Author:  Charles Charalambous POLICE officers investigating the murder of media mogul Andis Hadjicostis a week ago have made contact with a fourth suspect who is said to have fled abroad – perhaps to Moldova – and have urged him to return to Cyprus to help their investigation, Police spokesman Michalis Katsounotos said yesterday. “Based on our investigations so far, there are strong indications that ... Full story

Author:  Anna Hassapi TWO PEOPLE are in critical condition and on life support following two serious accidents that took place in Limassol just as traffic police announced the launch of a road safety awareness campaign in a bid to halt spiraling accident tolls. The first serious accident took place a few minutes before midnight on Sunday in Ypsonas village. According to police, a car ... Full story

Author:  Charles Charalambous TORRENTIAL RAIN fell across the island yesterday, causing flooding in urban areas and closing some roads to traffic.  Fire Service spokesman Marios Kyprianou said that more than 35 emergency calls had been responded to up to early evening, mainly in Nicosia and Limassol districts. Fire units were mostly called upon to pump water from flooded shop basements and roads, especially in ... Full story

Author:  Sebastian Heller HEAVY RAINS all around the island yesterday helped rid the atmosphere of the dust , which has been plaguing the island since before the weekend. Police warned drivers to be careful on the roads due to the danger of increased accidents because of reduced visibility and slippery roads. In Troodos fig was dense, causing futher problems Full story

Author:  Stefanos Evripidou POLICE YESTERDAY continued their search for the fourth suspect wanted in connection with the murder of media mogul Andis Hadjicostis on Monday. Police spokesman Michalis Katsounotos yesterday requested that the media refrain from publishing every detail of the case or rumoured scenario as it could jeopardise the investigation and put at risk any subsequent trial, as well as expose those who ... Full story

THERE IS a section of our opinion formers that reads political significance into every criminal act that takes place. So when the remains of former president Tassos Papadopoulos were removed from his grave late last year this group immediately concluded that that the perpetrators’ objective was to frighten people and weaken their resistance to an unfair solution to the Cyprus problem. Full story

Author:  Stefanos Evripidou FRAUDSTERS ARE using the identity of a local businessman and former international model to extract money from unsuspecting women around the world, the Sunday Mail learned yesterday. Nicosia-based businessman Marcus Platrides, 29, said he recently discovered that women living in Sweden, the US and Canada have been sending money to Istanbul to someone who claimed to be him, or at least, ... Full story

Author:  Charles Charalambous NEARLY 10,000 people were caught drink-driving in 2009, police said yesterday following the latest incident at the weekend when a 17-year old girl was nabbed without a licence and driving over the limit. Traffic Police Head Demetris Demetriou said: “We are setting new records with the number of arrests for drink driving Full story

Author:  Anna Hassapi   LEGAL ANALYSTS yesterday hailed as a landmark ruling, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decision against Cyprus for failing to protect 20-year-old Russian dancer Oxana Rantseva who fell to her death from the balcony of a locked apartment trying to escape from her life working in a Limassol cabaret. The decision on Thursday unveiled painful truths about human trafficking ... Full story

ALMOST a month after the body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos was dug up and stolen, a Greek flag at the grave was removed from the flagpole, authorities said yesterday. Police said the act was discovered at around 8 am on Friday by a former member of Papadopoulos’ security detail. An eyewitness said a Cypriot flag at the site had been left untouched. Full story