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MH17 victims' family: Airline lacking compassion

Saturday, 26 July 2014, 19:59 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The family of two brothers killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 called the carrier rigid and bureaucratic Saturday, saying it has offered them no professional grief counselling in more...

Deaths in Gaza now more than 1,000

Saturday, 26 July 2014, 17:11 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The death toll in Gaza has passed 1,000, Palestinian medical officials say, 19 days after Israel launched an offensive against Hamas militants.   It comes amid a 12-hour humanitarian truce,...

Ukranian woman wears make-up looted from MH17 crash site

Saturday, 26 July 2014, 14:56 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

An Instagram user in Ukraine has provoked global outrage after boasting about wear mascara looted from the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 plane.   She posted a photo of the...

Nigeria 'placed on red alert' over Ebola death

Saturday, 26 July 2014, 14:09 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Nigeria says it has put all entries into the country on red alert after confirming the death of a Liberian man who was carrying the Ebola virus.   The man died after arriving at Lagos...

British Police to seize mobiles in every car crash

Saturday, 26 July 2014, 13:32 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Every driver in a crash will have their mobile seized in a bid to cut deaths caused by phoning and texting at the wheel.   Police have been ordered to check if motorists broke the law by...

Libyan Prime Minister prevented from flying from Matiga

Saturday, 26 July 2014, 13:14 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thinni and a group of ministers were prevented from flying out of Mitiga Air Base yesterday.   According to the official website of the Prime Minister,...

Israel and Hamas begin 12-hour truce

Saturday, 26 July 2014, 10:36 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Residents in Gaza are using a 12-hour humanitarian truce to return to their homes, gather essential supplies and search for those trapped in the rubble.   Gaza's health ministry says 60...

EU hits Russian intelligence chiefs with sanctions

Saturday, 26 July 2014, 08:05 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The European Union on Friday extended its Ukraine-related sanctions to target top Russian intelligence officials and leaders of the pro-Russia revolt in eastern Ukraine, official documents...

5 killed in West Bank, amid new Gaza truce efforts

Friday, 25 July 2014, 19:38 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The U.N. chief and the U.S. secretary of state made a new attempt Friday to nail down a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas, as Israel's 18-day military operation in the Gaza Strip fueled...

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