Gamma probe for Mater Dei
The Action for Breast Cancer Foundation has donated a piece of equipment to the Mater Dei hospital which will be used in conjunction with breast surgery for the treatment of breast cancer. The gamma...
View ArticleMSE Share Index maintains 7-week high
During the penultimate trading session of 2012, the MSE Share Index maintained its seven-week high of 3,211.984 points as no price movements were registered in the 10 active equities. The highest...
View ArticleRussia pushes Syria peace plan
Russia is seeking to revive last summer's peace plan for Syria in talks with a senior Syrian diplomat and an international envoy, according to Moscow's foreign ministry. Syrian deputy foreign minister...
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L-Istrina: Incredible but true - President Abela
Just under 100,000 people donated to L-Istrina yesterday with eight donations per second being received at peak times, President George Abela said this afternoon. Addressing a news conference held...
View ArticleBoss burned to death by tea workers
Hundreds of Indian tea estate workers surrounded a plantation owner's home and set it on fire, killing him and his wife, police say. Officers recovered the charred bodies of the couple from the burned...
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New president for Cana Movement
Arthur Galea Salomone has been appointed president of the Cana Movement. A lawyer by profession, Dr Galea Salomone, led the anti-divorce campaign before a vote was taken in a referendum last year. He...
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All set for baroque festival
All is set for the first edition of the Valletta Baroque Festival being held between January 9 and 26 at the Manoel Theatre, the Palace, St John’s Co-Cathedral, the Jesuit Church and the Church of All...
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Putin: I'll sign US adoptions ban
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will sign a controversial bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children. Mr Putin told a televised meeting in Moscow today that he "doesn't see any...
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Egypt's opposition leaders probed
Egypt's top prosecutor has ordered an investigation into accusations against opposition leaders of incitement to overthrow the regime. A judge will investigate the report filed last month accusing...
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Man, boy injured in traffic accident
A 32-year-old man from Msida was grievously injured and a boy, five, suffered slight injuries in a traffic accident at Hamrun this afternoon. The police said the man was riding a Hyosung quadbike in...
View ArticleNEW (LABOUR) BEGINNINGS
It didn't end well. I put a fiver on Louis Grech not winning the Deputy Leadship election within the Labour Party, basing myself on the way their Lil'Elves and Peculiar Pundits had poured such scorn...
View ArticleShips re-routed to avoid whales
Ship traffic off the California coast will be re-routed under new rules designed to protect slow-moving endangered whales from ship collisions. The International Maritime Organisation has approved...
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Deficit widens by €64 million
The Central Government recorded a deficit of €342 million in the first 11 months of the year up from the €278.2 million registered in the same period last year. Government finance data published by...
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Security services provider files judicial protest
Security guard Stephen Ciangura has filed a judicial protest against the Valleta council and Joseph Attard and Paul Dimech holding them responsible for damages suffered. In his protest, on behalf of...
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China tightens internet controls
China's government has tightened controls on internet users by enacting rules requiring them to register their names in the wake of online postings about abuses that rattled the ruling party. The...
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2012 – A year to remember (Part 1)
Political upheaval, drama and human stories which touched hearts of thousands in 2012. Watch the first part of the stories captured by timesofmalta.com.
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Berlusconi's '€3 million monthly alimony'
Ex-Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi must pay his second wife Veronica Lario €3 million a month in a divorce settlement, reports say. But he gets to keep their estate, the Corriere della Sera...
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Update 2: PN requests urgent BA decision
The Nationalist Party has requested the Broadcasting Authority for an urgent decision on a complaint it filed today about tomorrow’s TVM programme Dissett. Earlier, the party accused PBS of adhering...
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Daniel’s Shopping Complex inaugurated
Daniel’s Shopping Complex in Hamrun was officially inaugurated today by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi. The complex, which boasts a total floor area of 32,000 square meters, has transformed the former...
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Lion cubs say hello to the world
A spot of rain did nothing to dampen the spirits of eight lion cubs as they ventured outside for the first time. The eight cubs - four males and four females - were born in August but they had not...
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