The Malta Independent 8 November 2026, Sunday
View E-Paper

World

Monopoly fans vote to add cat, toss iron tokens

Saturday, 9 February 2013, 19:22 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

    The Scottie dog has a new nemesis in Monopoly after fans voted in an online contest to add a cat token to the property trading game, replacing the iron, toy maker Hasbro Inc....

Egypt court orders YouTube blocked for a month

Saturday, 9 February 2013, 16:40 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

    A Cairo court on Saturday ordered the government to block access to the video-sharing website YouTube for 30 days for carrying an anti-Islam film that caused deadly riots across the...

NYC, New England slammed by massive snow storm

Saturday, 9 February 2013, 07:43 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

    A storm that forecasters warned could be a blizzard for the history books pounded the New York-to-Boston corridor — home to nearly 25 million people — on Friday,...

Thousands join pro-government rally in Slovenia

Friday, 8 February 2013, 15:23 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Thousands of people joined a rally Friday in support of Slovenia's embattled center-right government, amid mounting political tensions in the small, economically troubled European Union country...

Chinese world worries that Year of Snake may bite

Friday, 8 February 2013, 08:36 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

As Indiana Jones might say: Why did it have to be the Year of the Snake?   When the Chinese-speaking world ushers in its new year on Sunday, its 12-year zodiac will turn from the dragon to...

Ireland unveils deal to slash bank bailout costs

Thursday, 7 February 2013, 18:25 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

      Ireland has earned a long-sought agreement with the European Central Bank to overhaul repayment of its colossal bank-bailout costs, a deal expected to save the country...

What time is it? Russia's Medvedev resists change

Thursday, 7 February 2013, 14:48 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

When will the sun come up today? In Russia, it's a matter of fierce debate, and one that may reflect the sinking stature of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.   Medvedev declared Thursday...

9 dead, villages destroyed in Solomons tsunami

Thursday, 7 February 2013, 07:59 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Aid workers struggled to reach remote, tsunami-ravaged villages in the Solomon Islands on Thursday, as the death toll rose with more bodies found in wrecked homes and debris in the South Pacific...

Tired in Vienna? Nap for a price at new studio

Wednesday, 6 February 2013, 18:33 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

    One sleepy little side street in Vienna just got sleepier.   Tucked behind a Gothic church and surrounded by Renaissance-era houses, a new studio is offering deal-makers,...

Europe's costly double parliament: a movable beast

Wednesday, 6 February 2013, 15:21 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The morning high-speed train from Brussels pulled into the lonely train station of the provincial French city of Strasbourg. As the doors opened, the chaotic scramble for cabs, cars and buses heralded...

  • don't miss