Police arrest two over theft and extortion
Paphos police on Tuesday arrested two men, aged 19 and 20, in connection with theft and extortion. The men were arrested after a 36-year-old British...
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Three arrested in fight over money released (Updated)
Police on Monday released three men arrested on Sunday for causing bodily harm and damaging property in the Larnaca district. The incident happened at around...
Coronavirus: Two men arrested for violating stay-home decree
Two men are in custody at the central prison pending a court hearing on April 13 after violating the restriction of movement decree and for...
Two men arrested after found with Byzantine coins
Two men, 25 and 26, were remanded on Saturday for six days after Byzantine era coins and ancient artefacts were found in their possession. The...
Two arrests in Paphos after school broken into
Two people were arrested on Friday night in connection with illegally entering a school. The two, aged 28 and 17, were arrested after a warrant...
Trump urges Mexico to send migrants home; 42 arrested
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Mexico should send Central American migrants seeking asylum in the United States back to their home countries,...
DNA links two men to past arms finds
The Paphos district court remanded two men, 82 and 42, for three days on Tuesday, after DNA evidence linked them to firearms and explosives discovered...
China nabs 26 suspected tomb robbers, recovers valuable relics
China has arrested 26 suspects and retrieved almost 650 cultural relics stolen from an ancient burial site in northwestern Qinghai province, the Ministry of Public...
Two arrested in Chile over bomb threats that caused flight chaos
Chilean police arrested two men over bomb threats that grounded nine commercial airplanes in Chile, Peru and Argentina on Thursday. A specialist organised crime unit...
Police arrest illegals and employers
By Christophe Hadjigeorgiou Police arrested 12 people on Thursday for illegal employment during a joint operation with the customs department to check leisure centres and...
Arrests for blowing up car
By Christophe Hadjigeorgiou Police arrested two 18 year olds in Nicosia district on Thursday who they suspect blew up a 56-year-old man’s car. The explosion...
Police kept busy over Easter, no serious injuries recorded
A firecracker thrown by three boys set fire to a truck in Larnaca on Monday, as the Easter festivities wound down without serious injuries but...
Italy arrests five Tunisians in anti-terror swoop
Italian police on Thursday arrested five Tunisians as part of what they said was a major operation against suspected supporters of Islamist terrorism in central...
Eight people held in Belgium after anti-terror raids
Belgium has detained eight people during raids linked to an anti-terrorism investigation, prosecutors said on Monday. Police raided seven homes on Sunday in the Brussels district...
Second arrest for crystal meth
A 31-year-old person was arrested on Monday in connection with the illegal possession of drugs. For the same case, a 31-year-old man was remanded on...
Turkey orders arrest of pro-Kurdish party leader – agency
Turkey has ordered the arrest of 17 people including the co-leader of the main pro-Kurdish political party over opposition to the military’s offensive in Syria, the...
Police arrest two men in murder investigation (Updated)
A Limassol court remanded two men in custody for eight days on Friday in connection with the murder of a 47-year-old man the previous day....
Turkey detains 300 people over criticism of Syrian offensive
Turkey has detained more than 300 people for social media posts criticising its military offensive in Syria, the government said on Monday, a day after President...
Iran leader blames enemies for unrest; death toll rises (Update)
Iran‘s Supreme Leader on Tuesday accused enemies of the Islamic Republic of stirring unrest across the country as the death toll from anti-government demonstrations that...
Two Reuters journalists arrested in Myanmar – government
Two Reuters journalists were arrested on Tuesday evening in Myanmar‘s main city, Yangon, a government spokesman said. “Yes it is correct that they were arrested,” spokesman...
