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511. Four daredevils cheat death in Cape Greco

Four people in Ayia Napa were pulled to safety on Sunday following a coastline rescue mission in windy conditions, with officials reminding the public to keep away from cliffs at Cape Greco’s sea caves...

512. Man shoots people with bow and arrow in Norway

A man armed with a bow and arrow killed five people and wounded two others on Wednesday in Kongsberg, southwestern Norway, before being arrested....

513. 6.3-magnitude quake rocks Crete

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale hit Crete on Tuesday afternoon...

514. Another chapter closes in Strovolos double murder

A man convicted as an accomplice in the Strovolos double murder case has lost his appeal, with his lawyers failing to convince the Supreme Court that the conviction of their client was not based on solid evidence...

515. Tourist survives hang gliding accident in Paralimni

A badly injured tourist was rushed to the Emergency Room on Sunday after his motorized hang glider crashed in a remote area in Cape Greco...

516. Report says driver burned to death in Tersefanou crash

An official autopsy report following Sunday’s fiery car crash in Larnaca has shown that the trapped driver had burned to death after she was unable to exit the vehicle...

517. ‘Drive by’ shooting on Limassol highway

518. Landlord violently beaten up by angry tenant

Police in Limassol are investigating an assault against an elderly landlord after he was viciously attacked in his workshop by an angry tenant, who has been ordered by a judge to undergo mental health assessment...

519. Driver boyfriend faces manslaughter in Limassol

A young man, whose pregnant girlfriend was killed last year after he crashed their car in rural Limassol, has been ordered to stand trial on manslaughter charges...

520. Contract killings in Cyprus

In recent years in Cyprus, crime has increased significantly, while savage killings tend to become commonplace. Among them are several ambushes of death in persons associated with the "night"....

521. Man’s hand severed in buggy accident

A young male tourist was rushed to the Emergency Room on Thursday in Paphos district, with police still in the dark over the circumstances while reports said doctors managed to reattach his wrist following a buggy accident...

522. Avgorou man dies after car hits tree

A local driver was killed in Famagusta district on Monday morning after the car he was driving veered off course and crashed into a tree...

523. Japan issues warning after volcano eruption

524. Around 50 people forced their way into the Social Welfare Office

About 50 immigrants forced their way into the Social Welfare Services office in Nicosia this morning....

525. Man who killed ex to feed addiction gets 22 years

A compulsive gambler in Limassol who strangled his former lover to death last year and robbed her with an accomplice has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for manslaughter...

526. A case of animal cruelty in Limassol

Limassol police are investigating a case of animal cruelty in the Limassol district....

527. Police warn public following road fatalities

Cyprus Police are pleading with the public in the aftermath of last week’s road fatalities to comply with traffic rules, with officials saying many deadly accidents were preventable...

528. Notorious cliff in Akamas claims another life

A man was killed and his daughter was seriously injured in an accident in Akamas on Sunday, after their buggy car flew off a cliff and ended up in the water...

529. Thousands flee fires in Greece, Turkey

Thousands of people fled wildfires burning out of control in Greece and Turkey on Friday, including a major blaze just north of the Greek capital of Athens that claimed one life, as a protracted heat wave left forests tinder-dry and flames threatened populated areas and electricity installations...

530. Police investigate Safe Pass knife incident

Police are investigating an incident in Limassol where the owner of a restaurant says he sustained knife injuries after a customer refused to show a Safe Pass document...

531. Man in car drags girl’s father for half a mile

A young man is wanted by police following a complaint by a foreign national who says he was injured after trying to jump into the suspect’s car to tell him to stop harassing his daughter...

532. Media building attacked after demonstration

Five people have been arrested with police looking for more suspects and at least ten persons of interest in connection with a protest Sunday evening outside the Presidential Palace as well as an attack on the building of a local media group...

533. Two young men killed in separate accidents

Two young men, a biker and a motorist, were killed in two separate accidents on Tuesday night, with local reports pointing to high speed as a factor...

534. Man killed after being run over during meetup

A man was killed in Limassol following a dispute involving his son and another male, who got behind the wheel and run over the father...

535. Nicosia city minibus takes 'historic dive'

The condition of a minibus driver remained unknown following an accident in Nicosia on Sunday, with reports saying the vehicle ended up falling into a historic moat downtown...

536. Cyprus scrambles to contain chaotic wildfire

Villages in Limassol and Larnaca districts were being evacuated on Saturday due to a huge wildfire fire raging through rural communities, with Cypriot police arresting a suspect and the government appealing for aid from EU partners and Israel...

537. Badly injured sea turtle dies in Cyprus

A badly injured sea turtle died on Monday after it was found a day earlier in very poor health, with state officials pointing to external parasites while information on injuries including a missing flipper remained unclear...

538. EAC burn victim loses fight for life

An electric utility worker has succumbed to his injuries at a Greek hospital, where he was being treated for severe burns following a substation accident in Cyprus last month...

539. Young man killed in Nisou car crash

A young man in the front passenger seat was killed in a car accident south of Nicosia on Friday, with police seeking the public’s help as they investigate a two-vehicle collision...

540. Bone casts doubt in soldier’s suicide story

New forensic evidence pointing to strangulation has emerged in the 2005 death of a soldier, who was said to have committed suicide while serving in Cyprus while his family kept insisting all along that the army had covered up a crime...