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4291. Alleged rape victim’s car set on fire

A car belonging to a Paphos woman, who recently accused her ex boyfriend of raping her twice, was destroyed by fire in what officials believe to be a malicious attack...

4292. Couple ‘engaged’ in weed-growing arrested

Paphos police arrested a German couple on drug related charges, after they found a number of cannabis plants on their balcony...

4293. Abducted woman found after car accident

Two male suspects have been arrested in the abduction of a 36-year-old woman, who was forced into a car in broad daylight in Limassol on Thursday...

4294. Filipina who escaped Orestis speaks out

New information emerged about the alleged serial killer, with another woman from the Philippines coming forward with shocking details of how she escaped alleged serial killer Nikos Metaxas days before the first body discovery...

4295. Teen injured by rock thrown at car in Limassol

A teenage girl was injured Wednesday night in Limassol when an unidentified person threw a rock at a vehicle following a football match that rallied the southern town...

4296. Supreme Court stunned at lenient sentence

The Supreme Court has ruled that a suspended sentence for a man, who battered his girlfriend because she refused to have sex, was “exceptionally lenient” especially given his criminal past behaviour...

4297. Extradition flop cases back in the spotlight

A number of legal ‘faux pas’ in failed extraditions have reappeared in the local press, including that of an alleged mystery spy, following the failure of Cypriot authorities to extradite a Kurdish man wanted by Germany on terrorism-related charges...

4298. Briton critical after 'friendly' Ayia Napa assault

A British tourist is in critical condition after he was assaulted and gravely injured by an acquaintance in Ayia Napa...

4299. Cops tie up loose ends in Orestis case

Police feel more certain they can locate Maricar’s body in the red lake, after alleged serial killer Nikos Metaxas identified the cement block that was pulled out of the water...

4300. Girl’s mom accuses cop of obstructing justice

A mother has turned to a media outlet to complaint against the police, saying an officer discouraged her from filing a complaint against an obscene caller who targeted her pre-teen daughter...

4301. Father who dropped baby gets eight years

A Romanian father was sentenced to eight years behind bars in the death of his baby boy, who died of head trauma days after he was dropped in 2018...

4302. Construction foreman falls to his death in Limassol

A construction foreman from Bulgaria plunged to his death in an accident on Monday, after he fell 15 metres down a shaft in Limassol...

4303. Israeli divers to join red lake search

Israeli experts and divers are expected to join the search efforts for two slain victims in the serial killer case, as prosecutors prepare to file their case in court...

4304. Cops on alert after girl’s alcohol poisoning scare

Authorities are troubled over an alcohol poisoning incident where a young teenage girl ended up in the Emergency Room after her mother went to pick her up in the early evening...

4305. Biker dies in Ayia Napa collision

A local man was killed in a road accident Sunday evening when his motorcycle collided sideways with an oncoming vehicle outside Ayia Napa...

4306. Man bleeds to death after late night brawl

Three men from Africa have been arrested after a man from Cameroon was found dead Sunday early morning at the bus terminal downtown Nicosia...

4307. Strovolos double murder stalls in court

The Strovolos double murder trial has been stalling over telecommunications data, following testimony by a police officer whose credentials have been called into question by the defence...

4308. Supreme Court invalidates police warrant

A search warrant against an unlicenced education centre was found to have violated the principle of proportionality, according to a Supreme Court ruling that reprimanded law enforcement officials for acting beyond their scope...

4309. Cypriot farmer in Bulgaria booked for murder

A Cypriot farmer in Bulgaria, who is facing premeditated charges in a fatal hit and run over the weekend, says it was an accident...

4310. Divers hold out in search for Maricar

Authorities are not giving up their efforts to locate the body of an adult Filipina, whose disappearance in connection to her alleged killer is documented with solid evidence according to police...

4311. Agia Fyla co-op scandal ends with acquittals

Four defendants in the Agia Fyla credit union scandal have been acquitted on all charges, with criminal judges citing failure on the part of the police to prosecute the case...

4312. Limassol high school upset over leaked video

A malicious fire at a Limassol high school and a parent-teacher confrontation made headlines on Thursday, one day after a leaked video showed a teacher striking a female student during a heated exchange...

4313. Wanted man arrested on rape charges

Cops arrested a 24-year-old Paphos man who is accused of raping his ex girlfriend while he was wanted by police for allegedly committing the exact same crime a week earlier...

4314. Police close to wrapping up Orestis case

There are still no signs of Maricar and little Sierra as authorities failed to locate their bodies so far, while police say they see no evidence to suggest that Orestis committed more than seven murders...

4315. Cement block from red lake points to Maricar

A cement block retrieved from the red lake on Tuesday is believed to be connected to one of the suitcases in the serial killer case...

4316. Coca Cola heir Alki David arrested

4317. Police try to narrow evidence gap

Police investigators are seeking to collect secondary evidence in the serial killer case, as destruction of primary evidence is believed to have taken place early in the investigation due to a false arrest...

4318. Undocumented migrants rescued off Larnaca

Over a dozen Syrian presumptive refugees have been rescued Sunday night off the coast of Cape Greco, including three children and a pregnant woman...

4319. Cops launch distracted driving campaign

Traffic police will be watching out for distracted drivers this week, during a weeklong campaign against drivers using their mobile phones or otherwise not driving hands-free...

4320. Woman injured in Nicosia hit and run

Police are trying to locate the driver of a pickup truck in a hit-and-run incident in Nicosia, where a woman was rushed to hospital with a head injury...