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UK probe: Savile abused victims aged 5 to 75

Thursday, 26 June 2014, 14:53 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Investigators say the late BBC entertainer Jimmy Savile sexually assaulted victims aged from five to 75 in hospitals across Britain over more than four decades.   A series of reports...

Britain's Cameron isolated in EU leader search

Thursday, 26 June 2014, 10:11 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Many political battles are ugly — but toss in 28 nations, high unemployment, angry voters and a skeptical Britain and the fight over who will be the European Union's next chief executive may...

'Fastest Nun in the West' on path for sainthood

Thursday, 26 June 2014, 06:45 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe announced Wednesday it is exploring sainthood for an Italian-born nun who challenged Billy the Kid, calmed angry mobs and helped open New Mexico territory hospitals and...

Amid turmoil, Libya holds parliament elections

Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 16:55 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Libyans trickled to the polls Wednesday in elections for a new parliament, hoping to bring some degree of stability to the North African nation, where for three years since the toppling of longtime...

French doctor acquitted for helping 7 patients die

Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 13:36 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A French doctor was acquitted Wednesday of poisoning charges after giving lethal injections to help seven terminally ill patients die, adding urgency to the growing debate on who can decide when a...

Iraqi prime minister's focus is to defend Baghdad

Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 06:53 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is ready to concede, at least temporarily, the loss of much of Iraq to Sunni insurgents and is instead deploying the military's best-trained and equipped troops to...

Ex-UK tabloid editor convicted of phone hacking

Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 14:42 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson was convicted of phone hacking Tuesday, but fellow editor Rebekah Brooks was acquitted after a monthslong trial centering on illegal activity at...

Report: Putin cancelling threat of force

Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 13:29 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Russian President Vladimir Putin asked parliament Tuesday to cancel a resolution sanctioning the use of military force in Ukraine, his spokesman said.   The move comes as pro-Russia rebels...

Outcry after Egypt sentences 3 reporters to prison

Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 06:37 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

An Egyptian court on Monday convicted three Al-Jazeera journalists and sentenced them to seven years in prison on terrorism-related charges after a trial dismissed by rights groups as a politically...

Sudan to release woman on death row for apostasy

Monday, 23 June 2014, 19:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A Sudanese woman on death row for apostasy had her sentence canceled and was ordered released by a Khartoum court on Monday, the country's official news agency reported.   SUNA said the...

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