1.   Cypriot courts impose heavy sentences in drug-related cases as a deterrent against the crime.

2.   Cypriot courts have recently started giving heavier prison terms for drug smuggling offenses following a marked increase in such cases.

3.   The case is the first of its kind before a Cypriot court dealing with the willful transmission of the AIDS virus.

4.   A Cypriot court sentenced three British soldiers to life imprisonment on Friday for the savage killing of Danish tour guide Louise Jensen.

5.   A Cypriot court sentenced three British soldiers to life imprisonment on Friday for the killing of Danish tour guide Louise Jensen.

6.   The three soldiers were remanded in custody for eight days by a Cypriot court on Tuesday.

7.   Three British soldiers who bludgeoned to death a young Danish tour guide in a drunken frenzy were jailed for life by a Cypriot court on Friday.