Yesterday marked the International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC), a day dedicated to taking stock of the situation of the girl worldwide.  Two years ago, the United Nations declared this day...

Aditus foundation has launched two important technical reports looking into the rights and needs of asylum-seeking children. The primary aim of both documents is to establish the extent to which...

Brittany Maynard will not live to see if her advocacy makes a difference. The 29-year-old woman expects to die no later than Nov. 1. If the brain cancer from which she suffers does not kill her...

The parents of the first baby born to a woman who had a womb transplant say they hope they can be an inspiration to others struggling with infertility. After what they describe as a...

Julian Evans Ecosystems depend on biodiversity to function, and consequently,so does human wellbeing. This is one reason why calls for conserving biological diversity have gained international...

For the world's first baby born to a woman with a transplanted womb - a medical first - only a victorious name would do. Which is why his parents named him "Vincent," meaning "to conquer,"...

Taste&Flair is out this Sunday with The Malta Independent - a huge bumper issue packed with more delicious features, wonderful photography and stylish spreads!  This issue is another...

The fastest and surest path to marriage for same-sex couples in some parts of the United States would be for the Supreme Court to surprise everyone and decline to get involved in the issue right...

Societa' Filarmonica Nazionale la Valette this morning launched the programme for its 140th Anniversary. The philharmonic society was founded by Pawlu Darmanin in 1874, and was originally...

A 45-year-old man who set fire to the prison cell he was in - and attempted to set another fire three days later - has been jailed for five years over the two incidents. The incident took place...