Protesters delay vote on new Libyan Cabinet
Wednesday, 31 October 2012, 07:06
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Libya's new prime minister on Tuesday put forward a Cabinet for parliamentary approval, but protesters stormed the building during the session, forcing a postponement of the vote on the new...
Greece delays austerity vote, warns of 'chaos'
Tuesday, 30 October 2012, 16:53
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Greece's coalition government will delay a vote on major new austerity measures by another week, warning Tuesday there would be financial "chaos" if a deal is not...
Arafat to be exhumed in November
Tuesday, 30 October 2012, 16:24
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Criminal investigators from France will exhume Yasser Arafat's remains next month to try to find out how the Palestinian leader died, a French official said Tuesday. The official said...
Storm shakes up presidential race with 1 week left
Tuesday, 30 October 2012, 14:27
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Superstorm Sandy tore into the U.S. presidential race as President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney canceled campaign events, punching holes in their carefully mapped-out strategies for...
Libyans disillusioned with government amid chaos
Tuesday, 30 October 2012, 11:49
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The protesters converged on the conference center housing Libya's newly elected congress, trying to force their way in past startled guards. Mostly young and half of them women in headscarves,...
Syrian regime launches nationwide airstrikes
Tuesday, 30 October 2012, 08:08
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Syrian fighter jets pounded rebel areas across the country on Monday with scores of airstrikes that anti-regime activists called the most widespread bombing in a single day since Syria's troubles...
Ukraine's ruling party leads in vote called biased
Tuesday, 30 October 2012, 08:04
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The Ukrainian president's party will retain its strong grip on power, according to returns Monday from a parliamentary election that was criticized by Western observers as unfair and biased...
East Coast grinds to a halt as Sandy nears
Monday, 29 October 2012, 12:40
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Hurricane Sandy picked up strength and turned toward New York City and the East Coast's other largest cities Monday, forcing the shutdown of financial markets and mass transit, sending coastal...
Syria truce collapse shows limits of diplomacy
Monday, 29 October 2012, 12:10
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Syria's air force fired missiles and dropped barrel bombs on rebel strongholds while opposition fighters attacked regime positions Sunday, flouting a U.N.-backed cease-fire that was supposed to...
The biology of luxury
Monday, 29 October 2012, 10:31
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Despite the global economic crisis, sales of luxury goods are surging worldwide. Why? While marketing has contributed to the rise, the luxury market’s robust growth is actually rooted in...