World news

First gay rights march in Ukraine

Gay rights activists marched in Ukraine on Saturday, marking the first gay pride event in the ex-Soviet country, where homophobia ...

Saturday, 25 May 2013, 15:58

Big changes for X-Factor USA

HE'S the Godfather of television talent shows, but even Simon Cowell believes TV singing competitions are beginning to look ...

Friday, 24 May 2013, 10:13

Lucky George Michael

Singer George Michael is lucky to be alive after he fell out of a moving car doing 70mph on the M1 in England. The 'Careless ...

Thursday, 23 May 2013, 11:44

African Novelist Chinua Achebe Dies

Nigerian novelist and man of letters Chinua Achebe has died in Boston aged 82. Achebe is renowned for his contribution to African ...

Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 17:23

Louis Walsh back on X Factor

Like them or not Louis Walsh has confirmed that he and Gary Barlow will back on The X Factor this year, and has also tipped Sharon ...

Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 13:52

Massive tornado rips Oklahoma City, many dead

The death toll reached at least 91 people after a massive tornado ripped its way through an Oklahoma City suburb, directly hitting ...

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 12:05

Costa Crociere board members 'probed over fatal shipwreck'

Five board members of Costa Crociere have been placed under investigation as part of a new probe related to the January 2012 ...

Sunday, 19 May 2013, 23:46

Many hurt in train crash near NYC

About sixty people were transported to hospitals on Friday where five were found to be critically hurt. This happened after an ...

Saturday, 18 May 2013, 15:11

Cannes film festival suffers $1m jewellery theft

More than $1m (777,000 euros) worth of jewels have been stolen from a hotel in Cannes, French police say. The jewels were to ...

Saturday, 18 May 2013, 00:21

Cardinal O'Brien leaving Scotland for 'renewal' says Vatican

Disgraced Cardinal Keith Patrick O'Brien, the archbishop emeritus of Edinburgh, will leave Scotland for "a few months ...

Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 23:39

Hong Kong – Transgender woman allowed to marry

Hong Kong's top court has granted a transgender woman the right to marry her boyfriend. The Chinese case echoes the recent ...

Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 12:04

Italy Berlusconi sex trial: Call for six years' jail

Prosecutors have demanded a six-year sentence and lifetime ban from public office at the latest trial of former Prime Minister ...

Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 09:58

Nineteen shot in New Orleans parade

Nineteen people including two young children were shot on Sunday when gunfire erupted at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, ...

Monday, 13 May 2013, 04:21

Pakistan vote: Nawaz Sharif in talks on new government

Pakistani ex-PM Nawaz Sharif has been holding talks with party colleagues on forming a government, after claiming victory in ...

Sunday, 12 May 2013, 16:47

Pakistan votes in landmark election

Voting is under way across Pakistan in landmark national and provincial elections. The vote marks Pakistan's first transition ...

Saturday, 11 May 2013, 10:23
Local news

Turkish Airlines commence flights to Malta

Turkish Airlines have commenced flights ...

Govt committed to letting business do business

Malta’s pro-business climate has traditionally ...

Non-fatal accidents at work in the first ...

Claims in respect of non-fatal accidents ...

23 children suffer slapped cheek syndrome

The Ministry for Health has been informed ...

Europe

Leaders vote for reduction in the number ...

European Union leaders voted unanimously ...

France is the ninth EU country to legalize ...

The president of France, Francois Hollande, ...

Discrimination based on homosexuality must ...

The European Students Union (ESU) calls ...

Dalligate: Barroso told to attend EP hearing

German MEP Inge Gräßle has called ...

Earlier World news

Seven dead as ship rams Genoa control tower

Seven people were dead and two remained ...

Thursday, 09 May 2013, 02:23

Three missing women rescued after a decade

Police have praised the bravery of ...

Wednesday, 08 May 2013, 01:33

Amanda Knox afraid to go back to Italy

Amanda Knox said she is afraid to go ...

Tuesday, 07 May 2013, 13:06

Ex-Italian PM Giulio Andreotti dies

Giulio Andreotti, one of the most prominent ...

Monday, 06 May 2013, 14:23

Watch: Twister wreaks trail of destruction ...

A tornado has battered northern Italy, ...

Sunday, 05 May 2013, 20:43

Lawyers appointed for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

The son of deposed Libyan leader Col ...

Saturday, 04 May 2013, 12:39

Azerbaijan jails three over Eurovision 'terrorist ...

A court in Azerbaijan has sentenced ...

Saturday, 04 May 2013, 03:28

Envelope containing bullets sent to Berlusconi

An envelope containing bullets and ...

Friday, 03 May 2013, 11:00

Vatican ready to host two popes for first ...

Pope Francis personally received retired ...

Friday, 03 May 2013, 01:17

Three more detained in Boston

Three additional suspects in the Boston ...

Wednesday, 01 May 2013, 17:52

First female Iraq war resister pleads guilty

The first female soldier to flee the ...

Wednesday, 01 May 2013, 09:36

Premier Enrico Letta wins confidence vote ...

Premier Enrico Letta, head of an unprecedented ...

Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013, 01:02

Officers' condition stable after shoot out ...

The two Carabinieri police injured ...

Sunday, 28 Apr 2013, 21:53

Italian cabinet finally appointed

Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta ...

Sunday, 28 Apr 2013, 10:25

Iceland election: Ruling bloc facing defeat

Voters in Iceland are going to the ...

Saturday, 27 Apr 2013, 16:59