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Obama threatens to veto new sanctions against Iran

Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 06:11 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Any new economic sanctions that Congress tries to impose against Iran during international negotiations to limit the Islamic republic's nuclear program will be vetoed, President Barack Obama...

Assad future blocks progress in Syria peace talks

Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 07:06 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The key issue of a transitional government to replace President Bashar Assad blocked any progress Monday in Syrian peace talks, described by one delegate as "a dialogue of the...

Auschwitz survivors mark liberation anniversary

Monday, 27 January 2014, 15:44 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Auschwitz survivors and Israeli officials on Monday marked 69 years since the liberation of the Nazi death camp, in a ceremony that included a large group of Israeli lawmakers.   The...

Greece: Emergency declared on quake-hit island

Monday, 27 January 2014, 12:18 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Schools were ordered closed and a state of emergency was declared on the Greek island of Kefalonia on Monday after an earthquake damaged homes and injured at least seven people.   Hundreds...

The specialization myth

Monday, 27 January 2014, 08:06 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Some ideas are intuitive. Others sound so obvious after they are expressed that it is hard to deny their truth. They are powerful, because they have many nonobvious implications. They put one in a...

A new model for new Europe

Monday, 27 January 2014, 08:05 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Five years ago, Central and Eastern Europe was home to one of the world’s most impressive growth stories. Annual GDP growth was close to 5%, just behind China and India. Foreign direct...

At Grammys, Daft Punk, Pharrell dominate with 4

Monday, 27 January 2014, 06:54 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Daft Punk's electronic-funk grooves have won big at theGrammys.   The French electronic duo's "Random Access Memories" won album of the year and their infectious hit,...

Kiev protesters attack building with police inside

Sunday, 26 January 2014, 10:10 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Ukraine's embattled president offered to make a top opposition leader prime minister, but protest leaders vowed demonstrations would continue and violence erupted early Sunday as a large crowd...

Ukraine protest leader vague on premiership offer

Saturday, 25 January 2014, 22:15 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A top Ukrainian protest leader says the opposition is ready to accept leadership of the country, but isn't immediately accepting embattled President Viktor Yanukovych's offer to become prime...

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