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571. Tzionis seeks ruling on second autopsy

The main Strovolos double murder suspect has formally asked the Supreme Court for judicial review, with sources saying he will ask judges to throw out a second autopsy report citing violation of his rights...

572. Paphos girl hit by car on sidewalk

A high school student in Paphos was rushed to the Emergency Room after she was struck by a car that drove onto the sidewalk...

573. Sara Siams turns prosecution witness

The ex girlfriend of the main suspect in the Strovolos double murder has turned to prosecution witness, with her new lawyer saying his client has been cooperative with police from the get go....

574. Tzionis files case in Supreme Court

The main suspect in the Strovolos double murder case is seeking criminal legal aid before the Supreme Court in order to show his human rights have been violated...

575. Plea change in Strovolos double murder trial

The criminal trial in the Strovolos double murder trial went in recess on Friday, with both the prosecutor and a new defence lawyer asking for time...

576. Nicosia teen says she was raped

A teenage girl, who is frequently reported as missing from her Nicosia foster home, says she was raped in an abandoned area and then driven back into town...

577. Scouts rescued after mountain ordeal

A group of boy scouts were rescued in the Troodos Mountains, following an operation that lasted almost 12 hours...

578. Man accused of sexually molesting stepdaughter

A man from Limassol accused of sexually molesting his 17-year-old stepdaughter is in remanded custody until his criminal trial in March...

579. Coral Bay charges reduced to manslaughter

Charges in the killing of a British tourist in Peyia last summer have been reduced from premeditated murder to manslaughter...

580. Court weighs in on autopsy in infant’s death

The parents of a 20-month-old baby who died hours after it was taken to the Emergency Room have asked for a private pathologist to be present during the post mortem...

581. Baby boy dies at Nicosia hospital

A 20-month-old baby died in Nicosia’s Makarios Children Hospital on Monday hours after it was taken to the Emergency Room in Limassol...

582. Parents of kids in Limassol fire face charges

The parents of two children, who were rescued from of a burning house in Limassol three weeks ago, will face multiple charges including child neglect...

583. 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...

584. 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...

585. Mother arrested after girl leaves mall

Police have arrested the mother of a 10-year-old girl in Limassol, after her daughter was spotted by another couple walking on her own...

586. UN asks Australia to consider resettling Saudi woman who fled family

587. Refugees reach Cyprus in poor weather

A total of 31 Syrian refugees managed to reach Cyprus on Tuesday early morning, despite cold weather and poor conditions at sea...

588. Kids home alone escape house fire

Two children were rescued from a burning house in Limassol, while police arrested their parents who were not present when the fire broke out...

589. 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...

590. Missing Nicosia teen found safe and sound

UPDATE: The teenage girl has been found and is reportedly in good health. No further information was provided....

591. Dad arrested after girls report mom to police

Authorities say a divorced father drove his two young daughters to the police station to report their mother was not home to receive them...

592. Court throws out sexual assault conviction

An elderly man serving jail time for sexually abusing his young granddaughter has won an appeal, with the Supreme Court overturning the sentence citing lack of a fair trial...

593. Man sentenced for sexually abusing teen

A 48-year-old local man has been sentenced to four years after he was found guilty of sexually molesting a teenage girl who suffered from mental illness...

594. Another prostitution ring busted in Limassol

Police arrested multiple suspects during a Limassol prostitution sting on Wednesday, while four other women were believed to be victims of sex trafficking...

595. 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...

596. Man arrested after teens sent him nudes

A 20-year-old Nicosia man has been arrested on child porn charges following complaints he had forced teenage girls to send him photos of themselves completely naked...

597. Man orders car torched over breakup with teen girl

Two 23-year-old men have been remanded in custody in a Nicosia arson attack against a vehicle, whose owner says one of the suspects had an affair with his teenage daughter...

598. 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...

599. Fresh details in Strovolos double murder

The Strovolos double murder trial is set to continue on Wednesday, following documentary evidence that stirred up the courtroom last week and a new crime scene investigation requested by the defence...

600. Man sentenced in teen bride kidnapping case

A 21-year-old man in Nicosia got a suspended sentence in a bride kidnapping case involving a 13-year-old girl who claimed she was in love with him...