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541. New witnesses in Strovolos double murder trial

Three more witnesses testified Monday in the Strovolos double murder trial, including the neighbour who answered the door to a frantic teenage boy late at night...

542. Paphos cops respond to school bomb scare

Police in Paphos are trying to identify and locate the person behind a bomb threat that caused an immediate evacuation at a local high school on Wednesday...

543. Co-owner of Cyprus Airways dies in plane crash

The Russian co-owner of Siberia Airlines which owns Cypriot Charlie Airlines has died in a plane accident in Germany, while the circumstances of the crash remain unclear...

544. Auditor General blows whistle on Pissouri payouts

Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides is calling on the interior minister to seek a legal opinion before reaching a final decision on Pissouri payouts due to landslide problems...

545. Pass the buck

This was a narrative that they managed to pull through for an entire five-year term in office. Because each time people were losing their calm or reacting towards new measures, the response was 'the Anastasiades government is bringing order to the chaos that it had inherited'...

546. Tough traffic bill heads to the House

A government bill package heading to the House on Friday is not only proposing stiffer penalties for traffic violations but also fast-tracking many ways of dealing with offenders...

547. Asian spa owner mounts defence

The Chinese owner of a massage parlour in Limassol has pleaded not guilty to trafficking and exploitation charges, while his lawyer says there are professional disputes behind the accusations against his client...

548. Asian spa owner in Limassol goes to trial

The Chinese owner of a massage parlour in Limassol has been ordered straight to trial, facing multiple charges including human trafficking and exploitation...

549. Old building collapse in downtown Nicosia

First responders went on high alert Tuesday morning following the collapse of an old building in downtown Nicosia...

550. Plot thickens in massage parlor case

A Chinese man, who denies trafficking charges in Limassol following a police bust at his massage parlor, had used his money and residency status as an investor to set up his business...

551. Fire breaks out near local hotel in Protaras

Dozens of people were evacuated in Protaras following a fire that broke out at a local pub adjacent to a hotel popular in the area...

552. Police raid massage parlor in Limassol

Police arrested on Monday a male suspect in connection with an illegal prostitution ring in Limassol, while six women were being treated as possible sex trafficking victims and three men were described as customers...

553. Tzionis seeks ruling on second autopsy

The main Strovolos double murder suspect has formally asked the Supreme Court for judicial review, with sources saying he will ask judges to throw out a second autopsy report citing violation of his rights...

554. Man dies after car veers off in Larnaca

A male driver died at the wheel on Thursday afternoon in Larnaca when his car veered off and struck another car on the opposite side of the road...

555. BBC explores plight of foreign students in Cyprus

A recent BBC story about foreign students in the north highlights many challenges that international students face in Cyprus, including unethical recruitment, exploitation and economic hardship...

556. Bill proposes up to five years for stalkers

A bill that would empower harassment and stalking victims is being delayed in the House in order for MPs to seek input from the legal department...

557. British couple injured in rollover accident

A British couple was involved in a road accident in Paphos when their car overturned and trapped them inside...

558. Judge clears courtroom in Larnaca abductor trial

A Larnaca judge ordered reporters and onlookers to leave the courtroom in the kidnapping trial of two school boys, citing the tender age of the victims...

559. Turkey to pay damages in Guzelyurtlu case

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights issued a final ruling in the Guzelyurtlu case against Turkey and Turkish Cypriot authorities in the north, holding both financially liable while clearing the Republic of Cyprus over lack of cooperation allegations...

560. Child sex predator gets five years

A 26-year-old man from Nicosia has been sentenced to five years after being found guilty of sexual harassment against teenagers...

561. EOKA veterans settle out of court

The British government and the EOKA fighters, who were seeking damages related to torture claims back in the 1950’s, have reached a settlement out of court...

562. Grand Chamber to rule in Guzelyurtlu case

The European Court of Hunan Rights will deliver a Grand Chamber judgment next week in the Guzelyurtlu case, with experts anticipating a more direct ruling this time...

563. From the auditoriums

564. Court rules on Strovolos double murder notebook

The court sided with the prosecution on Thursday, telling Tzionis’ lawyer that police had every right to obtain notes during a search of his grandfather’s vehicle without a new search warrant...

565. President Anastasiades begins official visit to Slovenia

566. Another delivery guy gets jumped

Police in Limassol are looking into a food delivery stickup on New Year’s Eve, the second incident within the last 48 hours in the southern town...

567. Indonesia’s tsunami death toll continues to rise

Indonesian rescuers on Tuesday used drones and sniffer dogs to search for survivors along the devastated west coast of Java hit by a series of tsunamis that killed at least 373 people, warning more victims are expected to be uncovered as the search expands...

568. Strasbourg Christmas market attacker neutralized

569. President Anastasiades addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg

570. Gunman kills three in Strasbourg Christmas market