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601. Mother blames 'driver fatigue' in Limassol fatal accident

The driver in the latest rollover accident, where her daughter and another girl were killed on the highway outside Limassol, says she hadn’t slept for 30 hours before getting behind the wheel and losing control of her vehicle...

602. Bulgarian driver pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter

The driver who caused a fatal accident in Larnaca killing a 5-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to charges including involuntary manslaughter and will be sentenced next week...

603. Two young girls killed in Limassol accident

Two eleven-year-old girls were killed in a road accident Sunday early morning, when a driver lost control of her car on the Nicosia-Limassol highway...

604. Larnaca man gets 12 years for sodomising step daughter

A Larnaca man was sentenced behind closed doors to twelve years for sodomising his step daughter when she was just twelve years old...

605. Female suspect released in hit-and-run murder

The female suspect, who was arrested in the hit-and-run murder of Charlie Birch, has been released from custody and could become a witness for the prosecution...

606. Man gets seven years for sexually abusing wife’s daughter

A 50-year-old man was sentenced to seven years for sexually abusing his stepdaughter when she was between ages 10 and 15, which included forcing her to perform oral sex on him when she was a teen...

607. Police criticised over woman’s arrest in hit-and-run murder

Police are pushing back on criticism over the arrest of a 23-year-old female in Sunday’s hit-and-run murder, where a Briton was run down moments after stopping the woman’s boyfriend from abusing her at a bar in Coral Bay...

608. Missing British girl found safe and sound

609. Missing UK girl could be in Cyprus

An 11-year-old British girl, Phoebe Collorick, has been reported missing and there are reports she was last seen in Ayios Epiktitos/Catalkoy in the northern part of Cyprus...

610. Bulgarian driver says he fell asleep at the wheel

Police investigators learned that the driver in Monday’s Larnaca rollover accident had fallen asleep at the wheel and did not wake up until after the crash, which caused the death of a little girl...

611. Driver in fatal Larnaca rollover arrested for reckless driving

Police arrested the driver of the saloon car involved in Monday’s deadly rollover accident in Larnaca, saying he was under the influence of hallucinogenics...

612. Teen gets eight years for raping girlfriend’s granny

A 17-year-old teenager from Nicosia was sentenced to eight years for raping his girlfriend’s 81-year-old grandmother, after she had told him off during an earlier incident...

613. Two students in the north arrested for not standing up

Two female students at the Eastern Mediterranean University were detained by Turkish Cypriot police at their graduation ceremony, following the girls’ refusal to stand during the national anthem...

614. Man keeps ex and her child locked in his home

A 34-year-old mother in Paphos is accusing her ex boyfriend of false imprisonment, following her ordeal when she was locked with her young child for two days in his home...

615. Limassol lifeguards warn over father-daughter incident

Lifeguards warn beach goers to follow safety guidelines at all times, following an incident where a father and his young daughter got themselves in real trouble during an early morning swim in Limassol...

616. Technicalities and lack of trust behind Skourides delays

Turkish Cypriot groups in the north are speaking out against a decision by the Immovable Properties Commission that granted permission to Greek Cypriot Nicolas Skourides to build in his native town...

617. Strovolos double murder suspects enter plea

The arraignment of the four suspects in the Strovolos double murder took place Wednesday morning, the main suspect pleading guilty to seven charges before the Nicosia Criminal Court...

618. Girl electrocuted after touching live wire in Paphos

A 6-year-old girl in Paphos was electrocuted when she touched an electric live wire that had been left hanging from an EAC utility pole...

619. Turkish fugitive arrested in Paphos

A Turkish fugitive, who managed to break free twice in the past, was arrested a third time, this time in Paphos...

620. Harry and Meghan seal it with a kiss

Britain’s Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle were pronounced husband and wife on Saturday by the Archbishop of Canterbury in a glittering union that brought a measure of modern Hollywood glamour into the 1,000-year-old monarchy...

621. Eight to ten dead in Texas high school shooting

At least eight people were killed on Friday in a shooting at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas, and officers had taken into custody a student who was suspected of carrying out the attack...

622. Main suspect's brother says money and drugs behind Strovolos murders

The brother of the main suspect in the Strovolos double murder case is pointing fingers at his brother, telling investigators that money and drug abuse were behind the crime...

623. 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...

624. Cyprus pin hopes on show-stopper Eleni Foureira

Perennial makeweight Cyprus hopes to raise its flag over the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday with Greek singer Eleni Foureira red-hot favourite to wow audiences with her show-stopping song 'Fuego'...

625. Police get a push in their crackdown on organised crime

Police are making headway in the war on drugs and organised crime, following the arrest of shooting suspect in custody Elias Mouzos while also receiving harsh criticism from the mayor of Paphos who says police let gangsters run his town...

626. Strovolos double murder suspects to enter plea June 13

The arraignment of the four suspects in the Strovolos double murder was set for June 13 during Friday’s hearing, where one of the defence lawyers raised questions over the conduct of police investigators with his client...

627. Suspect admits firing shots against cops

Police are hoping that shooting suspect Elias Mouzos, who was arrested Tuesday and confessed to firing his gun at officers, could help investigators solve older cases involving the criminal underworld...

628. Defence attorney in Strovolos murders raises legal questions

The fourth suspect in the Strovolos double murder was re-remanded in custody Monday, with his lawyer raising questions in court over the way police investigators got statements out of his client...

629. Police say Strovolos suspect admitted to murders

Police say the main suspect in the Strovolos double murder, during a written deposition admitted to killing the couple but many gaps in the convoluted investigation still remain unanswered...

630. Main suspect in Stovolos murders still in custody as police build case

The 33-year-old suspect in the horrific Strovolos double murder was remanded for another eight days on Friday, with police saying there is still a lot of investigative work to do...