At the upcoming Rio+20 summit in Brazil, more than 135 heads of state and government, and up to 50,000 participants, including business executives and civil-society representatives, will ...

At the onset of the summer season, holidaymakers across Europe are flocking to the continent’s southernmost climes in order to soak up the sun....

A conflict that has entangled the Vatican, American bishops and the largest umbrella group for US nuns may seem to have erupted suddenly, but it actually has its roots in decades-old disputes over Roman Catholic teaching...

What are the proper limits of religious freedom? Marianne Thieme, leader of the Party for the Animals in the Netherlands, offers this answer: “Religious freedom stops where human or animal suffering begins”...

Tunisia is a small country. It has a population of about 10.6 million. It has not been a major part of world history since World War II...

To heap further embarrassment and humiliation on the ridiculous Leo Brincat, George Vella and Luciano Busuttil, the Attorney-General declared yesterday that Malta’s accession to Partnership for Peace did not require ratification by parliament...

The advancement of medical sciences has made the lives of people more safe and secure...

Emergency contraception receives its fair share of controversy since it is considered to be possibly abortificient if used after the woman has ovulated...

Western media describe my friend and colleague Chen Guangcheng as a blind activist who made a flight to freedom when China allowed him to journey from Beijing to the United States...

I admire all those who might have a sense of humour in any walk of life. And although I have more than my fair share of weaknesses and shortcomings like all the rest, like others...