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US lawmaker: Time to make Europeans apply for visas

Friday, 12 September 2014, 18:20 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A House Democrat wants to suspend British, French and German citizens from visa-free travel to the U.S. because of "large numbers" of Islamic extremists.   Congresswoman Tulsi...

Protestant firebrand Ian Paisley dies aged 88

Friday, 12 September 2014, 14:15 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Rev. Ian Paisley, the divisive Protestant firebrand who devoted his life to thwarting compromise with Catholics in Northern Ireland only to become a pivotal peacemaker in his twilight years,...

Ukraine, rebels trade 67 prisoners in peace deal

Friday, 12 September 2014, 13:58 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

In the dead of night, Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed rebel forces on Friday exchanged 67 prisoners who had been captured during fighting in eastern Ukraine, part of a cease-fire deal that has...

Arab allies pledge to fight Islamic State group

Friday, 12 September 2014, 09:29 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Key Arab allies promised Thursday to "do their share" to fight Islamic State militants, but NATO member Turkey refused to join in, signaling the struggle the U.S. faces in trying to get...

Australia elevates terrorism threat level

Friday, 12 September 2014, 06:27 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Australian government on Friday elevated it terrorism threat level to the second-highest warning in response to the domestic threat posed by Islamic State movement supporters.   Prime...

Spain's Catalans protest to demand secession vote

Thursday, 11 September 2014, 19:21 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Separatists in northeastern Spain swarmed Barcelona by the tens of thousands Thursday, waving independence flags as they demanded an independence referendum that the Spanish government insists would...

Changes surround 9/11 anniversary commemoration

Thursday, 11 September 2014, 16:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Americans marked the 13th anniversary Thursday of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks with a New York ceremony held in amid new surroundings.   For the first time, the new National September...

Yes camp winning battle of ads Scotland campaign

Thursday, 11 September 2014, 15:58 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

When the campaign to keep Scotland in the United Kingdom launched a recent TV ad, the spot went viral — but for all the wrong reasons.   In a kitchen, a woman complains that...

EU agrees to introduce new sanctions on Russia

Thursday, 11 September 2014, 13:07 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Diplomats say the European Union has decided on new sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine.   Three diplomats in Brussels say the ambassadors of the 28-nation bloc agreed...

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