US town in mourning inundated with gifts
Sunday, 23 December 2012, 14:22
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Newtown's children were showered with gifts— tens of thousands of teddy bears, Barbie dolls, soccer balls and board games — and those are only some of the tokens of...
Country singer Tate Stevens wins Fox's 'X Factor'
Sunday, 23 December 2012, 08:27
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Tate Stevens, who was mentored by music exec L.A. Reid on the second season of "The X Factor," has won the Fox singing competition. The 37-year-old...
Italy parliament dissolved; Monti to divulge plans
Saturday, 22 December 2012, 18:30
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Italy's president has dissolved parliament following Premier MarioMonti's resignation, formally setting the stage for general elections in February in...
Pope pardons ex-butler who stole, leaked documents
Saturday, 22 December 2012, 15:44
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Pope Benedict XVI granted his former butler a Christmas pardon Saturday, forgiving him in person during a jailhouse meeting for stealing and leaking private papers in one of...
Hurting Spaniards celebrate Christmas lottery wins
Saturday, 22 December 2012, 13:25
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Winners of Spain's cherished Christmas lottery — the world's richest — celebrated Saturday in more than a dozen locations where lucky tickets were sold, a moment...
Woman joins husband on US Zumba sex client list
Friday, 21 December 2012, 21:32
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Police in Maine say a woman has joined her husband on the client list of a Zumba dance instructor charged with using her studio as a front for...
Italian PM expected to resign
Friday, 21 December 2012, 20:38
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Mario Monti handed in his resignation to Italy's president in Rome on Friday, bringing to a close his 13-month technical government and preparing the country for...
Pope takes anti-gay marriage stance to new level
Friday, 21 December 2012, 15:43
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The pope pressed his opposition to gay marriage Friday, denouncing what he described as people manipulating their God-given identities to suit their sexual choices — and...
Australian boy's egg collection turns into snakes
Friday, 21 December 2012, 10:48
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
A 3-year-old Australian boy was lucky to escape uninjured after a collection of eggs he found in his yard hatched into a slithering tangle of deadly snakes. Reptile specialist Trish...
Global doomsday hot spots draw believers, revelers
Friday, 21 December 2012, 08:26
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Though the Mayans never really predicted that the world would end on Friday, some New Agers are convinced that humanity's demise is indeed imminent. Or at least that it's a good excuse for a...