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211. Israeli organ trafficker walks free in Cyprus

An Israeli man convicted of international human organ trafficking walked free on Tuesday, after Russian authorities failed to challenge a Larnaca judge who dismissed an extradition request...

212. Hospital roiled by turmoil in baby girl’s case

Authorities and news media were on the receiving end of public outrage on Thursday, following reports of unsubstantiated rape allegations of a baby girl that led to the arrest of her father...

213. Crash victim dies during risky surgery

A young man who was left paralysed in a serious accident last summer died this week following risky surgery...

214. Limassol doctors accused of malpractice in woman’s death

New allegations of medical negligence have been launched in a police complaint, with a woman accusing medical practitioners for her daughter’s death...

215. Student injured in dirt bike accident

A 14-year-old high school student on a race bike was critically wounded following a serious road collision in Limassol...

216. Healthy man’s flu death raises questions

The death of a 34-year-old man who got the seasonal flu is raising questions over his medical treatment while officials warn that flu cases have been more aggressive this year...

217. Elderly woman in Paphos dies following crash

An elderly woman in Paphos died Monday evening following a road accident downtown earlier involving three vehicles...

218. Man accused of pushing wife off balcony

Nicosia police are investigating an attempted murder in Aglandjia, in a case where a man is being accused of pushing his wife off the balcony...

219. Victim of knife attack gets arrested

A foreign national, who was hospitalized last week after falling victim of a knife attack, has been arrested while his attacker, a local male, had previously been remanded in custody...

220. Local man arrested in knife attack

Police have arrested a local man in connection with an attempted murder case in rural Nicosia, following the wounding of 26-year-old who was rushed to the hospital for surgery...

221. Paphos resident succumbs to injuries a week after accident

A senior citizen, who had been living in Paphos, died in hospital Tuesday evening following a serious accident last week when he was struck by a vehicle while trying to cross the road...

222. Controversy over urinal still unresolved

A controversial portable urinal for men, in the shape of a naked woman in an explicit sexual position, continues to spark debate in parliament two months after public criticism, with some saying the product goes too far while others say social impact has been overstated...

223. Man in critical condition following Paphos accident

A senior citizen is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle as he was trying to cross a road in the coastal area of Paphos...

224. Archbishop undergoes cancer surgery in London

225. Missing man’s car found, no sign of him yet

A vehicle belonging to a man gone missing over the weekend was spotted on Monday parked near a gas station in Limassol, with almost no signs yet as to the whereabouts of its owner...

226. Teen gets eight years for raping girlfriend’s granny

A 17-year-old teenager from Nicosia was sentenced to eight years for raping his girlfriend’s 81-year-old grandmother, after she had told him off during an earlier incident...

227. Greece: Prison employees condemn attacks on colleagues

Greece’s Federation of Prison Employees has condemned what it said was another instance of violence against colleagues at the Diavata penitentiary near Thessaloniki....

228. Harry and Meghan seal it with a kiss

Britain’s Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle were pronounced husband and wife on Saturday by the Archbishop of Canterbury in a glittering union that brought a measure of modern Hollywood glamour into the 1,000-year-old monarchy...

229. Prince Charles to walk Meghan down the aisle

Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle at her glittering wedding to his son Prince Harry after her own father had to pull out because of ill health...

230. Three killed in two road accidents on same night

Three people were killed in two separate collisions Thursday night, with two victims dying in a head on-collision on Paphos-Polis road and another biker in Limassol slamming into a car driven by a man under the influence...

231. Questions raised over school safety during gym class

Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris has received the final report on the circumstances surrounding the death of a 10-year-old student in Larnaca, but people are already raising questions about safety on school premises during gym class...

232. Police admit handcuffing doctors was not necessary

Police say handcuffing the two ER doctors in the aftermath of the school boy’s death ‘could have been avoided’ while adding that their focus remains the investigation of the serious incident...

233. Meghan's father says heart op puts him out of royal wedding

The father of American actress Meghan Markle said he could not attend his daughter’s wedding to Britain’s Prince Harry on Saturday because he needed a heart procedure...

234. Doctors clash with minister following boy's death

State doctors say working conditions are to blame for the death of a school boy that led to the arrest of two emergency medics, with the health minister describing the connection as “most unfortunate” as the incident is under three separate investigations...

235. Cyprus doctors in custody following school boy’s death

Two state doctors in Larnaca are in custody following the death of a 10-year-old boy who sustained a head injury during gym class, with his mother blaming ER medics for being incompetent in diagnosing an internal head trauma promptly...

236. Rotties attack two women in Paphos

A 39-year-old man is in police custody in Paphos following a dog attack by two Rottweilers, sending two female victims to the Emergency Room....

237. Famous electronic music DJ Avicii found dead at age 28

Avicii, known for hits like “Wake Me Up” and “Hey Brother,” announced in 2016 that he was retiring from touring...

238. Woman wounds three at YouTube headquarters in California

The woman approached an outdoor patio and dining courtyard on the campus around lunchtime and began to fire before entering the building...

239. Medical error destroys man's sex life

A medical malpractice case was settled in court after a man with a simple urinating problem ended up without a prostate gland and is now suffering from sexual dysfunction. The judge in the case ruled that the doctor and clinic had failed to perform necessary tests before their incorrect diagnosis....