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...