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Hospital: 61 killed in Venezuela prison riot

Sunday, 27 January 2013, 08:36 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

    The death toll has risen to 61 following fierce gunbattles between inmates and National Guard troops at a Venezuelan prison, a hospital director said Saturday. About 120 more people...

Egypt riot over soccer verdicts kills at least 27

Saturday, 26 January 2013, 18:20 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

    Angry relatives and residents rampaged through an Egyptian port city Saturday in rioting that killed at least 27 people after a judge sentenced nearly two dozen soccer fans to death...

Opera about Nazi atrocity shown in Austria

Saturday, 26 January 2013, 07:37 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

    Thousands of children were murdered by the Nazis because they fell short of the Aryan ideal. On Friday, a hushed audience gathered in Austria's Parliament to watch the world...

Britain introduces same-sex marriage bill

Friday, 25 January 2013, 15:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The British government published a bill to legalize same-sex marriage Friday, and said lawmakers will get their first vote on it in Parliament next month.   The Marriage (Same Sex Couples)...

Greek police storm metro depot to end strike

Friday, 25 January 2013, 08:05 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Greek riot police stormed the Athens subway train depot early Friday to enforce a government emergency order forcing striking metro workers back to work in an escalating standoff over new austerity...

UK: Imminent threat against westerners in Benghazi

Thursday, 24 January 2013, 18:49 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

    Britain, Germany and the Netherlands urged their citizens Thursday to immediately leave the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi in response to what was described as an...

Cameron: I don't want a country called Europe

Thursday, 24 January 2013, 12:23 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron has slammed any moves to forge a United States of Europe.   Cameron, who has shaken up Europe's political landscape by offering to let citizens...

Flower-eating goat cleared of vandalism

Thursday, 24 January 2013, 08:22 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Gary the flower-eating goat's graze with Australian police has ended with his comedian owner getting the last laugh in court.   A Sydney judge ruled Wednesday that neither the goat nor...

Morocco to change law allowing rape marriage

Wednesday, 23 January 2013, 17:13 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Nearly a year after Morocco was shocked by the suicide of a 16-year-old girl who was forced to marry her alleged rapist, the government has announced plans to change the penal code to outlaw the...

Cameron proposes vote on EU relationship

Wednesday, 23 January 2013, 14:37 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Britain's prime minister said Wednesday he will offer citizens a vote on whether to leave the European Union if his party wins the next election, prompting warnings from fellow member states about...

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