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Afriqiyah Airways hijack: 109 Libyan passengers return to Libya

Saturday, 24 December 2016, 09:17 Last update: about 11 years ago

The 109 passengers who were on board the plane that was hijacked on Friday returned to Libya early this morning. Interior Minister Carmelo Abela was at the Malta International Airport to overview...

Court: Chinese Woman jailed for two-and-a-half years

Friday, 15 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

A Chinese woman has been jailed for two-and-half years for assisting people to leave Malta illegally and for conspiring to commit a crime....

Court: Three Boys tie man to a chair and burn him with hot lighter

Thursday, 14 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Three boys who tied a man to a chair, burnt him using a hot lighter and even threw a heated coin at his private parts were given a two-year conditional discharge since they were first time offenders...

Body Found at sea: Cut on abdomen irks investigators

Wednesday, 13 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The additional tests conducted by pathologists on the body of the young man, believed to be Asian, who was recovered from the sea eight miles north of Gozo on Sunday afternoon, once again proved inconclusive. ...

21 Beauties for only one crown

Sunday, 10 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The Casino di Venezia in Vittoriosa yesterday hosted the presentation of 21 contestants competing for the title of Miss Italia nel Mondo. ...

The Maltese And the Pope’s death

Sunday, 10 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The death of Pope John Paul II, although largely expected, stunned the world and in a very special way the Maltese population....

April Arts Calendar: The Return of Spring

Monday, 4 April 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Feeling restless now that spring has arrived? Look out for a Black light theatre production in Valletta, the spectacular Malta Fireworks Festival and two annual music marathons this April…Compiled by Sandra Aquilina...

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