51 migrants hurt in clashes in French port Calais
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 15:46
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Migrants massing at France's English Channel port of Calais clashed before dawn on Tuesday in battles that left 51 injured — one seriously. Police intervened with tear gas break...
Ukrainian troops edge closer to rebel city
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 13:28
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Ukrainian troops took control of a checkpoint Tuesday on the western edge of the pro-Russian rebel-held city of Donetsk as the government makes further gradual advances to quash separatist forces in...
Cease-fire takes effect to end Gaza war
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 11:36
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
An Israel-Hamas cease-fire, meant to last three days, went into effect on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip, setting the stage for talks in Cairo aimed at reaching a broader deal on a sustainable truce and...
Lakes formed by quake in China threaten flooding
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 08:51
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Rescuers raced Tuesday to evacuate villages near rising lakes formed by landslides, complicating relief efforts following a strong earthquake in southern China that killed at least 398 people and has...
Former enemies unite for World War I commemoration
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 07:29
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Separated by only a small patch of yellow daisies at the Saint-Symphorien military cemetery lie two former enemies: British Captain Kenneth James Roy and German Gefreiter Reinhold Dietrich. Also...
Bangladesh rescuers struggle to find sunken ferry
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 06:41
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Rescuers were struggling Tuesday to locate a sunken ferry that was overloaded and carrying hundreds of passengers when it capsized in a river in central Bangladesh, leaving at least two people dead...
Iran says it gave missile technology to Hamas
Monday, 4 August 2014, 21:13
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Hamas is able to fire missiles into Israel because Tehran provided weapons technology to the militant group to defend itself against Israeli attacks, a senior Iranian official said...
Ukrainian soldiers cross border into Russia
Monday, 4 August 2014, 15:13
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
A Russian border security official said more than 400 Ukrainian soldiers crossed into Russia, according to a report from the Interfax news agency. It wasn't immediately clear why the soldiers...
Police: Excavator rams Israeli bus amid Gaza war
Monday, 4 August 2014, 14:04
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
An attacker rammed the front end of a massive construction excavator into an Israeli bus on Monday, overturning the vehicle and killing a pedestrian before he was shot and killed by a police officer,...
Former enemies unite for World War I commemoration
Monday, 4 August 2014, 12:32
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Former enemies during World War I united for ceremonies surrounding the 100th anniversary of the start of the conflict, with Belgium, France, Germany and Britain standing together at an Allied...