The moral of Sandy
Monday, 26 November 2012, 08:46
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
When “superstorm” Sandy hit the east coast of the United States on October 29, it not only flooded the New York City Subway and became the most important factor for 15% of US voters in the...
1 dead, 40 hurt in Egypt riot
Sunday, 25 November 2012, 22:32
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Security officials say rioters have stormed a Muslim Brotherhood headquarters building in northern Egypt, and a teenager protester was killed. It was the first death in...
Syrian rebels capture air base near Damascus
Sunday, 25 November 2012, 21:40
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Syrian rebels captured a helicopter base just outside Damascus Sunday in what an activist called a "blow to the morale of the regime" near President Bashar Assad's...
UN to launch new round of talks on global warming
Sunday, 25 November 2012, 19:05
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
As nearly 200 countries meet in oil-and-gas-rich Qatar for annual talks starting Monday on slowing global warming, one of the main challenges will be raising climate aid for poor...
Hezbollah says it would hit Tel Aviv in future war
Sunday, 25 November 2012, 13:42
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Lebanon's Hezbollah group would fire thousands of rockets into Israel in any future war and target cities in the country's heartland, the group's leader said Sunday. Sheik...
112 killed in fire at Bangladesh garment factory
Sunday, 25 November 2012, 08:36
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
At least 112 people were killed in a fire that raced through a multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, an official said Sunday. The blaze broke out at the...
Christmas tree shipment dumped in Austrian garden
Saturday, 24 November 2012, 15:34
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
An early seasonal delivery went badly wrong in Austria when a truck was involved in a crash and dumped 14 tons of Christmas trees in a resident's garden. Police in Vorarlberg state, at...
Pope elevates 6 cardinals to choose successor
Saturday, 24 November 2012, 13:16
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Six new cardinals are joining the elite club of churchmen who will elect the next pope, bringing a more geographically diverse mix into the European-dominated College of...
Obama 2.0
Saturday, 24 November 2012, 09:55
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
It’s over. After a year-long campaign costing $2.5-6 billion (estimates vary widely), President Barack Obama has won a second four-year term, with 49 states reporting their results on election...
Thai anti-government protesters rally in Bangkok
Saturday, 24 November 2012, 08:28
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Anti-government protesters calling for Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down launched a rally in Bangkok on Saturday that authorities feared would grow into the...