THE TURKISH actor who confessed to murdering a 19-year-old Greek Cypriot prisoner of war in 1974 will be investigated by Turkish authorities in accordance with the Geneva Convention of Prisoners of War.
YESTERDAY’S meeting between the two community leaders to discuss property rights went “as could be expected”, President Demetris Christofias said after the talks.
AFTER NEARLY 13 years of freedom and luxury living in northern Cyprus, British fugitive Gary Robb was finally handed over to UK police yesterday.
THE CYPRIOT cat will finally be recognised as an official breed, with experts believing that local cats have developed unique characteristics.
The pre-selection for the recognition will take place a Cat Show in taking place in Limassol this weekend. The event is organised by the Cyprus Feline Society, in co-operation with the World Cat Federation.
A 42-YEAR-OLD woman and a 22-year-old man were yesterday remanded in eight-day custody in Larnaca in connection with a 1.5 kilo drugs haul, police said.
THE EUROPEAN Commission has signed two contracts for a total of €4.2 million to assist the Turkish Cypriot community to improve the management of solid waste and water and wastewater services so as to reach EU environmental standards.
THE EUROPEAN Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled, by majority vote, that Turkey violates the property rights of eight Greek Cypriots, who own land and immovable property in Turkish occupied Cyprus.
A SECOND suspect has been apprehended by police in connection with a heist at the Hellenic bank in Chlorakas village on Monday morning.
A 24-year-old Syrian man appeared in Paphos court yesterday morning and was remanded for eight days. The first suspect, also a Syrian, is also being held on an eight-day remand order.
A NICOSIA nightclub burnt down during the early hours of yesterday, police said.
The blaze broke out at Pyli Club near Famagusta Gate at around 2.50am.
According to senior police officer and district head of the Nicosia fire stations, Miltiades Miltiadous, the fire services received a call about the fire just over 10 minutes later.
YOU AREN’T really the US president until you’ve ordered an air-strike on somebody, so Barack Obama is certainly president now: two in his first week in office. But now that he has been blooded, can we talk a little about this expanded war he’s planning to fight in Afghanistan?
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