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US moves embassy staff out of rocket-hit Beersheba

Saturday, 12 July 2014, 15:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

As rockets continue to rain down on southern Israel, the US Embassy announces it has relocated embassy staff working in Beersheba to the Tel Aviv suburb of Herzliya.   “The Embassy and...

Harry Potter actor Dave Legeno dead in Death Valley

Saturday, 12 July 2014, 13:57 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

A British actor who appeared in the Harry Potter film series has been found dead in a remote part of California's Death Valley, authorities say.   Mixed martial arts fighter Dave Legeno,...

Female commissioners urge Juncker to set gender quota

Saturday, 12 July 2014, 13:24 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The prospect of the next European Commission being heavily male-dominated has prompted outgoing female commissioners to draft a letter in response.   The letter, set to be signed by all nine...

Arab league to meet Monday on Gaza crisis

Saturday, 12 July 2014, 11:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

A senior Arab league official says Arab foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting in Cairo on Monday to discuss the continued Israeli offensive in Gaza and measures to urge the international...

Ukraine vows revenge after rebels kill 23 troops

Saturday, 12 July 2014, 10:23 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Ukraine has vowed to make pro-Russian rebels pay after losing 23 servicemen in clashes across the separatist east, while Russia proposed a UN resolution demanding a ceasefire to Europe's deadliest...

Over 100 killed in Gaza as rockets fall on Israel

Saturday, 12 July 2014, 08:39 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

With the official Palestinian count of the dead passing 100, and rockets fired by militants striking Israel from the Gaza Strip and from Lebanon, Israel's prime minister on Friday brushed off a...

Israel leader: World pressure won't stop offensive

Friday, 11 July 2014, 18:36 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Israel's prime minister vowed Friday to press forward with a broad military offensive in the Gaza Strip, saying international pressure will not halt what he said was a determined effort to halt...

19 Ukraine servicemen killed in rocket attack

Friday, 11 July 2014, 16:11 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Pro-Russia rebels fired missiles Friday at government troops near the Russian border, killing at least 19 servicemen, Ukraine's Defense Ministry said, adding that four other troops died elsewhere...

Russia most likely to extend Snowden’s asylum

Friday, 11 July 2014, 13:01 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

An official close to the Russian Federal Migration Service said that Russia will probably extend Edward Snowden’s asylum because “his life is endangered”.   After leaking...

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