Chemical arms inspectors gird for risky, dirty job
Monday, 30 September 2013, 18:54
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
They left in secrecy on a private jet, bound for one of the world's most dangerous places, to destroy substances so deadly that the smallest particle can kill within minutes. The inspectors for...
Emergency landing at Fiumicino after landing gear fails to open
Monday, 30 September 2013, 14:03
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
An Alitalia pilot successfully made an emergency landing in Rome's Fiumicino airport late on Sunday the right landing gear of the airbus he was flying failed to open. All 151...
Time to celebrate and look forward
Monday, 30 September 2013, 12:26
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
October 1st this year marks the 64th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. It is a time to celebrate and look forward. The birth of the People’s Republic ushered...
UK boat company suspends service after blaze
Monday, 30 September 2013, 12:13
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
A British tour boat company has suspended its boat trips on the River Thames after a dangerous fire onboard one of its vessels forced the rescue of some 30 people. London Duck Bout Tour...
Israel's Netanyahu warns White House about Iran
Monday, 30 September 2013, 09:50
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Mortified that the world may be warming up to Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is taking an unpopular message to the White House and the United Nations this week: Don't be fooled by...
Austria's governing coalition slips in elections
Sunday, 29 September 2013, 19:05
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Austria's two government coalition parties appeared to have lost some support in parliamentary elections Sunday but seemed likely to keep the absolute majority they need to stay in power for the...
Terrorists used new tactic to spare some Muslims
Sunday, 29 September 2013, 13:29
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The turbaned gunmen who infiltrated Nairobi's Westgate mall arrived with a set of religious trivia questions: As terrified civilians hid in toilet stalls, behind mannequins, in ventilation shafts...
Iraq says Iran's shift toward West is serious
Sunday, 29 September 2013, 06:28
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Iraq's foreign minister said Saturday that the new Iranian government led by President Hassan Rouhani offers "the best chance after 34 years of animosity" to improve relations with the...
Greek far-right leader, others arrested
Saturday, 28 September 2013, 16:58
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Police arrested the leader of Greece's extreme-right Golden Dawn party and other top members on Saturday, in an escalation of a government crackdown after a fatal stabbing allegedly committed by a...
Italy's PM to see if shaky coalition can survive
Saturday, 28 September 2013, 09:58
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Italian Premier Enrico Letta warned he will quit unless he receives prompt pledges of solid support in a confidence vote in Parliament on his government, which risks collapses from escalating tension...