Something odd, if not bizarre, is happening at the local level of drab Maltese politics. It seems that the long,...

Am I the only one who detects a slight comic vein in the ongoing news reports about BP, Libya, drilling for oil and guarantees about spills?...

The passing away of Professor Guido de Marco unleashed a national manifestation of genuine sorrow and a sense of loss on a level well above the ordinary. The political class, ...

When launching the International Year of Youth, the United Nations called for greater investment in the world’s young people....

Now that the EP is about to resume its work, what challenges do you foresee during the next months?There has been a great deal that has been accomplished by the EU and especially by the EP in the first year of the new legislature. One of the ...

There come moments in life that hit hard even though they would somewhat be expected, one day or another. These moments leave us speechless, and incapable of expressing ourselves about our emotions and the avalanche of thoughts rushing through our ...

BRUSSELS: Sometimes the most important news is what is not happening...

COPENHAGEN – Imagine that over the next 70 or 80 years, a giant port city – say, Tokyo – found itself engulfed by sea levels rising as much as 15 feet or more...

The police officer told the court that they swam naked in front of a thousand people at 3.30am...

TOKYO: Hillary Clinton’s recent trip to Asia may one day be seen as the most significant visit to the region by a United States diplomat since Henry Kissinger’s secret mission to Beijing in July 1971...