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Three year probation for man who threatened girlfriend and officer
A 26-year-old man from Lija was put on probation for three years and had his driving licence suspended for one month after he pleaded guilty to crashing into his former girlfriend’s car, threatening...
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Two men jailed for theft
Two men were jailed 13 months each after they pleaded guilty to stealing a car on New Year’s Eve. The court heard that Clifton Attard, 22, of Msida and Roderick Zammit, 31, of Sliema, managed to steal...
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River levels trigger flood warnings
Residents whose homes and businesses were damaged by floodwaters just weeks ago faced further clean-ups today after more flooding across Yorkshire in England. Thirteen separate flood warnings were...
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Now US looks to a fight over cuts
A last-minute deal to avoid the US "fiscal cliff" sent world stocks climbing today but did not solve the massive budget deficit, meaning other battles on deep spending cuts are looming. The Dow Jones...
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Syrian death toll hits 60,000 mark
At least 60,000 people have now been killed in Syria's civil war, with monthly casualty figures steadily increasing since it began almost two years ago, according to a new analysis. The death toll...
View ArticleMassacre families aghast at offer
The US cinema where the Batman killer gunned down 12 people has angered their relatives by inviting them to a special re-opening ceremony. They have rejected the offer by the Century 16 complex in...
View ArticleFrench prisoners use table leg to flee jail
Three prisoners used a table leg to pierce a hole in the roof of their cell in a 14th century French penitentiary and escape in the early ours of New Year's Day, a regional prosecutor said today. The...
View ArticleFour held as police rescue 211 parrots
Four people have been arrested after police in Paraguay rescued 211 protected parrots which had been taken from remote forests. Veterinarian Carlos Britos, of Paraguay's environmental ministry,...
View ArticleNew school for shooting survivors
The children who escaped last month's shootings at a US elementary school are returning to classes in a neighbouring Connecticut town in a refurbished school now named after their old one, officials...
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Wright-Phillips strikes as QPR stun Chelsea
Bottom side QPR picked up only their second Barclays Premier League victory of the season as they stunned European champions Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. Former Blue Shaun Wright-Phillips scored...
View ArticlePacino didn't want to meet Spector
Actor Al Pacino said he decided not to meet record producer and convicted killer Phil Spector before portraying him in an movie - only to find he already had. A friend showed Pacino a 20-year-old...
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Floriana health centre CCTV ‘does not work’
A Malian immigrant caused a disturbance at the Floriana health centre on the night he died in a Detention Services van but CCTV footage of his “aggressive” behaviour is not available because the...
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Six killed in snowmobile crash
Six Russians were killed and two others were injured when their snowmobile slammed into a fence and flipped over into a ditch during a night run down an Italian ski slope. RAI state radio reported...
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Work, health and education remain PN's priorities - Gonzi
The most important values on which the Nationalist Party will be basing its electoral programme remain work, health and education, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this afternoon. Addressing party...
View ArticleMore than 1,200 people receive help from Crisis Intervention Team
The Crisis Intervention Team, which offers intensive support to people who experience a psychiatric crisis, followed 1,282 clients last year. Only 169 needed to be hospitalised at Mount Carmel. This...
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Massacre prompts bulletproof vest range
A Colombian manufacturer of bulletproof vests launches a line of clothing and backpacks for US schoolchildren. Paul Chapman reports.
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Maltese teenager runner up in Commonwealth writing competition
A Maltese teenager has been chosen as the runner up in the 2012 Commonwealth Junior Essay Competition with an essay on the theme ‘Connecting Cultures’. Celine Cassar, 14, named her essay "A Day's...
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Welcoming in the new year
The above is a selection of some of the best pictures taken this week by the news photographers of The Times and The Sunday Times.
View ArticleUpdated: Moroccan family die in Alps crash
A Moroccan family of five returning home died today when their plane crashed shortly after take-off from an airport near the French Alps. The twin-engine plane hit a hill and crashed in a forest in an...
View ArticleCalendar derailed for 63 years
A Pennsylvania newspaper has just received a calendar to help ring in the new year - 1950. Scranton's The Times-Tribune said a mail carrier delivered it 63 years late without explanation on Friday....
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