“Happy birthday and my very best wishes for the next 250 years!” were the words with which EU Commissioner ...

Politics has its fair amount of dirt, but usually the soiled linen is kept in the laundry basket away from the public eye. However, Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando has just uncovered some muck within his party. ...

In today’s world, is there still a place for mass meetings that whip up mass hysteria for one’s political party of choice?...

The WikiLeaks saga is a most entertaining one. It is fun to read, a treasure trove of inside and background information and an obvious exposé of character and guile. In reality, though,...

Ten days ago, 15 September, marked the third anniversary of the Lehman Brothers bank collapse. That date was the defining moment which unleashed a global crisis...

The drama over the Palestinians’ bid for UN recognition is still unfolding, but President Mahmoud Abbas appears to have won new respect at home for ...

On Thursday - the day this article was sent in - the Palestinian Authority was to formally submit its application to become a member of the UN, even as major ...

Thirty years ago, the world got its first inkling of impending catastrophe when five young gay men in Los Angeles were struck down by the illness that became known as HIV/AIDS. ...

We have just celebrated the independence festivities on the granaries in Floriana, where I was pleasantly surprised by the sheer numbers of people who were present for the events organized by the Nationalist Party...

Taiwan, China and the US Congress won't be cheering the Obama administration’s decision to upgrade Taiwan’s fleet of F-16 fighter jets but not sell it new planes. But it may be a compromise they can all live with....