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German customs seizes cocaine addressed to Vatican

Sunday, 23 March 2014, 18:59 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The drug haul was unremarkable, but the destination raised eyebrows.   German customs officials intercepted a shipment of cocaine destined for the Vatican in January, weekly Bild am Sonntag...

Malaysia: France has images of possible jet debris

Sunday, 23 March 2014, 11:34 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

France on Sunday provided Malaysia with satellite images of objects that could be from a passenger jet that went missing more than two weeks ago, the latest word of such images that officials are...

More planes join ocean hunt for missing jetliner

Sunday, 23 March 2014, 06:36 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

More planes joined the search Sunday of a remote patch of the southern Indian Ocean in hopes of finding answers to the fate of the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, after China released a satellite image...

Ukraine's east rallies for secession referendum

Saturday, 22 March 2014, 15:53 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

More than 5,000 pro-Russia residents of a major city in Ukraine's east demonstrated on Saturday in favor of holding a referendum on whether to seek to split off and become part of...

Russia's aggression to dominate Obama Europe trip

Saturday, 22 March 2014, 09:14 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Pushing back against demands to supply arms to Ukraine, Obama administration officials said Friday that economic sanctions would remain the primary weapon as the U.S. and its European allies seek...

Pope warns mobsters they risk going to hell

Friday, 21 March 2014, 19:50 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Pope Francis has warned mobsters they will go to Hell if they don't repent and renounce their "blood-stained money and blood-stained power."   Francis delivered the forceful,...

Putin: no need for further retaliation against US

Friday, 21 March 2014, 10:41 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

There is no need for Russia to further retaliate against U.S. sanctions, President Vladimir Putin said Friday as Russia's upper house of parliament endorsed the annexation of Crimea...

Search planes fail to find Malaysia jet debris

Friday, 21 March 2014, 09:48 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Search planes sent to find objects in the south Indian Ocean that may be from the missing Malaysia Airlines jet began returning without success Friday, and an Australian official said the hunt would...

The new growth conundrum

Friday, 21 March 2014, 07:55 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

For most governments, the rate of economic growth that can reasonably be expected in the coming years is a key question. And, at least for the advanced economies, it has become a particularly puzzling...

Air search expands in remote south Indian Ocean

Friday, 21 March 2014, 06:31 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Search planes flying out of Australia on Friday began a difficult hunt through rough seas in one of the remotest places on Earth for objects that may be from the missing Malaysia Airlines...

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