Obama notes split over Syria attack, plans speech
Friday, 6 September 2013, 21:16
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
President Barack Obama acknowledged deep divisions at home and abroad on Friday over his call for military action in Syria — and conceded the possibility he'll fail to sway the American...
Italy gives OK to right capsized Costa Concordia
Friday, 6 September 2013, 18:29
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Italy has given the go-ahead for an ambitious attempt to set upright the Costa Concordia cruise liner, which went aground near an Italian island in 2012, killing 32 people. The national...
Man charged with spreading HIV claims 300 partners
Friday, 6 September 2013, 13:55
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
A man who told U.S. authorities he had sexual contact with as many 300 people since being diagnosed with HIV pleaded not guilty to infecting another man with the virus, and prosecutors said more...
Why attack Syria?
Friday, 6 September 2013, 08:02
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
As President Barack Obama made the case for military intervention by the United States in response to the Syrian government’s use of chemical weapons, Americans and many others around the world...
Obama, in Europe, still pursuing Syria support
Friday, 6 September 2013, 07:01
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
President Barack Obama is using his last day in Europe to renew his quest for foreign support for a U.S. military strike in Syria. But three days after he left Washington, it's unclear whether the...
Amid tensions, Obama, Putin put on a happy face
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 20:33
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin shook hands, smiled and made small talk about the scenery on Thursday — a public exchange of pleasantries belying a tense...
Watch: Up to 100 cars in UK pileup on fog-shrouded bridge
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 14:31
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Fire officials say up to 100 cars have been involved in a traffic accident on a fog-shrouded bridge southeast of London. Kent Fire & Rescue Service says hydraulic cutting equipment was...
Obama heads into the lion's den in Russia
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 14:04
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
President Barack Obama is heading into the lion's den of Russia, confronting Syria's key patron as well as foreign leaders skeptical of his call for an international military strike against...
The changing mood on migration
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 07:53
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Headlines about migration can seem unbearably stark: attacks on foreigners by neo-fascists in Greece, dozens of domestic workers on death row in the Gulf, a crass and callous campaign by the British...
G-20 summit leaders face a divided global economy
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 06:33
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Something unfamiliar will be in the background as world leaders hold a summit in Russia starting Thursday: economic growth throughout the developed world. And something will be missing:...