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541. Woman falls to her death in Limassol

A woman from Romania was found dead in a parking lot in Limassol, with reports saying police are ruling out foul play...

542. The new government, image and symbolism

The first indications from the new government are sending out all the right signals. Tuesday’s handover ceremonies at the ministries confirmed a return to normalcy, after a decade-long crisis that painfully divided the country. Both sides should be given credit for the civilized political discourse that prevailed during the change of guard. It is hoped that this spirit will continue during the debates that are expected to take place in Parliament, not only in the sense of a more sophisticated rhetoric, but also, hopefully, in the approval of some government bills by the new main opposition....

543. Turtle found dead off Limassol coast

There has been no official word following the discovery of a sea turtle carcass that washed ashore in Limassol over the weekend...

544. Late night explosion shocks Cyprus

A very loud explosion was heard Sunday night in the north, just after midnight, with authorities scrambling to deal with an ensuing fire and speculation running rampant on social media...

545. Supreme Court revises triple murder sentence

Convicted killer Christakis Thoma, who knifed three men in Limassol over three years ago, will serve three consecutive life sentences after the Supreme Court changed his manslaughter sentence to premeditated murder...

546. Erdogan suffers defeat in Istanbul rerun

Turkey’s opposition has dealt President Tayyip Erdogan a stinging blow by winning control of Istanbul in a re-run mayoral election, breaking his aura of invincibility and delivering a message from voters unhappy over his policies...

547. 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...

548. Supreme Court upholds driver’s mobile fine

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a driver who was found guilty of using his mobile phone while driving...

549. SYRIZA, Kotzias-led movement part ways

The political movement Pratto, led by former foreign minister Nikos Kotzias, on Wednesday announced that it was officially ending its cooperation with ruling SYRIZA and that it will not take part in next month’s national elections. It urged its followers to vote for progressive forces. ...

550. Ahrweiler: History that teaches only one solution is a dangerous thing

551. Fears of more victims resurface in Orestis case

Police are trying to track down three more women in the serial killer case, as divers head to Memi Lake to search for a little girl one day after a third body was recovered from the red lake...

552. They are not Europe

Britain and the chaos that has taken over the country is the biggest sign of what dangerous populism can do if it is underestimated, but it is not the only example...

553. Israel to hold new elections after Netanyahu fails to form coalition

554. Boris Johnson to face court over Brexit comments

555. The election results and ND’s next challenge

556. Against all odds

557. EU vote across Europe

558. Cyprus' MEPs pledge to work together

Republic of Cyprus’ six newly-elected Members of the European Parliament pledged to work to promote the national problem and the issues facing the people on the island...

559. DISY maintains leadership with 29.01% of the vote

560. Editor looks to top court acquittal over Erdogan 'insult'

The editor of a Turkish Cypriot newspaper says he believes the supreme court in the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus will again find him not guilty of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan should prosecutors appeal a lower court ruling that acquitted him....

561. 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...

562. Daughter of DISY founder ambivalent on Kizilyurek

563. 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...

564. 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...

565. New killer signature emerges after latest autopsy

New information suggests that a Nepalese woman, believed to have been murdered last year by an alleged serial killer, died of head trauma and not strangulation as did other victims...

566. Judge throws out drunk driving case in Paphos

A local judge in Paphos has acquitted a driver who was being accused of Driving Under the Influence, ruling that police failed to show valid proof of his breath alcohol test...

567. First body retrieved from red lake

The decomposed body of a woman was retrieved Sunday around 2:30pm form the red lake in Mitseros, as efforts to locate two more bodies are said to continue most likely on Monday...

568. Woman found dead on Nicosia rooftop

Police are investigating the death of a European woman whose body was found on the roof of a building in downtown Nicosia ...

569. Mystery woman’s cause of death still unknown

Police investigators are trying to add more pieces to the puzzle as they try to identify the woman whose body was found in an abandoned mine in Nicosia...

570. Netanyahu secures election victory