President Nikos Christodoulides says he is fully prepared for an expanded conference on the Cyprus problem, but the UN secretary-general has ruled out a 3+1 or 5+1 meeting during the General Assembly week.
The attorney-general refused a request to suspend the prosecution of a British father whose young son fell to his death from a Paphos hotel window, his lawyer said.
Two men on a motorcycle fired at a building in Limassol's Linopetra area late on Wednesday, damaging the entrance and a first-floor window. Police are reviewing CCTV footage.
The Larnaca district government organisation has taken over management of the Larnaca Green Point, aiming to boost recycling and cut uncontrolled waste disposal.
Disy deputy chairman Efthimios Diplaros and vice-chairman Yiannis Karousos have accused each other of party disloyalty, following a gathering attended by President Nikos Christodoulides in Platres.
Parts of Ayios Athanasios in Limassol lost water on Thursday after damage to the local network. Repair crews expect supplies back by around 2pm.
A parked vehicle caught fire outside its owner's home in Xylofagou early Thursday, the fire department said. Three fire engines brought the blaze under control within minutes.
A vehicle caught fire while moving in the Kato Moni area of Nicosia district on Wednesday evening. The driver escaped unharmed, and firefighters brought the blaze under control.
Police across Cyprus stopped 597 vehicles and checked 777 people overnight, making three arrests and issuing 314 traffic reports, including 89 for speeding.
The trial of suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos continued on Thursday at the Paphos criminal court, with key prosecution witnesses set to testify behind closed doors.
Police say shots were fired late on Wednesday night at a building in Limassol's Linopetra area, damaging the glass door and first-floor windows. Exams at the vocational training institute housed there are going ahead.
President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman meet Thursday at the UN offices in Nicosia, days before the UN General Assembly in New York.
