A public opinion survey commissioned by a newspaper shows that the number of those who plan to vote Yes in the divorce referendum has decreased by 11 per cent since last month...

China is poised to begin its transition from middle-income to developed-country status. Relatively few economies (five to be precise, all in Asia: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore)...

In the current debate about the need to introduce divorce legislation in Malta, we have heard unfounded criticism of the fact that the Private Member’s Bill now before Parliament proposes a ‘no fault’ system of civil dissolution...

When parts of Japan were devastated recently by an earthquake and subsequent tsunami, news of the human toll was quickly overshadowed by global fears of radioactive fallout from the Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant...

The recent visit by the President of the European Council, although welcome, did not set any houses on fire...

Scholars have long dreamed of a universal library containing everything that has ever been written...

The pace at which peace is fast disappearing from the world today has caused each sane and sensible person to worry...

In his review of the third year of the current legislature, the Prime Minister emphasised the fact that the government chose to focus on the creation of productive jobs whilst maintaining high...

The Internet is a fascinating invention. A mere 20 years ago it was practically an unknown quantity. Used initially by military boffins and academic researchers, this network of powerful computers has gradually transformed itself...

I began preparing for this article by consulting Google maps and keying in Misurata (or Misratah)....