Looking At Europe from the wrong end of a telescope
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
One wonders whether Minister Tonio Fenech got on the right train or whether he went somewhere else by mistake instead.For he told our sister Sunday paper that ...
John Walsh: The Running man
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
John Walsh might not have been a public figure in the normal sense of the word, but everyone in the Maltese running community knew who he was.His name was simply synonymous with running, and especially with the Malta Marathon. This low-key, friendly an...
Obama Is right on this one
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
At the time of writing, US President Barack Obama was still due to unveil his grand plan to cut the US deficit by $3 trillion over the next decade. His prime weapon in achieving his goals is a tax ...
Fisticuffs - It’s Funny, but it isn’t
Monday, 19 September 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Every media outlet in the world takes pleasure in airing footage or printing images of ‘harmless’ punch-ups, and this newspaper has to confess to doing the same....
Gaddafi - Underestimate Him at your peril
Monday, 19 September 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The new, free Libya, has been doing its utmost to show normality and the spirit of re-building a shattered nation. ...
LGBT Rights
Sunday, 18 September 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
In June, for the first time ever, the United Nations endorsed the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. The resolution expressed “grave concern at acts of violence and discrimination, ...
Neptunes Win their 20th title
Saturday, 17 September 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Neptunes earned their 20th waterpolo league title, their second in a row, after beating their arch-rivals Sliema in a five-match thrilling pl...
What About dignity?
Saturday, 17 September 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
It is hard not to be cynical in composing this leading article. The horribly tortured nanny to the Gaddafi family arrived in Malta on Thursday, her name is Shweyga Mullah. She was repeatedly scalded and beaten b...
Iraq Pullback: US still at war in south
Friday, 16 September 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
There are only 100 days to go before the US pulls out of Iraq, but still, conflict rages in the south....
Saving Lives: Should first aid be compulsory?
Friday, 16 September 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The news of a 25-year-old passing away is sad enough. But when a poor fellow chokes on his breakfast cereal and dies, then it becomes absolutely tragic....