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Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy will spend Christmas in prison after he appeared in court accused of rape by a fourth woman. Mendy, 27, is already facing serious sex offence allegations ...

The Avakas gorge nature trail in Peyia, Paphos is now closed to visitors due to increased flow of water in the gorge, the forestry department said on Wednesday. The forestry ...

Cabinet has amended a plan for Renewable Energy Sources (RES) so as to facilitate the installation of photovoltaic systems (PVs) for citizens. According to the deputy government spokesperson Niovi Parisinou, ...

A South African study suggests reduced risks of hospitalisation and severe disease in people infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant versus the Delta one, though the authors say some of ...

The European Commission announced on Wednesday it has signed a new agreement to support the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) to the tune of €2.6 million. The Commission said that the ...

Tributes have been pouring in for eminent Cypriot archaeologist and Emeritus Professor Vassos Karageorghis who died on Tuesday at the age of 92. In an announcement on Wednesday, the University of ...

A second driver was involved in the fatal hit-and-run of a 60-year-old woman who died on Sunday in Paphos, police confirmed on Wednesday. They also said they are examining the ...

By Sara Vestergren, Samuel Finnerty, and Yasemin Gülsüm Acar The last few years have seen a surge in climate protests. From Turkey and Germany to the US, Australia ...

Current and former MPs, police officers, prison guards and officials of the judicial and legal services have been obliged over the past two months to pay outstanding out-of-court fines that ...

It was finished years late at a cost far higher than planned, but NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope due for launch next week may usher in a new era ...

Police warned the public that there will be increased road and traffic checks from Thursday through to January 6, in a bid to prevent crashes which are typically higher during the ...

Police booked seven businesses and 13 individuals for various violations of coronavirus measures after 2,524 checks in the government-controlled areas. These were carried out between 6am on Tuesday and 6am on Wednesday. ...

Having been to some of the world’s worst war zones one photographer now uses his lens to tell human stories. MELISSA HEKKERS meets a man telling the stories of ...

Finland will restrict restaurants’ opening hours to curb rising Covid-19 infections and the spread of the new Omicron variant, the government said on Wednesday. Starting on Christmas eve, bars will ...

Walk-in vaccination centres will operate on Monday and Tuesday solely for the administration of an anti-coronavirus booster jab to university students, the health ministry announced on Wednesday. As an exception, ...

Chinese provincial authorities have ordered celebrities and live streamers to report tax-related crimes before 2022, just days after China’s “queen of live streaming” Viya was fined 1.34 billion yuan ($210 million) for ...

In today’s episode, around 600 migrants were transferred out of the Pournara holding camp on Tuesday after 82 people were found positive to Covid-19. In other news, the cabinet tightened coronavirus ...

A 20-year-old man who was caught speeding while drunk on the motorway will appear before Nicosia district court on Wednesday. He was arrested late on Tuesday driving at 187kph on ...

A second water refill station has been installed on the seafront path of Ayios Tychonas in Limassol to promote the use of reusable water bottles and reduce the use of ...

A pensioner who has admitted to killing his wife who was suffering from leukaemia has been transferred to Athalassa mental health hospital for compulsory treatment, police said on Wednesday. The 74...

Three asylum-seekers drowned and dozens more were feared missing after a boat believed to be carrying as many as 50 people sank off Greece’s Folegandros island, the coast guard said ...

A 32-year-old woman was arrested for reportedly attacking her partner with a knife at his workplace in Limassol. Reports said the suspect visited her 29-year-old partner at around 3.45pm and ...

Two men, 27 and 28, were arrested late on Tuesday in Limassol on suspicion of possessing burglary tools. Police said they stopped the car of the suspects for a check during a ...

In the Oxford shooting case, prosecutors say yes By Thaddeus Hoffmeister Many were surprised when James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of Ethan Crumbley, the 15-year-old boy accused of killing ...