UK: Imminent threat against westerners in Benghazi
Thursday, 24 January 2013, 18:49
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Britain, Germany and the Netherlands urged their citizens Thursday to immediately leave the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi in response to what was described as an...
Cameron: I don't want a country called Europe
Thursday, 24 January 2013, 12:23
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron has slammed any moves to forge a United States of Europe. Cameron, who has shaken up Europe's political landscape by offering to let citizens...
Flower-eating goat cleared of vandalism
Thursday, 24 January 2013, 08:22
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Gary the flower-eating goat's graze with Australian police has ended with his comedian owner getting the last laugh in court. A Sydney judge ruled Wednesday that neither the goat nor...
Morocco to change law allowing rape marriage
Wednesday, 23 January 2013, 17:13
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Nearly a year after Morocco was shocked by the suicide of a 16-year-old girl who was forced to marry her alleged rapist, the government has announced plans to change the penal code to outlaw the...
Cameron proposes vote on EU relationship
Wednesday, 23 January 2013, 14:37
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Britain's prime minister said Wednesday he will offer citizens a vote on whether to leave the European Union if his party wins the next election, prompting warnings from fellow member states about...
Shakira gives birth to baby boy, names him Milan
Wednesday, 23 January 2013, 09:30
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Shakira is a mama. A spokeswoman for the 35-year-old Colombian singer says Shakira Mebarak and 25-year-old soccer star Gerard Pique of FC Barcelona welcomed son Milan Pique Mebarak on...
Germany, France seek unity on Europe
Wednesday, 23 January 2013, 08:20
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Germany and France will produce joint proposals on improving economic coordination in the European Union this spring, the countries' leaders said Tuesday, downplaying recent differences as they...
Technology and the employment challenge
Wednesday, 23 January 2013, 08:10
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
New technologies of various kinds, together with globalization, are powerfully affecting the range of employment options for individuals in advanced and developing countries alike – and at...
EU pilots, cabin crew call for fatigue protection
Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 18:18
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Pilots and cabin crew on Tuesday staged demonstrations in several European airports against planned EU legislation they say could force them to fly excessive hours and threaten the...
More English school closings in 2nd day of snow
Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 15:01
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Several hundred schools in England are closed because of heavy snow, prompting some harrumphing that the nation surrenders too easily to foul weather. About 5,000 of the 23,500 primary and...