Berlusconi begins community service
Friday, 9 May 2014, 13:13
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi carried out his first four-hour community service stint Friday, observing work on an Alzheimer's ward as part of a tax fraud...
Russia displays its might amid Ukrainian crisis
Friday, 9 May 2014, 13:10
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Russia showed off its military muscle Friday in the annual Red Square parade marking victory over Nazi Germany, at a time when the world's attention is focused on Ukraine where pro-Russian...
Prosecutors arrest head of ferry owner
Friday, 9 May 2014, 07:18
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The head of the company that owns a South Korean ferry that sank and left more than 300 people dead or missing was formally arrested Friday as authorities worried he may destroy evidence, officials...
Tomb dating back to 1100 B.C. found in Egypt
Thursday, 8 May 2014, 18:15
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Archeologists have found a tomb dating back to around 1100 B.C. south of Cairo, Egypt's Antiquities Ministry said Thursday. Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said that the tomb...
Ex-Berlusconi
minister arrested
in Mafia probe
Thursday, 8 May 2014, 10:10
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Anti-Mafia prosecutors say they have arrested a former Silvio Berlusconi aide for allegedly helping a southern Italian businessman convicted of Mafia association. Authorities on Thursday...
UN: Challenge ahead on weapons of mass destruction
Thursday, 8 May 2014, 06:26
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A landmark U.N. resolution aimed at preventing terrorists from obtaining weapons of mass destruction has accomplished a great deal in the last decade, with one notorious step backward: the use of...
Putin: Troops have pulled back from Ukraine border
Wednesday, 7 May 2014, 22:26
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia has pulled back its troops from the Ukrainian border and called for Sunday's referendum on autonomy in Ukraine's restive east to be...
Khodorkovsky warns Baltics over Russia threat
Wednesday, 7 May 2014, 17:04
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Former Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has warned that Russia poses a serious threat to its neighbors, including the three ex-Soviet republics that form the Baltic states. The founder...
South Korea hopes to complete ferry search by Saturday
Wednesday, 7 May 2014, 12:37
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
South Korea's prime minister on Wednesday called for searches for people believed trapped inside a sunken ferry to be completed by the weekend. More than 30 people are listed as...