Baghdatis hits form at US Open
By Nemanja Bjedov MARCOS Baghdatis advanced to the third round at the US Open for the first time in his career after thrashing 17th seed Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 at Flushing...
View ArticleHoliday villa burgled in Peyia
Gold, electronics and money worth in total over €10,000 was stolen from a holiday villa in Peyia, police said on Saturday. According to a complaint filed by a British tourist who was renting the villa,...
View ArticleYoung Swedish tourist dead after fall
A YOUNG Swedish tourist was found dead in a pool of blood early Saturday in the parking lot of a hotel in Protaras, barely a day after arriving on the island with friends for a holiday. According to...
View ArticleGun-wielding drunk terrorises Kato Paphos but weapon was fake
A DRUNK man wielding a fake gun drunk was arrested on Friday night after allegedly terrorising people in Kato Paphos with a small pistol. According to police, they were notified at around 10.30pm on...
View ArticleTattoo artist arrested in Paphos
POLICE arrested a tattoo artist in Paphos on Saturday for failing to comply with a court order to stop tattooing with henna. According to police, on Friday the Paphos district court finalised an order...
View ArticleDelinquent teen bites police officer
AT AROUND 12.20am on Saturday, police received a report that young people who had gathered at a Nicosia high school had broken the glass door of a nearby residence. When members of the Mobile Rapid...
View ArticleObama delays strike against Syria to seek Congress approval (updated 01.05)
By Roberta Rampton and Jeff Mason President Barack Obama stepped back from the brink on Saturday and delayed an imminent military strike against Syria to seek approval from the US Congress in a gamble...
View ArticleNervy Man City edge past Hull
By Toby Davis Manchester City mined their rich resources to break the resistance of a dogged Hull City on Saturday with 20-million-pound striker Alvaro Negredo coming off the bench to prove his worth...
View ArticleThis was a farce, not an inquiry
By Loucas Charalambous The rule has been proven once more. Everything ends up as a farce in this idiotic state and Giorgos Pikis’ ‘investigating committee’ could not be an exception. In this respect I...
View Article‘We will not be used as a launching pad for Syria attack’
By Stefanos Evripidou CYPRUS cannot be used as a launching pad for attacks on Syria while at the same time offering its services as a shelter of stability and security for fleeing foreign nationals,...
View ArticleTales from the Coffeeshop
Our establishment has been temporarily shut down because the bank has begun foreclosure proceedings due to the extent of our non performing loans. Patroclos has flown to Washington to try and...
View ArticleOur View: The greed of our ruling elite knows no bounds
THE GREED and selfishness of our ruling elite – or should we call it the Cyprus Republic nomenclature – never cease to amaze. Although these loathsome qualities have been observed on countless...
View ArticleMayors gear up for casino licence battle
By Peter Stevenson THE MAYORS of Cyprus’ five main districts are gearing up to battle the government’s decision to create only one casino resort on the island, saying they all want one and will not...
View ArticleU.S. Open Round 3 results
Men’s Singles Round 3 matches on Saturday 7-Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat Adrian Mannarino (France) 6-3 6-0 6-2 19-Tommy Robredo (Spain) beat Daniel Evans (Britain) 7-6(6) 6-1 4-6 7-5 8-Richard...
View ArticleWe will not be returning
Four years ago our holiday hire car was written off by a driver coming the wrong way down a one-way street in Polis – the driver was employed and insured in the RoC. I had two fractured ribs and my...
View ArticleArsenal and Liverpool claim derby spoils
Arsenal and Liverpool emerged victorious from two of the Premier League’s fiercest rivalries with wins over Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United respectively on Sunday. Arsenal prevailed over...
View ArticleU.S. Open Men’s Singles Round 3 results (Baghdatis eliminated)
Men’s Singles Round 3 matches on Sunday 3-Andy Murray (Britain) beat Florian Mayer (Germany) 7-6(2) 6-2 6-2 9-Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) beat Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) 6-3 6-2 6-7(1) 7-6(7)...
View ArticleGareth Bale completes his dream move to Madrid
Tottenham Hotspur winger Gareth Bale has finally joined Real Madrid for a world record 100 million euros ($131.86 million) on a six-year deal, the two clubs announced on Sunday. Spanish club Real...
View ArticleAttempted murder
LIMASSOL police were investigating an attempted murder on Monday after a 31-year-old man was taken to Limassol general hospital suffering from a ruptured kidney and wounds to his back, shoulder and...
View ArticleMen caught attempting to fly on fake IDs
Two Syrian men were remanded for two days by Paphos district court on Monday following their arrest on Sunday after they attempted to board a plane to Stockholm using counterfeit identity cards....
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