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Ahmadinejad wants to be Iran's first astronaut

Monday, 4 February 2013, 12:59 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

    President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he's ready to be the first Iranian astronaut sent into space as part of Iran's goal of manned space flight.   Ahmadinejad says...

China’s narrowing policy horizons

Monday, 4 February 2013, 09:55 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Back in the last quarter of 2011, when the decline in China’s investment growth accelerated, concerns about a hard economic landing intensified, particularly given the authorities’...

Stun gun used on armed man near Buckingham Palace

Sunday, 3 February 2013, 18:54 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

    Police used a stun gun to arrest a man armed with knives outside Buckingham Palace on Sunday, as throngs of tourists gathered to watch the Changing of the Guard ceremony...

US museum unwrapping mummy's story with CT scan

Sunday, 3 February 2013, 09:37 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Using modern technology, a Virginia museum is working to unwrap the story behind one of the earliest surviving Egyptian mummies.   The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond partnered this...

Spain prime minister denies corruption allegations

Saturday, 2 February 2013, 16:25 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

    Spain's prime minister promised Saturday to publicly disclose the amount of funds in all his personal bank accounts, denying recent media reports that allege he and members of...

5 accused men plead not guilty in India gang rape

Saturday, 2 February 2013, 14:14 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

    Five men pleaded not guilty Saturday after being formally indicted in a special court on 13 charges, including rape and murder, in the fatal gang rape of a woman in a New Delhi bus,...

Sylvester Stallone supports assault weapon ban

Saturday, 2 February 2013, 08:52 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

    Sylvester Stallone says that despite his "Rambo" image and new shoot-em-up film "Bullet to the Head," he's in favor of new national gun control...

Maradona's lawyers warned over claims of tax win

Friday, 1 February 2013, 17:33 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Italy's tax collection agency has threatened to sue lawyers for Diego Maradona who claimed he won his 20-year battle over tax debts.   Maradona lawyer Angelo Pisani said his client won...

Police: Suicide bombing at US Embassy, 2 dead

Friday, 1 February 2013, 14:31 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

A suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at the entrance of the U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital on Friday, killing himself and one other person, officials said.   U.S....

Sperm whale secretion may spell fortune for UK man

Friday, 1 February 2013, 14:17 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

One very smelly sperm whale secretion may soon make one lucky British beachcomber a very happy man.   Ken Wilman told British broadcasters that he had been walking along Morecambe beach in...

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