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Police: Woman found 10 years after kidnapping

Thursday, 22 May 2014, 06:33 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A woman who disappeared as a teenager a decade ago was reunited with her family after she went to police and told them her mother's ex-boyfriend drugged and kidnapped her in 2004, forced her to...

Top Libyan commander joins rebel forces

Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 21:18 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The top commander of Libya's air force has joined the ranks of renegade general Khalifa Qassim Haftar, backing his "Dignity Operation" that targets religious hardliners, and adding to...

Italy rescues child migrants from seas as concern grows

Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 21:13 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Italian navy has rescued nearly 1,000 illegal migrants from the seas off southern Italy inside two days, with 170 children among them.   In the latest rescue, 462 migrants including 37...

Rescuers to dig for victims of Nigerian car bombs

Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 12:33 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Rescue workers will dig through rubble to search Wednesday for more victims of twin car bomb blasts that collapsed buildings in a bustling marketplace and bus station in Nigeria's central city of...

Christian exodus shadows papal visit to Holy Land

Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 10:30 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Pope Francis will arrive this weekend in the land where Christianity was born — and where Christians are disappearing.   This ancient community has dwindled to around 2 percent of the...

Jolie talks Maleficent, mastectomy, kidnap victims

Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 06:05 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Angelina Jolie may be Hollywood royalty. But she's no princess, and has never been a fan of the Disney variety.   "I found them quite dull," the actress says.   Evil...

Floods, landslides leave many Bosnians homeless

Tuesday, 20 May 2014, 19:39 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

It took only a few minutes for a roaring landslide to leave Ramiz Skopljak homeless for the second time in his life.   The first time he had been 47, and though his house was a ruin, the...

Italy rescues 500 migrants, including 100 children

Tuesday, 20 May 2014, 19:35 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Italian navy rescued nearly 500 migrants, including 100 children, in an all-night operation Tuesday that highlighted the increasing number of minors venturing out on the dangerous sea journey to...

Thailand's army declares martial law, denies coup

Tuesday, 20 May 2014, 14:21 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Thailand's powerful army declared martial law Tuesday and deployed troops into the heart of Bangkok in a dramatic move it said was aimed at stabilizing the Southeast Asian country after six...

Russian army readies return from Ukrainian border

Tuesday, 20 May 2014, 10:06 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

While unrest continued eastern Ukraine, Russian army units on Tuesday started dismantling their summer camps in the border regions in line with President Vladimir Putin's order, the Russian...

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