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...