At the end of last week, all eyes were on Brussels as EU leaders came together for the summit of the European Council on 28 and 29 June. ...

Last week’s European Council was significant in many ways...

Squashed between the sweet and bitter football results of Euro 2012, and the coming Olympic Games, a healthy and animated programme dominated the local scene of politics in this first part of a long hot summer...

The much-hyped plan to end Syria’s misery and guide its transition to democracy appears to have fallen flat despite the endorsement of Western powers...

Jeffrey Pullicino (Orlando Smith) has spoken to Malta Today, as is his wont, to “warn” that if the Nationalist Party were to expel him, Franco Debono and Jesmond Mugliett...

Nineteen beneficiaries of international protection recently left Malta to start a new life in the United States under the US Refugee Resettlement Programme (USRRP)...

There can be no environmental or cultural heritage conservation without adequate planning legislation and a proper structure plan...

Julian Assange’s bizarre bid for political asylum in Ecuador’s embassy in London has claimed headlines everywhere, but it has obscured an important truth...

Although it must have been a hit for over seven years now, Sudoku might still prove to be puzzling for some to tackle and frustrating for others...

A half year after the US military left Iraq, dire predictions seem to be coming true: The country is mired in violence and the government is on the verge of collapsing...