https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-spy-poisoned-by-nerve-agent-outside-home
Russia has denied any involvement in the attack and has said it suspects the British secret services of using the Novichok nerve agent...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/soccer-fans-riot-over-tsakalotos
Supporters of Olympiakos soccer club clashed with riot police Wednesday outside a hotel in Piraeus where Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, a known supporter of bitter rival PAOK, was scheduled to give a speech....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/authorities-scramble-after-elena-s-shocking-death
The death of 29-year-old Elena Frantzi has distressed Cyprus society, with authorities and the media scrambling to respond to public outrage over her stepfather priest who went to prison for sexually molesting her. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-turkey-before-the-grand-chamber
An unsolved murder case is going before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday, with Cyprus and Turkey being accused of refusing to cooperate to solve the crime, despite both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots carrying out separate investigations. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-aims-to-stop-dodgy-beach-construction
The government is determined to put a halt to illegal construction on the beach, following a recent spat between state and local officials on several projects that apparently violate the law. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-burglary-takes-bizarre-turn
A rather bizarre incident took place in Paphos, where a Russian orthodox priest reported a burglary with holy relics being among the stolen goods....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/abusive-woman-is-thrown-off-easyjet-flight-to-paphos
British woman was headed on a girls' holiday from Manchester to Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-police-question-netanyahu-in-telecom-corruption-case
Netanyahu has denied any wrongdoing and says he is the victim of a witch hunt...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-killed-in-french-supermarket-shooting
Three people were killed in southwestern France on Friday when a gunman held up a car, opened fire on police and then took hostages in a supermarket, screaming “Allahu Akbar”. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/british-bases-deal-blow-to-illegal-bird-trappers
SBA Police feel the high-profile destruction of seized trapping equipment will send out a strong message to the bird trapping community...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/attorney-general-uneasy-over-nepotism-jibes
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-victims-in-french-supermarket-hostage-taking-mayor
Mayor Eric Menassi also told LCI TV that the man had entered the shop screaming “Allahu Akbar, (God is greatest) I’ll kill you all”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/extradition-case-of-cypriot-hacker-delayed
The extradition hearing of a 20-year-old man in Cyprus, accused of wire fraud and wanted by the FBI, was interrupted Thursday after his defence team accused the prosecutor of withholding evidence and presenting an reliable witness. His Cypriot trial is scheduled to go forward April 3....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/municipal-police-in-the-works
Ministers of Justice and the Interior are putting their heads together to draft legislation for accelerating the creation of a new Municipal Police. The new force will handle minor violations, such as illegal parking and smoking, thus relieving state police who have their hands full with serious offences such as speeding and drinking under the influence. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sarkozy-denies-wrongdoing-over-libya-lies
At issue is a murky affair of Libyan spies, arms dealers and allegations that late Libyan leader Gaddafi provided Sarkozy’s 2007 election campaign with millions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anti-foreclosure-protesters-scuffle-with-police-in-athens
Protesters opposing property auctions outside the office of a notary in the upscale Athens neighborhood of Kolonaki on Wednesday clashed with police trying to move them along....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dead-texas-bombing-was-unemployed-man
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-was-right-to-question-to-german-airport-checks
Officials in Athens say the data vindicate Greece’s reaction to German checks on flights from Greek airports...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sixth-texas-parcel-bomb-leaves-us-investigators-baffled
Officials have appealed to the bomber to reveal the motives for the attacks...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turk-convicted-of-illegally-entering-greece
A Turkish man who crossed the Greek-Turkish border late on Monday apparently while under the influence of alcohol was given a suspended four-month prison sentence on Tuesday after appearing in a court in Orestiada on charges of illegal entry....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/house-president-concludes-official-visit-to-georgia
President of the House of Representatives Demetris Syllouris concluded on Tuesday his official visit to Georgia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cop-impersonator-loses-stripes
A former cop who was deemed to be deviant in the 1970's actually managed to impersonate a senior officer and represented Cyprus Police internationally...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/human-traffickers-found-guilty
A known Cypriot lawyer was found guilty along with six others in a human trafficking case, where Romanian women were lured to Cyprus for jobs but ended up being locked up until they preformed fake marriages with men from third countries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/french-ex-president-sarkozy-in-custody-in-campaign-funding-probe
France opened a judicial inquiry in 2013 into allegations that Sarkozy’s successful 2007 election bid benefited from illicit funds from late Libyan leader Gaddafi...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cambodia-jails-briton-for-unintentionally-producing-pornography
Cambodia, a conservative Buddhist country, is frequented by young tourists backpacking through Southeast Asia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/self-driving-uber-car-kills-woman-crossing-street
The ride services company said it was suspending North American tests of its self-driving vehicles...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/politicsblog-buddy-mitchell-the-fox-of-argaka-and-tales-from-diko
Politics Blog has the inside scoop on all things political, people, and agendas. This issue: buddy Mitchell, the fox of Argaka, and tales from DIKO....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/inspectors-analyse-toxin-used-on-russian-spy
Inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) began running independent tests...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-held-in-kouklia-site-theft
Cyprus police have arrested three men in connection with a case of illicit trade in antiquities. A concerned citizen had phoned the police after spotting a car parked in a remote area near Kouklia, Paphos, which is also the site of a current archeological dig. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/putin-easily-wins-another-six-year-term
The longer-term question is whether Putin will soften his anti-Western rhetoric now the election is won...
