Man murdered outside his home in Pyla
A 40-year-old man was murdered in Pyla, Larnaca, shortly after 9pm Tuesday, police said. According to police sources, the man was murdered in a seemingly
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Indian man kills 14 members of own family, then hangs himself
A man in India stabbed 14 members of his own family to death, including seven children, before hanging himself, police said on Sunday, in one
Serious crime down by 28 per cent, minister says
Serious crime in Nicosia is down 28 per cent, burglaries more than a third, and traffic accidents by 18 per cent, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou
Cypriot man makes it into Europe’s newly-launched ‘Most Wanted’ list
A Cypriot man, a convicted rapist and murderer, has been included on the EU’s ‘Most Wanted’ list, launched this weekend. Among the 45 suspects currently
India court sentences three to death for student rape, murder
By Sujoy Dhar An Indian court sentenced three men to the death penalty for raping and killing a 20-year-old woman in a case that sparked
Ivorian ex-president pleads not guilty to war crimes
By Thomas Escritt Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo pleaded not guilty to charges of planning post-election violence that left 3,000 dead, as his war crimes
Remand for man accused of killing son
The 67-year-old man suspected of killing his 19-year-old son last October in Paramytha, Limassol, was remanded for six days on Saturday. The suspect, Timoleon Themistocleous,
UK man caught for rape and murder of British Cypriot teen 34 years ago
A 56-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in the UK for the rape and murder of a Greek Cypriot schoolgirl 34 years ago in London after
Limassol triple murder suspect denies all charges (Updates with separate 2012 assault case)
By Andria Kades The 31-year-old man who initially admitted to the killing of three young men in Anexartisias, Limassol late last year, denied on Tuesday
Elderly couple killer pleads guilty to manslaughter
A 30-year-old man pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges on Friday in relation with killing his aunt and uncle in Pitsilia in May last year. The
Previous attempt to murder Tasos Georgiou had failed
By Andria Kades An attempt to murder Tasos Georgiou, 23, had taken place some three weeks before he was fatally shot, it emerged on Wednesday.
Police seeking leads in 23-yr-old’s murder
Police on Tuesday continued their investigation into the murder of a 23-year-old, with links to the underworld, who was gunned down early on Monday outside
Murder victim’s body riddled with nine bullets (Update 4)
By Andria Kades A 23-year-old man was shot nine times early on Monday morning when he was killed outside his friend’s flat in Strovolos, Nicosia.
‘Tis the season for … murder
By Julia Tabas While you were unwrapping presents on Christmas morning, a frozen corpse was discovered in a snowdrift. While you were prepping for your
Woman stabbed to death in north
A 32-year-old woman was stabbed to death and her body dumped in a forest area in Ayios Amvrosios in the occupied north of the island,
Murder suspect remanded for another eight days
The 31-year-old man suspected of killing three people in Limassol was re-remanded for eight days on Saturday. Christakis Thoma, stabbed two brothers, Pasarhos and Constantinos
Murderer ‘kissed hand of victims’ mother’
By Andria Kades Thirty one year-old Christakis Thoma, who confessed to killing two brothers and another man in Limassol last week, kissed the hand of
Manhunt still on for crazed Limassol killer (Update 3)
By George Psyllides and Andria Kades THE father of a triple murder suspect sought by police has been remanded in custody for eight days, as
Murder suspect released
The 34-year-old gym trainer, who had been remanded for eight days in connection with investigations into the brutal murder of 36-year-old Daniella Rosca, has been
Palestinian ex-diplomat shot dead in Nicosia (update 3)
A FORMER Palestinian diplomat was shot dead by his son in their home in Nicosia on Friday, police said. The incident took place in the
