench buried him along with his excavator...

1805. Driver loses appeal in Tseriou fatal accident

The driver sentenced last year in the death of Styliana Papageorgiou, who was struck while trying to cross the street with her son, has lost an appeal with the Supreme Court...

1806. Rudolf gets seven months in the north

A Turkish Cypriot court in the north has sentenced Rudolf to seven months, while authorities in the south are still asking for him and Sifis to be handed over to face attempted murder charges...

1807. Nicosia residents speak up against firecrackers

Concerned citizens are alarmed over the illegal use of firecrackers outside APOEL football club in Nicosia, where reports said teens were having fun with firecrackers ending up in the busy street...

1808. Dad faces life sentence over son's death

A Romanian couple in Paphos is facing homicide and manslaughter charges following the death of their baby infant, with the father reportedly saying he gave false initial statements out of fear of losing custody of his other children...

1809. Co-owner of Cyprus Airways dies in plane crash

The Russian co-owner of Siberia Airlines which owns Cypriot Charlie Airlines has died in a plane accident in Germany, while the circumstances of the crash remain unclear...

1810. British judge rules on Styllou's conviction

The grandson of Greek Cypriot Styllou Pantopiou Christofi, who was convicted for murder and executed in the UK, is on a mission to exonerate his grandmother citing a wrongful conviction and putting the trial through the safety test...

1811. Cypriot dies in London car accident

Police in London are calling for any witnesses to step forward following the death of an 80-year-old Cypriot man who was struck by an oncoming vehicle...

1812. Coral Bay trial resumes

The Coral Bay trial resumed on Tuesday with witness and procedural matters, with a Greek national facing manslaughter charges in the death of 39-year-old Briton Charlie Birch in 2018...

1813. Syrian worker dies in violent crash

A man from Syria was killed in a violent crash on a Larnaca highway Monday morning, while the older driver of the other vehicle was also injured...

1814. Burns puzzle authorities in man’s death

Authorities in Paphos are puzzled over the death circumstances of a 31-year-old man, after burns were discovered on his body...

1815. New witnesses testify in Yeroskipou trial

Two new witnesses were called to the stand in the homicide trial dubbed the ‘Yeroskipou dog mauling case’ where the court heard on Friday about an old incident involving two dogs and children in the area...

1816. Death toll at New Zealand mosques rises to 49

1817. Paphos family takes action following autopsy

The autopsy on a woman who died Tuesday a few short hours after a hospital visit pointed to a brain aneurysm as the cause of death, with the family ready to take legal action ...

1818. Tzionis gets eight months for burglary

The main suspect in the Strovolos double murder case has been sentenced to eight months on burglary charges in a separate case in Paphos, while defense attorneys are going on the offence during cross-examination of prosecution witnesses...

1819. Woman dies hours after hospital visit

A family has hired a private forensic pathologist following the death of a 48-year-old woman, who died hours after she was released from hospital in Paphos...

1820. Briton found dead in his Paphos apartment

A British man was found dead by police officers in Paphos after they got a request from his brother in the UK to carry out a wellness check...

1821. Lead poisoning suspected in flamingo death

A Larnaca city councilor says the death of a flamingo last month in his town was not natural but caused by lead poisoning...

1822. New objections in Strovolos double murder trial

The Strovolos double murder trial was back in full swing with new chilling testimony and objections by the defence that were overruled...

1823. Man found dead beneath Paralimni balcony

Police in Paralimni are investigating the death of a Bulgarian man, whose body was found outside his apartment building in broad daylight...

1824. Drug dealer’s home was a drive-through fortress

Police are learning more about the residence of a male suspect in custody, who turned his home into an impenetrable fortress and a drive-through drug retailer...

1825. Arrest linked to Anthoupoli overdose death

Police arrested a male suspect on Thursday in connection with an ongoing investigation regarding a dead body found in a field west of Nicosia last week...

1826. Clashes in central Athens after march to protest death of Nigerian man

A group of unknown individuals clashed with riot police officers outside a precinct in Omonia, following a march in central Athens to protest the death of a Nigerian migrant earlier this month....

1827. Man’s death unnoticed for over two months

The body of a man who died in December has been discovered in his residence in rural Nicosia, after it had gone unnoticed for over two months even when a company employee went to cut off electricity...

1828. Man falls to his death while trying to pick fruit

A senior citizen in Limassol fell to his death on Thursday after he climbed an open staircase to pick fruit...

1829. Sara gets four years in Strovolos case

The female defendant in the Strovolos double murder case has been sentenced to four years, after all but one charges were dropped following a plea bargain...

1830. Aristotle shows us the path Jeffrey Sachs says at Hubert Curien lecture in Nicosia