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121. Orestis case over but new details still shocking

Cypriot serial killer Nikos Metaxas began serving seven life sentences following his trial on Monday, with the public still trying to process the horrifying details of the case and possible future legal steps...

122. What’s with all the horrifying details?

The most shocking aspect was not so much the discovery of the little girl’s body as it was actually the way we take part and become a part one way or another in this sensationalism of human pain...

123. Sonar scans red lake for victims

Experts have began mapping the bottom of the red lake using sonar technology in the serial killer case, while the second body found in a nearby mine shaft has been positively identified...

124. Five women accuse man of sexual offences

A retired business owner is facing indecent assault charges from multiple women, including two individuals who say they were in primary school when the sexual offences took place...

125. Cyprus and Lebanon to negotiate natural gas agreement

126. Cypriot searching for his daughter in China

The justice minister raised a humanitarian issue with his counterpart in China this week, regarding a Cypriot father who is searching for his teenage daughter since 2013...

127. Charges looming in Marie parental abduction

Five people are expected to face charges in the 2017 abduction of Marie-Eleni, while reports out of Norway say the mother took her daughter without holding up her end of the bargain...

128. You can call it political karma

With the re-election of Nicos Anastasiades, many were puzzled with Harris Georgiades’ decision to insist that he not be reappointed finance minister. Having a clear path ahead of him and a brewing storm miles away, shouldn’t he be entitled to leaving while things were still good?...

129. 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...

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

131. 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...

132. 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...

133. Cyprus worried over migrants cheating the system

The head of the anti-trafficking unit in Cyprus, Rita Superman, says some migrants know how to cheat the system citing past examples of child marriages from Syria and women falsely seeking human trafficking protections...

134. Larnaca teacher sentenced for sexually harassing female students

A 52-year-old high school teacher has been sentenced to one year in prison after he was found guilty of sexual harassment, both physical and verbal, against female students...

135. Sex selection in Cyprus raises ethical issues

Cyprus has been a sex selection destination for British couples who want to get pregnant without legal troubles in the UK, but a recent Daily Mail story on Turkish Cypriot IVF clinics is raising additional legal and ethical questions...

136.  Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war

137. Limassol madam arrested for pimping out girls

A Limassol pub owner has been remanded for four days by Limassol Distrcit Court following her arrest Thursday on pandering charges when police raided on a suspected illegal prostitution ring...

138. Death toll from Greek forest fire rises to 93, victims named

Greek authorities have released the names of those who died in the country's deadliest forest fire in decades, a list that includes several families. ...

139. Cops out and about to promote seat belts

This week’s road safety awareness campaign focuses primarily on the use of seat belts and child seats, all of which were contributing factors in recent fatal accidents...

140. Two female tourists trapped in Larnaca salt lake

Two young British tourists were rescued by fire fighters on Sunday after being stuck in the mud in an attempt to cross the Larnaca Salt Lake....

141. #PoliticsBlog The imposing Mrs Lute and the moment of truth

Onasagoras takes a look at the Lute visit and as always, there's an inside scoop on the usual suspects...

142. Driver gets 30 months in Larnaca fatal rollover

The intoxicated driver who caused a fatal accident on Larnaca highway, where a 5-year-old girl was killed, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison...

143. Cops out and about to promote road safety

Cyprus police is conducting another safety campaign this week, following a series of recent road fatalities, and this time they are focusing on bikers and cyclists...

144. Driver had no permit or insurance in fatal rollover

The driver who is facing involuntary manslaughter, for the death of a 5-year-old girl in a Larnaca accident last month, was driving without a valid driver’s permit or car insurance...

145. 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...

146. 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...

147. 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...

148. 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...

149. 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...

150. Poor dietary habits among Cypriot children linked to obesity

A new study shows that obesity rates among children in Cyprus are the highest in Europe, showing preference in fatty foods and low desire for physical activity...