Tribunal overturns convictions of Croat generals
Friday, 16 November 2012, 11:27
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Appeals judges at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal overturned the convictions of two Croat generals on Friday for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed against Serb civilians in a 1995...
Japan PM dissolves parliament, planning December vote
Friday, 16 November 2012, 10:31
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda dissolved the lower house of parliament Friday, paving the way for elections in which his ruling party will likely give way to a weak coalition government divided over...
Signs mount of possible Israeli invasion of Gaza
Friday, 16 November 2012, 08:36
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Israeli aircraft pummeled rocket launching operations of Gaza militants on Friday, and as troops, tanks and armored personnel carriers massed near the Palestinian territory, signaling a ground...
Renminbi rising
Friday, 16 November 2012, 08:19
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
On October 26, the renminbi’s spot exchange rate against the US dollar reached the upper limit of its floating range for the second consecutive trading day. The rise began when the trading band...
Xi takes China's helm with many tough challenges
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 17:07
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Long-anointed successor Xi Jinping assumed the leadership of China on Thursday as the ruling Communist Party confronts slower economic growth, a public clamor to end corruption and demands for change...
Gaza militants kill 3 Israelis with rocket fire
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 15:07
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Militants in the Gaza Strip pounded southern Israel with rocket fire on Thursday, killing three people as the Israeli military pressed forward with a second day of intense air raids and naval attacks...
FBI agent in Petraeus scandal helped foil LA plot
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 08:43
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
FBI Special Agent Frederick Humphries II played a key role in stopping a terrorist attack aimed at blowing up Los Angeles International Airport just as the year 2000 dawned. He fatally shot a man who...
Hamas chief killed in Israeli airstrike
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 19:35
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
An Israeli airstrike killed the commander of the Hamas military wing in Gaza Wednesday and Israel pounded dozens of targets in Gaza in the most intense attack since an Israeli offensive four years...
China's new leadership faces obstacles to rule
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 19:17
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Months of sharp behind-the-scenes jostling reach a climax Thursday with the announcement of a new Chinese leadership that almost regardless of its makeup is likely to be much like...
EU unveils plans to get more women in boardrooms
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 16:32
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Europe's companies should be required to have more women in the boardrooms — not just because it is fair but as it also makes good business sense, the European Union's executive branch...