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Putin fires defence minister in wake of scandal

Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 10:37 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Russian President Vladimir Putin fired the country's defence minister on Tuesday, two weeks after a criminal probe was opened into alleged fraud in the sell-off of military...

A better future for China-Europe relations

Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 10:20 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

In the eight months since I became Vice Foreign Minister in charge of European affairs, I have paid nearly ten visits to Europe. During each visit, I witnessed the tremendous efforts made by Europe to...

Obama, Romney close out campaigns for president

Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 08:11 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney closed out their hard-fought and deeply negative battle for the White House, leaving Americans voting Tuesday with a stark choice between...

Swiss team visits Arafat grave ahead of exhumation

Monday, 5 November 2012, 16:43 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

A team of Swiss investigators visited the West Bank grave of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat Monday to determine how best to dig up remains and extract samples ahead of their exhumation later...

Very few voters to decide US presidential race

Monday, 5 November 2012, 15:14 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The outcome of the hard-fought but still deadlocked presidential race between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will be decided Nov. 6 by a small percentage of voters in...

Wild dogs kill 2-year-old boy at US zoo

Monday, 5 November 2012, 11:04 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

A mother's attempt to give her two-year-old son a better view of wild African dogs turned into a tragedy at the Pittsburgh Zoo after the boy fell into the exhibit and was killed by a pack of the...

The Asian tigers of nationalism

Monday, 5 November 2012, 08:48 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Among the many arguments that former Serbian President Slobodan Miloševic used to make to his interlocutors was that he never incited nationalism among his people. Indeed, his public statements...

Awaiting the winner: Job woes, debt, war and more

Monday, 5 November 2012, 08:03 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The next president will be under fire to get millions of people back to work, shrink a soaring federal debt, end America's longest war, unite a divided country and prevent Iran from building a...

Greece bracing for 2 decisive votes this week

Monday, 5 November 2012, 07:54 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Greece's coalition government is facing two crucial votes this week in its effort to secure a portion of a bailout loan by creditors that will stave off threatened bankruptcy.   Along...

Obama, Romney make last push as campaign nears end

Sunday, 4 November 2012, 11:03 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, making their final arguments in a handful of battleground states that will decide the outcome of a tight presidential race, have embarked...

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