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1831. Beloved elderly man dies in Larnaca fire

A senior citizen in Larnaca died in a house fire on Sunday, following an explosion of a gas cylinder in his residence...

1832. Woman’s death in Akamas caused by drowning

A post-mortem examination has shown that 69-year-old Eleni Plakidis, who had gone missing for ten days, died following a drowning incident...

1833. Crime scene visit in double murder trial

The Strovolos double murder trial continues on Wednesday with a visit to the crime scene, following weeks of contested evidence in court...

1834. The perils of extreme behavior

1835. Missing woman dead in Akamas

A senior citizen, who had gone missing ten days ago, has been found dead in the Akamas area...

1836. Nicosia man found dead in his home

A 32-year-old man was found dead in his home Thursday night, after his friend notified authorities in an apparent drug-related death...

1837. Court rules on Strovolos double murder notebook

The court sided with the prosecution on Thursday, telling Tzionis’ lawyer that police had every right to obtain notes during a search of his grandfather’s vehicle without a new search warrant...

1838. Woman dies after clothes catch fire

An elderly woman in Limassol died in hospital following a fire incident, after her clothes caught fire as she was trying to move a heater...

1839. Strovolos double murder trial resumes

The four defendants in the Strovolos double murder were back in a Nicosia courtroom on Friday, after a long holiday recess and the conclusion of a trial within a trial on police pressure allegations...

1840. Three dead following Christmas blowout

Three people in Limassol died in separate incidents following Christmas celebrations, with police suspecting sudden death and ruling out foul play...

1841. Slain Briton’s parents want fair trial

The parents of murder victim George Low, who was fatally stabbed in Ayia Napa two years ago, are left with more questions than answers as another Christmas holiday goes by without any sign of a criminal trial...

1842. Puppy dies in Limassol house fire

Another house fire has been attributed to a portable heater, with a Limassol homeowner suffering burns while the family dog perished...

1843. Indonesia’s tsunami death toll continues to rise

Indonesian rescuers on Tuesday used drones and sniffer dogs to search for survivors along the devastated west coast of Java hit by a series of tsunamis that killed at least 373 people, warning more victims are expected to be uncovered as the search expands...

1844. Paphos fire victim burned to death

The autopsy of an elderly woman who died in a house fire in Paphos showed she had suffered burns while trying to escape...

1845. Elderly woman dies in Paphos house fire

An elderly Cypriot woman in Paphos died in a house fire on Thursday morning in what appeared to have been a heating-related accident...

1846. Rural Nicosia murder suspect arraigned

The arraignment of a 40-year-old murder suspect is set to take place on Thursday, with the defendant facing life imprisonment if he is found guilty of killing Yianoula Hadjiyianni last month...

1847. Turkish army issues statement following boy’s death

The Turkish army in Cyprus says it will take measures following the tragic death of a teenager in the north, who died when he came into contact with an undetonated explosive...

1848. Cops puzzled over mystery skull in Paphos

Anthropologists have been called to help solve the puzzle of a human skull, which was found on a Paphos beach over the weekend...

1849. Strasbourg Christmas market attacker neutralized

1850. Mystery ahead of Tzionis’ cross-examination

The Strovolos double murder trial was shrouded in mystery on Wednesday, when the prosecutor said she wanted more time to examine a prison incident before cross examining the defendant on Friday...

1851. President Anastasiades addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg

1852. Strovolos double murder suspect takes the stand

The main suspect in the Strovolos double murder case took the witness stand for the first time on Wednesday, saying he was pressured into signing statements while feeling unwell during the interrogation process...

1853. Pakistani murder suspect’s detention extended

A Pakistani male, who is wanted in the north for murder, has been ordered by a Limassol judge to remain in jail up to three months, pending immigration or political developments...

1854. British man found dead in Larnaca

A 36-year-old British male was found dead in his home in Larnaca on Thursday, after colleagues who had been looking for him failed to get a response...

1855. Contention rises in double murder trial

The cross examination of a prosecution witness in the Strovolos double murder has revealed many contested issues, with the main suspect’s defence lawyer questioning the investigator’s methods and veracity of his statements...

1856. Tzionis’ attorney goes on the offence

The defence team took turn in cross examining the witness in the Strovolos double murder case on Monday, with the lawyer raising doubt whether the suspect was read his constitutional rights promptly...

1857. Body found on a Limassol beach

A senior citizen was found dead on a Limassol beach Monday morning, with police not ruling out any scenarios yet...

1858. Witness says Tzionis was not pressured

Following objections from the defence in the Strovolos double murder, the prosecution called a witness on Friday who told the court police investigators did not violate the main suspect’s rights...

1859. Briton dies behind the wheel

A 60-year-old British male died on Wednesday while driving along the Limassol-Paphos highway, with reports saying his car crashed onto the guardrail near the Ypsonas exit...

1860. Objections in Strovolos double murder trial

The defence attorney for Loizos Tzionis, the main suspect in the Strovolos double murder, says police violated his client’s rights and that his previous confession was obtained unlawfully...