Maltese IRC (Internet Relay Chat) chat rooms have been inundated by paedophiles who post links to child pornographic chat rooms where pornographic photographs of young girls, some as young as...

There is a big difference between euthanasia and a patient refusing treatment, said Professor Pierre Mallia during an interview with The Malta Independent on Sunday to discuss a project on end of life...

Air Malta CEO Philip Micallef told this newsroom that his contract will end soon, and indicated that he will not be renewing it.  Mr Micallef was appointed to the post in October 2014. While...

European Union countries are lagging far behind in their commitments to relocate over 150,000 refugees from Italy and Greece by September 2017. Originally, EU countries agreed to take 40,000 and...

When I was a child I was often scolded for not finishing my dinner with the words: “There are kids starving in Africa, finish your meal, you’re not throwing that away.” And I often...

Valletta: Chemimart Pharmacy, 20/21 Republic Street; Ħamrun: Lister Pharmacy, 678 St Joseph High Street; Sta Venera: Sta Venera Pharmacy 532, St Joseph High Street; Birkirkara: Brown’s...

A 12-year-old girl was seriously injured this evening when she was hit in the eye by a hard object, the police said. The accident happened in Freedom Square, Valletta at 8.45pm. The Valletta...

The past weeks saw the launch of the first book by the young up and coming author Alan Farrugia. Alan sees himself as a concerned voice of his generation and believes that younger people should be writing and expressing themselves more, rather than lettin...

Heritage Malta has been entrusted to administer and make accessible to the general public all those national historic sites that make up our important and great cultural patrimony. This is definitely no mean feat and the chief executive of such an entity ...

For the seventh consecutive year, the Nazzareno Vassallo Award has been bestowed with the aim of offering due recognition to individuals or organisations who have distinguished themselves in having undertaken initiatives towards improving the well-being o...