Counter-protests dwarf German anti-Islam rallies
Tuesday, 6 January 2015, 13:34
Last update: about 11 years ago
A record 18,000 people marched on the streets of Dresden on Monday against what they call the Islamisation of Europe, but counter-protests outnumbered them all over Germany. Launched in October,...
Government again warns against travel to Libya
Monday, 5 January 2015, 19:19
Last update: about 11 years ago
The Maltese Foreign Ministry today renewed its advice against all travel to Libya. In a statement, the ministry said that in view of the recent escalation in the intensity of military activity in...
Euro touches a nine-year low against US dollar
Monday, 5 January 2015, 19:08
Last update: about 11 years ago
The euro slid to a nine-year low against the dollar as investors predicted the European Central Bank may act to stimulate the economy. The euro fell by 1.2% against the dollar to $1.1864, marking...
Girl, 7, survives US plane crash that kills four in her family
Sunday, 4 January 2015, 10:36
Last update: about 11 years ago
Bleeding and alone, 7-year-old Sailor Gutzler had just survived a plane crash that killed her family. She walked through about a mile of woods, wearing only a short-sleeve shirt, shorts and no shoes...
Libya violence: Militants kidnap Coptic Christians in Sirte
Saturday, 3 January 2015, 17:32
Last update: about 11 years ago
Masked gunmen in northern Libya have kidnapped 13 Coptic Christian workers from Egypt, just a week after seven others were abducted. Eyewitnesses in the city of Sirte said suspected Islamist...