Government denies PL website report
The government has denied reports that a minister's wife called at the Office of the Prime Minister and took the prime minister to task for reducing her husband's salary. The story was carried on...
View ArticleInter renew bid for Tevez
Inter have renewed their bid to sign Carlos Tevez but their inquiry is likely to fail. After AC Milan pulled out of the running to sign Manchester City's controversial 27-year-old striker last week,...
View ArticleCruise ship wreck could be ecological timebomb
Italian officials have expressed fears of an environmental disaster in an area of outstanding natural beauty as bad weather brought rescue work on the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship to a halt...
View ArticleCourt orders witness's arrest in policeman bribery case
A man who admitted in court to having paid a bribe to a police officer, is being held in the court's lock-up after evading questions by a Magistrate on the identity of the person he gave the money to....
View ArticleAir Malta leases aircraft to Chilean airline
Air Malta has leased an Airbus A320 aircraft to Sky Airlines of Chile for two months and has also provided the crew. The aircraft will raise the Chilean airline’s capacity during the peak southern...
View ArticleCommissioner Dalli outlines challenges for 2012
EU Commissioner John Dalli today gave an overview of the activities related to his portfolio throughout 2011. His presentation touched on all aspects of EU Health and Consumer Policy. In spite of the...
View ArticleLibya militias settle fight with prisoner swap
Rival Libyan militias who for two days clashed bitterly in towns south of Tripoli have settled their deadly dispute through a prisoner swap, a military official told AFP today. "Last night (Sunday) we...
View ArticleDutch salvage firm to pump fuel from stricken liner
Dutch firm Smit Salvage has been hired by the owners of the Costa Concordia to pump thousands of tons of fuel from the stricken cruise liner lying on its side off the Italian coast, a spokesman said....
View ArticlePaceville revamp launched
A three-month project which will see a revamp of the heart of Paceville was launched today by Resources Minister George Pullicino and Tourism Minister Mario de Marco. The project will see resurfacing...
View ArticleCivil Protection Department issues storm warning
The Civil Protection Department has urged motorists to avoid low-lying areas tonight because of the possibility of flooding. It said heavy rainfall is forecast overnight over parts of the Maltese...
View ArticleNo-confidence debate to start next Monday, with no time-limits
Last updated at 8.05 p.m. The Opposition motion of no confidence will start being debated in parliament on Monday evening, with no time limit. The decision was taken by the Leader of the House, Carm...
View ArticleFranco Debono criticises delay in no-confidence debate - PN, PL react
Franco Debono this evening strongly criticised the decision taken by Leader of the House Carm Mifsud Bonnici for the parliamentary debate on the no-confidence motion to start today week. "What happened...
View ArticleMalta denies claims by former US Congresswoman
The Government of Malta this evening categorically denied claims being made by former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney that "12,000 U.S. troops (are) stationed in Malta and they are about to make...
View ArticleItalian liner toll up to 7; 28 missing as captain questioned
Rescuers found another body in the wreck of the Costa Concordia early today, bringing to seven the death toll after the liner ran aground off the coast of Italy, daily La Stampa said on its website as...
View ArticlePress digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese press: The Times says the government managed to buy time on the no-confidence vote. It also says that Costa Concordia holidays are in disarray for...
View ArticleDzeko ends goal drought to give City win
Edin Dzeko's first goal for two months earned Manchester City a hard-fought 1-0 win at Wigan last night, sending Roberto Mancini's side three points clear at top of the English Premier League. The...
View ArticleNapoli frustrated again as Bologna claim point
Napoli's title hopes took another blow as Walter Mazzarri's team were frustrated by lowly Bologna, who held them to a 1-1 draw at the San Paolo Stadium late yesterday. Despite having recorded...
View ArticlePandas enjoy Vienna snow
Damp forests of southwestern China seem far away of Hu Fu and his mother's mind, as they enjoy the mounds of fresh snow falling on the Vienna Zoo, where the two pandas seemingly adapted with ease to...
View ArticlePress digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press: The Times reports that the censor laws face the scissors. It also reports that the House Business Committee is to discuss the...
View ArticleWikipedia in protest blackout today
Wikipedia blacked out the English language version of its website today in protest at anti-piracy laws being considered by the US government. Users attemping to access the site were met with a black...
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