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9 missing after second boat sinks off Malaysia

Thursday, 19 June 2014, 13:22 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Nine people were missing after a boat carrying 27 Indonesian workers overturned Thursday off Malaysia's west coast, the country's maritime agency said, in the second such accident in two...

Spain's new King Felipe VI swears his oath

Thursday, 19 June 2014, 13:14 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Spain's new King Felipe VI was proclaimed monarch at a formal ceremony in the country's Parliament on Thursday, a deliberately low-key occasion for austere times and tarnished royal...

Iraq crisis stirs fears Afghanistan could be next

Thursday, 19 June 2014, 06:57 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The deteriorating situation in Iraq is giving Congress pause about President Barack Obama's plan to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan by the end of 2016, with fears that hard-fought gains...

Snacks, no banquet, for frugal new Spanish king

Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 17:45 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Crown Prince Felipe ascends to the Spanish throne at midnight Wednesday, but there won't be any ritzy official celebrations.   The economic crisis that has left a quarter of Spaniards...

32 missing as boat sinks off Malaysia; 60 survive

Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 13:41 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A wooden boat carrying Indonesians home in a storm sank in choppy seas off Malaysia's west coast early Wednesday, leaving 32 people missing and five dead, Malaysian officials said. At least 60...

Gazprom says flow of gas to Europe uninterrupted

Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 10:03 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

An explosion at a key pipeline in Ukraine has not disrupted the flow of gas to Europe, Russian gas monopoly Gazprom said on Wednesday.   The blast, which occurred Tuesday far from where...

US seizes Benghazi suspect in deadly Libya attack

Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 06:14 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

U.S. special forces seized a "key leader" of the deadly Benghazi, Libya, attack and he is on his way to face trial in the U.S. for the fiery assault that killed the U.S. ambassador and three...

Blast hits Ukraine pipeline, terrorism suspected

Tuesday, 17 June 2014, 18:53 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

An explosion hit a pipeline carrying Russian natural gas across Ukraine to Europe on Tuesday, and the government said it suspected it may have been a "terrorist act."   The blast,...

Pope rails against corruption as Italy probes rise

Tuesday, 17 June 2014, 16:10 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Pope Francis denounced corrupt politicians, businessmen and priests for the second day in a row Tuesday, scaling up his criticisms as prosecutors crack down on a series of bribery scandals afflicting...

Another extremist attack in Kenya: 9 dead

Tuesday, 17 June 2014, 11:47 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Extremists attacked a coastal area of Kenya for the second night in a row, killing at least nine people a day after the deaths of nearly 50, an official said Tuesday.   Police spokesman...

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