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1201. Five die as storms, high winds batter Italy

1202. Mixed bag of weather in store this week

A low pressure system is still affecting fair skies over parts of Cyprus, adding to more chances of afternoon local showers over the next few days with highs up to 30 and lows in the upper teens and low 20's...

1203. Grieving widow in iconic Cyprus photo dies at 87

Nevcihan Olusum, the Turkish Cypriot woman whose agonising face was captured in a prize winning photograph in 1964, has died...

1204. Man in north accused of raping daughter

A father in the north has been remanded in custody following allegations that he raped his teenage daughter on multiple occasions....

1205. Mostly clear skies but chances of rain continue

Weather officials point to low barometric pressure in the area as the week continues with mostly clear skies but also afternoon clouds with a chance of rain in the north, inland, and over the mountains...

1206. Turkish court sentences Cypriot jihadist

A Londoner of Cypriot origin and his wife have been sentenced to six years and three months in Turkey after they were convicted on terrorism charges...

1207. Sydney embraces royal couple after pregnancy announcement

1208. British woman in Limassol detained over thyroid meds

A British woman living in Limassol has been detained on Thursday after police found a large quantity of unlicensed metabolic medicine during a house search...

1209. Rain and thunder over the weekend

Rain is expected on Friday, while weekend weather will be mostly clear in the early parts of the day with a chance of thunderstorms later on...

1210. Cyprus under thunderstorm watch all week

Cyprus remains under a thunderstorm watch for the rest of the week due to an unstable air mass affecting the island, with increasing chances of afternoon hail storms inland and over the mountains...

1211. Mobile phone snatcher released in the north

A Greek Cypriot male has been released by Turkish Cypriot authorities, following his arrest in connection with stealing two mobile phones during a previous visit in the north...

1212. Syrian refugees reach Cyprus safe and sound

An inflatable boat with twenty Syrian refugees on board arrived in Cyprus on Monday, following a two-day trip in the open sea that started in Lebanon...

1213. 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...

1214.  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

1215. Mostly clear weather through the weekend

Thursday skies will remain mostly clear with clouds during parts of the day, while low to mid 30’s and scattered clouds are expected Friday and for the rest of the weekend...

1216. Lessons from Northern Ireland

1217. Volcano erupts on same Indonesian island as earlier tsunami

1218. Syrian refugees land north, head south

A boatload of Syrian refugees arrived in Cyprus on Sunday morning, with 34 asylum seekers reaching dry land in the north and then crossing over to the south....

1219. Egyptian fishermen saga ends

The saga of the five Egyptian fishermen, who were arrested last week in the north over 'illegal fishing activities' appears to have come to an end with a Turkish Cypriot judge fining them €500...

1220. ‘No’ vote and abstention in FYROM referendum

1221. No bail for detained fishermen in the north

The saga of the five Egyptian fishermen arrested last week by Turkish Cypriot authorities in the north over 'illegal fishing activities' will continue as they remain in custody for three more days...

1222. Clear skies continue this week

Clear skies over Cyprus continue this week despite a low pressure system, with maximum highs in the upper 30’s, cooler lows in the evening, and waterless clouds expected to appear over local areas after midweek...

1223. Greek Cypriots spill into the north for bargains

More Greek Cypriots are crossing into the northern part of Cyprus in search of great bargains due to the weak Turkish lira, with estimates close to a million visits in the first eight months...

1224. Child dies after Cyprus-bound boat capsizes

A five year-old boy aboard a vessel, carrying dozens of Syrian refugees en route to Cyprus, drowned over the weekend off the coast of Lebanon, before the Lebanese army managed to rescue all the other passengers...

1225. Fishermen back in court in the north

Five fishermen, who were arrested off the coast of Kyrenia by Turkish Cypriot authorities over the weekend, are set to appear in court Monday morning to face charges of illegal entry and illegal fishing...

1226. Weather in the clear with sea breeze

A low pressure system is affecting the area over Cyprus, making Friday rather breezy along the coast while maximum temperatures around the capital will remain in the upper 30’s throughout the weekend...

1227. Turkey no show at Council of Europe meeting

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe expresses regret over the decision of Turkey not to participate in recent discussions, in Strasbourg, concerning the execution of European Court judgments over Cyprus-related cases...

1228. Brexit comments at informal summit in Austria

European Union leaders met in Salzburg, Austria, for an informal summit to discuss migration and Brexit. Below are comments of some of the leaders arriving on Thursday...

1229. Tusk: EU must end migration blame game

1230. Police probe execution-style shooting in northern Athens suburb

A 33-year-old woman who was found dead in her car in the affluent northern Athens suburb of Kifissia on Wednesday was shot with an assault rifle and had a lengthy criminal record, including drug and theft charges....