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Bangladesh workers say survivor in factory rubble

Friday, 10 May 2013, 12:39 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Rescue workers in Bangladesh said Friday they found a female survivor buried amid the wreckage of a garment factory building that collapsed 17 days ago and killed more than 1,000.   Army...

Bangladesh factory collapse death toll hits 1,034

Friday, 10 May 2013, 08:01 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The death toll from a garment factory building that collapsed more than two weeks ago outside the Bangladeshi capital soared past 1,000 on Friday, while the list of the dead from a fresh fire at a...

US man charged with kidnap, rape after women found

Thursday, 9 May 2013, 15:16 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A man suspected of raping and kidnapping three women who had been missing for about a decade and were found alive at his home made his first court appearance Thursday and was ordered held on $8...

Patriarch of fashion brand MIssoni dies in Italy

Thursday, 9 May 2013, 11:10 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Italian fashion company Missoni says co-founder Ottavio Missoni has died at 92.   Missoni founded the iconic fashion brand of zigzagged-patterned knitwear along with his wife, Rosita, in...

Former Jackson defender now says singer abused him

Thursday, 9 May 2013, 08:33 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A choreographer and television personality who was a key witness in Michael Jackson's successful defense against child molestation charges is seeking permission to file a claim against the...

Italy cargo ship slams into port, kills 7

Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 16:21 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Rescue workers in diving gear found seven bodies Wednesday in the wreckage after a cargo ship slammed into the dock at Genoa, toppling the busy Italian port's control tower into the...

UK government agenda focuses on immigration, economy

Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 15:52 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The message was one of thrift and austerity, but the messenger was opulence incarnate.   Britain's Conservative-led government on Wednesday announced a modest program of legislation to...

Belgium says 31 detained in $50m diamond heist

Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 11:51 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A Belgian prosecutor says 31 people have been detained in three countries in connection with a spectacular $50 million airport diamond heist that was pulled off with clockwork...

Bangladesh garment disaster death toll reaches 761

Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 07:31 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

    The death toll from a collapsed building housing five garment factories rose to 761 on Wednesday as authorities started disbursing salary and other benefits to the survivors in the...

Encroaching sea already a threat in Caribbean

Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 20:18 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

    Rising sea levels are threatening tens of thousands of people living near the coastline in the Caribbean, especially in southern island of Grenada.   The old coastal road...

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