Militias attack Libyan protesters, killing 22
Friday, 15 November 2013, 21:39
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Libyan militiamen attacked white-flag-carrying protesters demanding the disbanding of the country's rampant armed groups on Friday, killing at least 22 people as they opened fire on the march with...
Playboy bunny art being moved to Dallas museum
Friday, 15 November 2013, 13:43
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A 40-foot high Playboy bunny logo that had upset some West Texas residents will be removed from its roadside display and hauled to a Dallas museum. The neon bunny — part of the...
The European banking disunion
Friday, 15 November 2013, 08:17
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The purpose of the euro was to create fully integrated financial markets; but, since the start of the global financial crisis in 2008, markets have been renationalizing. So the future of the eurozone...
Canada says 386 kids rescued in child porn bust
Friday, 15 November 2013, 07:00
Last update: about 10 years ago
Malta Independent
A sweeping child pornography investigation has led to the rescue of 386 children around the world and the arrest of 348 people, Canadian police said Thursday. Toronto police describe the...
Pope shuns presidential escort for state visit
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 14:10
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Pope Francis shunned a presidential guard escort for his first state visit to the Italian president Thursday in yet another breach of protocol and security, even though some people have expressed...
Typhoon-struck Philippine city begins mass burial
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 07:04
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A Philippines city devastated by the typhoon buried some of its dead in a mass grave in a hillside cemetery on Thursday, a small sign of progress in a relief effort that has yet to reach most of the...
Prince Charles ready for pension, still in line for job
Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 15:58
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Prince Charles is readying the paperwork to claim his pension when he turns 65 on Thursday, but he still hasn't started the job he was born to do. The eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II...
Photo in Vietnam shows mammal unseen for 15 years
Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 10:52
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A camera trap in a forest in central Vietnam has managed to snap a photo of one of earth's rarest mammals, the saola, which hadn't been seen in 15 years. The antelope-like,...
Aid operations pick up pace in Philippines
Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 06:54
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Relief operations in this typhoon-devastated region of the Philippines picked up pace Wednesday, but the minimal amounts of water, food and medical supplies reaching the hardest-hit areas were causing...
Tons of aid in Philippines, but not where needed
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 14:15
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The day after Typhoon Haiyan struck the eastern Philippine coast, a team of 15 doctors and logistics experts was ready to fly to the worst-hit city to help. On Tuesday, five days into what could be...