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Danish judge removed from Serb leader's UN trial

Thursday, 29 August 2013, 13:50 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has removed a Danish judge from the long-running war crimes trial of Serbian nationalist Vojislav Seselj, saying in a decision published Thursday that a letter the...

African dust clouds worry scientists

Thursday, 29 August 2013, 08:29 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Each summer, microscopic dust particles kicked up by African sandstorms blow thousands of kilometers across the Atlantic to arrive in the Caribbean, limiting airplane pilots' visibility to just a...

Fears of Western strike on Syria spread in Mideast

Thursday, 29 August 2013, 06:46 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Fears of a possible U.S. strike against Syria's regime over an alleged chemical weapons attack rippled across the region Wednesday, as about 6,000 Syrians fled to neighboring Lebanon in a 24-hour...

Obama at 50th anniversary embodies King's dream

Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 21:43 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

President Barack Obama led civil rights pioneers Wednesday in a ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech...

UK's Hague says UN discussions could take days

Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 18:06 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The world will still have a responsibility to stop the bloodshed in Syria even if there is no agreement at the U.N. over Britain's proposal for a U.N. Security Council resolution to condemn the...

US lays groundwork for possible Syria strike

Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 13:58 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Obama administration is still defining the central objectives of a potential military strike on Syria and considering possible Syrian government responses, even as U.S. intelligence agencies...

UK to give UN resolution condemning Syria

Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 12:31 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Britain says it will put forward a resolution Wednesday to the U.N. Security Council condemning the Syrian government for the alleged chemical attack that has killed hundreds of...

Pressure grows for military action against Syria

Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 08:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A military strike against Syria from the United States and its allies seemed closer to reality Tuesday as the U.S. defense chief said weapons are in position to attack. Syria vowed to use all possible...

Covering electronic tracks

Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 07:41 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The US government's efforts to determine which highly classified materials leaker Edward Snowden took from the National Security Agency have been frustrated by Snowden's sophisticated efforts...

'Twerking' bounces into Oxford dictionary

Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 06:10 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Twerking, the rump-busting up-and-down dance move long beloved on America's hip-hop scene, has officially gone mainstream. It's got the English dictionary entry to prove...

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