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Lawyer: Snowden has a place to live in Russia

Friday, 2 August 2013, 15:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has determined where he will live in Russia, but is still figuring out what he will do during his stay, his Russian lawyer said...

Spanish train driver can't explain why he crashed

Friday, 2 August 2013, 06:24 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The driver of the train that derailed in northwestern Spain, killing 79 people, has said he was traveling at twice the speed limit when he approached a treacherous turn.   But, sitting...

Scientists find mystery coffin at Richard III site

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 21:24 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A team of archaeologists said Monday it has unearthed an unusual coffin-within-a-coffin in the central England parking lot where it found the skeleton of King Richard III, and that they hope to...

Beer by beer, Houston home morphs into landmark

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 21:19 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A child of the Great Depression, John Milkovisch didn't throw anything away — not even the empty cans of beer he enjoyed each afternoon with his wife.     So, in the early...

US porn maker to stop Ben & Jerry's spoofs

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 21:12 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The days of buying pornographic videos with names based on Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavors are over.   Caballero Video has agreed to stop marketing "Boston Cream Thigh,"...

Philippine province goes dark due to unpaid bill

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 21:09 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

An entire province in the Philippines has been plunged into darkness after the national power grid operator cut off supply because of accumulated debt of $93 million.    The blackout that...

Spanish PM denies party ran slush fund

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 19:06 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy told Parliament on Thursday that he was wrong to trust his former party financial chief for so many years, and repeated his vigorous denials of the...

Italy high court deliberates Berlusconi fate

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 14:10 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Silvio Berlusconi's fate is hanging in the balance as Italy's highest court deliberates his appeal of a tax fraud conviction and sentence of four years in jail and a five-year ban on political...

Japan Finance Minister under fire for Nazi comment

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 09:54 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso has retracted a comment he made this week suggesting Japan should follow the Nazi example of how to change the country's constitution, following complaints from...

Lohan completes rehab stint; more therapy ordered

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 06:11 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Lindsay Lohan has completed her court-ordered stay in rehab and must continue therapy into late next year, a judge said Wednesday.   The "Liz & Dick" star must meet with a...

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