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Libyan officials: Clashes in Benghazi kill 5

Monday, 25 November 2013, 11:02 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Libyan officials say clashes in the eastern city of Benghazi have killed five people and wounded 17.   Hospital spokeswoman Fadya al-Barghathi says the city's al-Jalaa hospital received...

Australians set world record for Christmas lights

Monday, 25 November 2013, 07:15 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

An Australian family has reclaimed their Guinness World Record by stringing up more than half a million Christmas lights around their suburban home.   Guinness World Records official Chris...

Thousands rally in Kiev calling for closer EU ties

Sunday, 24 November 2013, 11:42 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

About 10,000 demonstrators are marching through central Kiev to demand that the Ukrainian government reverse course and sign a landmark agreement with the European Union.   Carrying...

Chinese man with fake US bank claim gets life

Sunday, 24 November 2013, 09:50 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A Chinese rice trader who shot to fame last year over a bogus claim that he had purchased a U.S. bank was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison on conviction of falsifying invoices to evade...

India: Gold bars worth $1M found in plane lavatory

Sunday, 24 November 2013, 09:46 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Cleaners found a stash of 24 gold bars worth more than $1.1 million hidden in an airplane lavatory after a flight from Bangkok arrived in eastern India, officials said Wednesday.   The Jet...

US man reunited with motorcycle, 46 years later

Sunday, 24 November 2013, 09:42 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A U.S. man has been reunited with his now-vintage motorcycle nearly 50 years after it was stolen.   Donald DeVault received the 1953 Triumph Tiger 100 on Wednesday.   The...

852 Thai children set human Christmas tree record

Sunday, 24 November 2013, 09:34 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Christmas is not a holiday in predominantly Buddhist Thailand, and its palm trees outnumber pines, but the country still set a world record with its holiday spirit.   One of the...

Secret US-Iran talks set stage for nuclear deal

Sunday, 24 November 2013, 07:45 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The United States and Iran secretly engaged in a series of high-level, face-to-face talks over the past year, in a high-stakes diplomatic gamble by the Obama administration that paved the way for the...

UK police: Slavery case involved ideology

Sunday, 24 November 2013, 07:40 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

New details emerged Saturday in the bizarre case of three suspected female slaves allegedly held for 30 years, with police indicating the unusual household arrangement started as a collective of...

Mount Etna erupts, showers volcanic ash on towns

Saturday, 23 November 2013, 18:43 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, has erupted again, showering volcanic ash on towns dotting the mountain's slopes and nearby Taormina.   The eruption Saturday did not force...

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