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EU ministers call for new sanctions against Russia

Friday, 29 August 2014, 17:54 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Several European Union foreign ministers on Friday accused Russia of invading eastern Ukraine and said Moscow should be punished with more sanctions.   The meeting of the 28-nation...

Libyan interim government submits resignation

Friday, 29 August 2014, 15:17 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Libya's interim government submitted its resignation to the newly elected parliament on Friday, raising the possibility that a more inclusive government will be formed, while militias in the...

WHO: More Ebola cases in past week than any other

Friday, 29 August 2014, 13:33 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The past week has seen the highest increase of Ebola cases since the outbreak in West Africa began, the World Health Organization said Friday, offering more evidence that the crisis is...

Libyan militia says it accepts UN call for truce

Friday, 29 August 2014, 10:30 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The Islamist militia in control of Libya's capital, Tripoli, says it agrees with a U.N. call for a cease-fire in this North African country but vows to resist any foreign interference in Libyan...

Jihadists kill dozens of captured Syrian soldiers

Friday, 29 August 2014, 08:33 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The Islamic State group killed more than 160 Syrian government troops seized in recent fighting, posting pictures Thursday of terrified young conscripts stripped down to their underwear before meeting...

Ukraine accuses Russia of sending in tanks, armour

Friday, 29 August 2014, 06:48 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Ukraine accused Russia on Thursday of entering its territory with tanks, artillery and troops, and Western powers said Moscow had "outright lied" about its role and dangerously escalated the...

Pope to honour dead on both sides of WWI next month

Thursday, 28 August 2014, 20:21 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Pope Francis will honor the dead from both sides of World War I during a visit next month to northern Italy that witnessed some of the decisive final battles of the conflict — and where his own...

UN: Armed group detains 43 peacekeepers in Syria

Thursday, 28 August 2014, 16:20 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The United Nations says 43 peacekeepers have been detained by an armed group in Syria during fighting and 81 other peacekeepers are trapped.   The office of U.N. Secretary-General Ban...

Turkey's Erdogan sworn in as president

Thursday, 28 August 2014, 16:09 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in as Turkey's first popularly elected president on Thursday, a position that will keep him in the nation's driving seat for at least another five...

Strategic Ukraine town under rebel control

Thursday, 28 August 2014, 12:15 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The strategically positioned southeastern Ukraine town of Novoazovsk appears firmly under the control of Russia-backed separatists as concerns grow about the opening of a new front in the Ukraine...

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