Over the span of countless days in which I would miss school as a result of waking up ‘’ill’’, I still recall with great fondness, those rainy afternoons, as a young child,...

        In Italy there is an annual event during which towns and villages compete for the coveted title of the Borgo Più Bello d' Italia....

On 15 August, Italy's interior minister Angelino Alfano said a time limit must be put on the humanitarian search-and-rescue operation that has saved some 63,000 migrants since last year. The...

I’ve been thinking a lot about James Foley over the last few days, in part because it’s hard to get away from debates in the international press about what his murder by ISIS terrorists...

Early last week, Oscar winning comedian Robin Williams was found dead at his home in California. The legendary comic genius and gifted actor, who was loved by many and will be remembered for his...

Eurostat has published worrying economic data for the second quarter of 2014. Economic growth in Q2.2014 was zilch compared to Q1.2014 and only 0.7 per cent compared to same quarter last year....

This year sees the centenary of the commencement of the First World War. A hundred years ago a series of events – improbable, secondary, even seemingly trivial – formed an epicentre that...

When we see the vulnerability of an old person we reflect that one day it will be our turn. Indeed, today it is the turn of our own parents to require attention, so let’s make it a happy summer...

Jason Micallef, the chairman of the Valletta 2018 Foundation, was quoted in the media as saying that the Foundation has to be funded to invest in tools that will help it address the challenges...

Sitting on the green turf, in a small shady spot under a large but welcoming tree providing much needed respite from the unforgiving, scorching sun, a spot they called their own, a spot like other...