EU leaders Friday revived Cold War rhetoric, accusing Russia of bullying Ukraine into ditching a landmark deal so the former Soviet republic would stay locked in Moscow's...

Today’s issue represents yet another milestone on The Malta Independent’s 21-year road. As many of our regular readers will have undoubtedly noticed, today’s issue sports a brand new...

Day after day news reaches the country of yet another controversial appointment made by the various sections of the government.   One does not question the government’s right to...

From wearing a bandana to cover his plastic surgery, to consorting with underage escort girls at his infamous Bunga Bunga parties, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had weathered all...

The official number of rape cases reported in Malta each year is an average of 20, but the truth shows a starkly different fact, many victims of rape suffer in silence and never speak...

Part of Malta very unique charm is our skyline. Our villages’ skylines are beautiful because they are usually focused on the parish Church, normally with a cupola whiohc is silhouetted against a...

Thousands of protestors continued to gather in Ukraine yesterday to protest its government’s decision to scrap a trade and association deal with the European Union in order to focus on boosting...

Domestic violence. The phrase is alien to many of us, those of us who live in harmonious and happy relationships.    Every relationship, whether it is between a couple or a fully...

Tomorrow, the world commemorates the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Also known as White Ribbon Day, it is a day for solidarity with female victims of...

It only takes one person to do what was previously unthinkable. Pope Francis has distributed a questionnaire to all Catholic Bishops, telling then that he wants as wide a consultation as possible,...