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Officials: 56 killed in Egypt, most in Cairo

Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 15:15 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

An Egyptian Health Ministry official says 56 people have been killed across the country in clashes between security forces and supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi.   Khaled...

Shocking moment doors in US maximum security prison flew open

Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 10:09 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Surveillance cameras captured the moment every door at a maximum-security jail wing in Florida swung open and released a flock of violent criminals, who ganged up and attacked another inmate with...

18 sailors trapped aboard sunken Indian submarine

Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 09:52 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

An Indian navy official said 18 sailors are trapped aboard a submarine that caught fire and sank after an explosion. He says other sailors are working frantically to save them.   The...

Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners before talks

Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 06:53 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Israel released 26 Palestinian inmates, including many convicted in grisly killings, on the eve of long-stalled Mideast peace talks, angering families of those slain by the prisoners, who were...

Watch: Here comes the bride… covered in Pimms

Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 19:39 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Emotions can often get the better of jubilant relatives during a wedding celebration. But rather than shedding a tear, this grandmother somehow managed to throw her drink over the...

Animal lover’s body eaten by cats

Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 15:44 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The body of an animal lover was gnawed and eaten by her own cats after she died at home alone, a UK court heard today.   The decomposing corpse of Janet Veal, 56, was discovered on the...

Israel advances plan to build 900 settlement homes

Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 14:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli official says Israel is moving forward with a plan to build nearly 900 new settlement housing units in east Jerusalem.   The plan is in addition to an...

Japan city votes to destroy tsunami ship landmark

Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 07:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A stranded fishing boat that became a symbol of the devastation of Japan's 2011 tsunami has long divided a northeastern coastal city — between those who wanted to keep it as a monument of...

Australian gaffe: No one's 'suppository of wisdom'

Monday, 12 August 2013, 16:27 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

In a gaffe that has attracted plenty of media attention in the heat of Australia's election campaign, opposition leader Tony Abbott told a gathering of conservative party faithful on Monday that...

Sinkhole causes resort villa to partially collapse

Monday, 12 August 2013, 12:36 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

A sinkhole caused a section of a central Florida resort villa to partially collapse early Monday, while another section of the villa was sinking, authorities said.   About 30 percent of the...

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