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US man charged with kidnap, rape after women found

Thursday, 9 May 2013, 15:16 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A man suspected of raping and kidnapping three women who had been missing for about a decade and were found alive at his home made his first court appearance Thursday and was ordered held on $8...

Patriarch of fashion brand MIssoni dies in Italy

Thursday, 9 May 2013, 11:10 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Italian fashion company Missoni says co-founder Ottavio Missoni has died at 92.   Missoni founded the iconic fashion brand of zigzagged-patterned knitwear along with his wife, Rosita, in...

Former Jackson defender now says singer abused him

Thursday, 9 May 2013, 08:33 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A choreographer and television personality who was a key witness in Michael Jackson's successful defense against child molestation charges is seeking permission to file a claim against the...

Italy cargo ship slams into port, kills 7

Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 16:21 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Rescue workers in diving gear found seven bodies Wednesday in the wreckage after a cargo ship slammed into the dock at Genoa, toppling the busy Italian port's control tower into the...

UK government agenda focuses on immigration, economy

Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 15:52 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The message was one of thrift and austerity, but the messenger was opulence incarnate.   Britain's Conservative-led government on Wednesday announced a modest program of legislation to...

Belgium says 31 detained in $50m diamond heist

Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 11:51 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A Belgian prosecutor says 31 people have been detained in three countries in connection with a spectacular $50 million airport diamond heist that was pulled off with clockwork...

Bangladesh garment disaster death toll reaches 761

Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 07:31 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

    The death toll from a collapsed building housing five garment factories rose to 761 on Wednesday as authorities started disbursing salary and other benefits to the survivors in the...

Encroaching sea already a threat in Caribbean

Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 20:18 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

    Rising sea levels are threatening tens of thousands of people living near the coastline in the Caribbean, especially in southern island of Grenada.   The old coastal road...

Africa is riskiest place to be born, report says

Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 16:43 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

More than 1 million babies die the day they are born every year, according to a new report released Tuesday, and the 14 countries with the highest rates of first-day deaths are all in...

Watch: 3 women missing for 10 years found in Ohio

Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 11:44 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Three women who went missing separately about a decade ago were found Monday in a home just south of downtown and likely had been tied up during years of captivity, said police, who arrested three...

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