A 20-year-old Australian of Maltese descent was still fighting for his life last night after having been the victim of what witnesses described as a “ferocious attack” at the hands of bouncers on the Greek island of Mykonos....

Government dithering about the removal of the car registration tax was creating serious uncertainty in the sector and all businesses operating in it were suffering, Gavin Gulia...

Alex Mallia, 30, was jailed for nine years and fined €20,000 (Lm8,586) after he admitted to drug possession not for personal use and dangerous driving instead of undergoing a trial by jury....

The University of Malta is to confer an honorary doctorate on the incomparable and widely-acclaimed Italian actor Roberto Benigni in a ceremony expected to take place in April....

The Rural Affairs and Environment Ministry said the national park at Salini was being enlarged and embellished, not lying abandoned as claimed by the opposition media....

The appeals court yesterday reduced the collective jail term of two Syrian brothers by eight months, after one pleaded guilty to attempting to escape from the Ta’ Kandja detention centre and the other admitted to helping him. ...

A 38-year-old man was found not guilty of stealing food from St Vincent de Paule....

Malta is committing e25,000 (Lm10,732.50) each year for three years to the Diplo Foundation for the training of diplomats from Small Island States on climate change issues...

The Bill entitled an “Act to amend various laws relating to civil matters” was yesterday debated in the House of Representatives....

The appeals court yesterday reduced a fine imposed by the magistrates’ court from €250,698 to €17,579 after it found that the magistrates’ court had miscalculated the date when the fine had to be imposed. ...