Assad: There is no civil war in Syria
Friday, 9 November 2012, 12:45
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Syria's president said in an interview broadcast Friday that his country is not in a state of civil war, and that he has no regrets about any decisions he has made since the uprising against him...
UN envoy: Libya must quickly address security
Friday, 9 November 2012, 10:14
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The U.N. envoy to Libya urged the country's new leaders Thursday to act quickly to address major security challenges that have led to serious outbreaks of fighting and impose control over rival...
China opens power transfer by keeping it off-stage
Friday, 9 November 2012, 08:32
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
China's ruling communists opened a pivotal congress to initiate a power handover by giving a nod to their revolutionary past and broadly promising cleaner government while keeping off-stage the...
Pope to join celebs, presidents with Twitter feed
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 21:05
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Celebrities do it. Presidents do it. Now even the pope will do it. The Vatican spokesman said Thursday that Pope Benedict XVI will start tweeting from a personal Twitter account, perhaps...
Syrian president says he will not leave country
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 16:16
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Syrian President Bashar Assad vowed defiantly to "live and die" in Syria, saying in an interview broadcast Thursday that he will never flee his country despite the bloody, 19-month-old...
China's Hu urges firm party control, curb on graft
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 10:13
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Preparing to hand over power after a decade in office, China's President Hu Jintao called Thursday for sterner measures to combat official corruption that has stoked public anger while urging the...
Powerful quake hits Guatemala, killing at least 48
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 08:11
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Guatemala on Wednesday, killing at least 48 people in two states as it toppled thick adobe walls, shook huge landslides down onto highways, and sent terrified...
USGS reports strong Guatemalan earthquake
Wednesday, 7 November 2012, 19:18
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A strong earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Guatemala Wednesday morning, rocking the capital and shaking buildings as far away as Mexico City and El Salvador. Guatemala's emergency...
China calls Bo Xilai scandal a profound lesson
Wednesday, 7 November 2012, 14:41
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
China's communists called the scandal surrounding disgraced politician Bo Xilai a "profound lesson" for the ruling party, as delegates gathered in Beijing on Wednesday on the eve of a...
Obama's re-election celebrated around world
Wednesday, 7 November 2012, 09:22
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
From his old school in Indonesia to a Japanese beach town that happens to share his name, people around the world cheered President Barack Obama's re-election Wednesday. The results of...