A rare tropical disease is spreading in parts of Latin America and the Caribbean. The mosquito-borne Zika virus usually causes a mild illness but is now suspected in an unusual birth defect and...

Dozens of elderly Holocaust survivors lit candles at Auschwitz exactly 71 years after the Soviet army liberated the death camp which has become the most powerful symbol of the human...

A spokesperson for the Home Affairs Ministry has categorically denied claims that two inmates were hospitalised yesterday due to a drug overdose. Sources told The Malta Independent that there was...

Greek authorities have mounted a search and rescue operation in the eastern Aegean after a boat carrying migrants or refugees sank off the northern coast of the island of Kos. The body of one infant...

        The Economist hosted an evening of intelligent entertainment – part of a unique global event series – at The Hilton Malta. 300 guests...

The average age of first-time mothers is at an all-time high in the U.S, over 26. The change is largely due to a big drop in teen moms. But more first births to older women also are tugging the...

It was all about the celebrities and the parties at Paris Fashion Week menswear shows Saturday as the buzz around the French capital geared up ahead of the weekend change-over to the...

Malta gained 81 points in the Euro Health Consumer Index for 2015 when matched with last year. This led to Malta going up 4 places in the European Health classification and is now in 23rd place from...

Since last week, the Zika virus epidemic was reported to have been spreading in the Americas, the Health Department said. Zika virus is an infection which is transmitted primarily by Aedes...

A first documentary focusing on the mysterious world of jellyfish and other gelatinous creatures in Maltese waters is being transmitted on local tv stations from January 2016...