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Prosecutor and defence urge community service for Berlusconi
By Emilio Parodi Both the prosecution and defence have asked a Milan court to order former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to serve a one-year sentence for tax fraud doing community service, judicial...
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Franco-era policeman in extradition hearing in Spanish court
By Sonya Dowsett A former Spanish policeman denied he had carried out torture at a hearing in a Madrid court on Thursday, part of an extradition request from Argentina, where he is wanted for crimes...
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UN Security Council OKs peacekeepers for CAR
By Michelle Nichols, Crispin and Dembassa-Kette The United Nations Security Council authorized on Thursday the creation of a nearly 12,000-strong UN peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic...
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Easter bonus for pensioners
THE cabinet has decided to pay pensioners an Easter allowance provided they fulfil the income criteria. The allowance of €190 will be granted to single-person households whose annual income does not...
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Parents fight to save Phaneromeni school
THE Federation of Secondary School Parents’ Associations of Nicosia has asked the education ministry not to go ahead with plans to turn the Phaneromeni school into the University of Cyprus college of...
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Veteran actor dies
VETERAN actor Antreas Mousouliotis died on Thursday, following a battle with cancer. The actor was 75 years old. Mousouliotis was born in 1939 and studied acting at the famous Karolos Koun Art Theatre...
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Indian minder arrested after abandoning baby
A 22-YEAR-OLD Indian woman was arrested, accused of abandoning the 20-month-old baby she was looking after, police said. The 22-year old was arrested by Limassol police after the parents returned from...
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Parliament OKs budgets of 13 SGOs
By Elias Hazou LAWMAKERS on Thursday grudgingly approved the budgets of 13 semi-governmental organisations amid gripes they did not have enough time to properly scrutinise the balance sheets. During...
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Search and rescue exercise shows Cyprus readiness, says minister
By Constantinos Psillides CYPRUS, Israel, the United States and Greece carried out a joint search and rescue exercise on Thursday codenamed “Nemesis – 2014”, in an area between Cypriot and Israeli...
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Prosecutor tells Pistorius: ‘Your version is a lie’
By Ed Cropley A South African prosecutor accused Oscar Pistorius on Thursday of lying and altering his story when the Olympic and Paralympic athlete described the night he shot dead his girlfriend...
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Crimestoppers launch 2nd hunt for ‘most wanted’ fugitives
By Constantinos Psillides A HUNT for some of the UK’s most-wanted fugitives believed to be hiding in Cyprus got underway yesterday, with a coordinated campaign led by the UK crime-fighting charity...
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Cyprus police issues arrest warrant for bitcoin entrepreneur
By a staff reporter DANNY Brewster, CEO of bitcoin vendors Neo & Bee, is wanted by police on suspicion of fraud. Police issued an arrest warrant for Brewster on Friday. Sources told the Cyprus Mail...
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Pope asks forgiveness for ‘evil’ of priestly child abuse
By Naomi O’Leary Pope Francis made his first public plea for forgiveness on Friday for the “evil” committed by priests who molested children, using some of his strongest words yet on the Roman Catholic...
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Obama puts fresh face on Obamacare with new health secretary
By Roberta Rampton and Steve Holland President Barack Obama said on Friday he will promote budget director Sylvia Mathews Burwell to be his next health secretary, who will preside over the next...
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US government says hackers trying to exploit Heartbleed bug
By Jim Finkle The US government warned banks, infrastructure operators and other organizations on Friday to be on alert for hackers who may take advantage of the Heartbleed bug to steal data from...
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Financial ombudsman finally gets down to work
By Angelos Anastasiou DESPITE relevant legislation having been passed in 2010, and himself appointed in June 2013, Financial Ombudsman Pavlos Ioannou is only now gearing up to get to work as the budget...
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Bomb hoax shuts down Nicosia court
A bomb threat was phoned in to the Nicosia District Court at 11.15 am yesterday, engaging police bomb squad technicians who confirmed that the phone call was a hoax, with the court given the all-clear...
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Pensioners to expect Easter bonus
PENSIONERS will be paid an Easter allowance, according to a council of ministers decision, while the Grants and Benefits Service announced on Friday that the first payments can be expected around...
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Drivers to get ‘love fines’ in Famagusta area
POLICE in Famagusta district will issue on the spot ‘love fines’ next week as part of a campaign to raise awareness about the road traffic code. The Famagusta police in collaboration with the police...
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Ozersay upbeat on Cyprus talks progress
By Stefanos Evripidou TURKISH Cypriot negotiator Kudret Ozersay sounded unusually upbeat about the prospects of an agreement after meeting with his Greek Cypriot counterpart Andreas Mavroyiannis on...
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