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1. Officials ponder responsibility following quadruple fatality

Ambulance crews experience road fatalities on a more personal level. When you rescue someone, you connect with them....

2. ''We are a banana republic'' -Glafkos Clerides

A citizen chased and recorded with his mobile phone a mobile camera driver who was speeding over 140 km/h....

3. From fines to fine lines

The face of the honorable Minister of Transport, Alexis Vafeadi, conveyed a different message compared to his statements before the Parliament's Transportation Committee....

4. Scientists uncover ultra-strong lightweight material

Galvorn is stronger than steel, lighter than aluminum, and has the conductivity of copper, according to an article on LinkedIn....

5. Police contemplate revealing speed camera locations

Police are engaged in discussions regarding a potential new measure that could significantly impact how mobile traffic cameras are operated, according to a report on Philenews....

6. Child deaths in Khartoum orphanage amid Sudan conflict

At least 60 infants, toddlers, and older children perished over the past six weeks while trapped in harrowing conditions in an orphanage in Sudan’s capital as fighting raged outside....

7. Many dead after trains collide in Greece

A passenger train in Greece carrying hundreds of people collided with an oncoming freight train in a fiery wreck in the country’s north early Wednesday, killing 32 and injuring at least 85...

8. Fate of some Turkish Cypriot students unknown after quake

A number of Turkish Cypriot students were going back home after being pulled to safety in Adiyaman, hours following a deadly earthquake that left many dead in Turkey and Syria, but reports said the fate of additional pupils from the island believed to be in the rubble remained unknown...

9. Nouris: 'We have reached the point where migrants call the police and ask to be picked up'

In a bill submitted to Parliament, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Interior are requesting the recruitment of 300 special police officers with a contract of up to 28 months to monitor the green line and conduct other tasks relating to the increased migration flow into the Republic of Cyprus....

10. 2,000 euros for every motorist trapped on Attiki Odos

Attiki Odos SA, the company managing the Greek capital’s biggest ring road, has said that it will be compensating thousands of toll-paying motorists who became trapped on the highway in their cars and trucks during Monday’s blizzard....

11. Snow wreaks havoc on Athens roads

Some 5,000 motorists spent hours trapped in their cars in freezing temperatures on the Greek capital’s Attiki Odos highway on Monday and dozens were still trapped through Tuesday morning...

12. Passenger soldier dies after car veers into ditch

A young soldier was killed in a road accident on Thursday after a car driven by an army buddy veered off the road and ended up flipped in a ditch...

13. Daytime warning upgraded due to prolonged rain

A flood watch warning until Friday afternoon has been upgraded to orange level, following reports of flooding, people trapped in their vehicles, and power disruptions, but conditions will improve just in time to ring in the New Year...

14. Flooded roads, flowing rivers, heavy rains and hail - Pedieos has overflowed (video)

Heavy rains are pounding the island bringing with it a slew of problems. The fire brigade is on alert as roads turned into rivers resulting in traffic jams and while some people have become trapped in their cars due to the rising waters in some areas....

15. A child is sexually abused every 27 hours in Cyprus

According to the Office of the Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of the Child Despos Michailidou-Livani, the number comes from reports made by "Children's House",...

16. September 11: Twenty years since the day that changed the world

Twenty years have passed since the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in New York...

17. Greece is more secure with Biden as president

US Senator Bob Menendez is one of Greece and Cyprus’ greatest supporters and he exerts considerable power and influence in the foreign policy arena....

18. Elderly man on moped killed in road accident

Nicosia police say there was no arrest in a fatal accident on Monday, where an elderly man on a moped was killed after he collided with a car in the Sopaz area, while a bus driver was crushed to death when his idling vehicle ran him over...

19. Greek Government to proceed with new island camps, despite reactions

The Greek government is determined to move ahead with its plan to build new holding facilities for migrants and refugees as part of a plan to accelerate asylum procedures and deportations on the five islands hosting camps, its spokesman said on Tuesday, amid reactions to the scheme from island residents....

20. Activists chased in the dead of night

A group of activists against illegal bird trapping, who took matters into their own hands when they tried to disrupt an unlawful operation in Famagusta, uploaded a video showing they were being chased by local poachers in the dead of night...

21. Traffic police told to play fair

Traffic police issued a new directive this week requesting that officers on duty remain visible at all times and refrain from forcing motorists into speed traps...

22. Cyprus on track to miss EU recycling targets

23. Dangerous roads due to landslides

Rockslides and mudslides are threatening many parts of the road network in Cyprus, mainly in the foothills and rural areas...

24. Train crash in Ankara kills 9 injures 47

25. Man dies in Nicosia collision

A man was killed in a serious accident in Tseri on Thursday night, when a vehicle collided with another car and then ploughed into a parked car with a couple waiting to pick up their daughter...

26. Tornado sweeps across parts of rural Nicosia

A huge tornado sweeping though rural areas west of Nicosia made landfall Sunday afternoon spreading panic among local residents and causing damages along the way...

27. Indonesian quake toll jumps to 832 dead as rescuers struggle