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A touch of French folly
Few can resist tinkling the ivories, but many are those who fail to tame the beast. Alex Vella Gregory speaks to pianist Florian Caroubi about the occupational hazards of piano playing. “The piano is...
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Pakistan rally over shot teenager
Tens of thousands have rallied in Pakistan's largest city in support of a 14-year-old girl shot and critically wounded by the Taliban for promoting girls' education and criticising the militant group....
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Yada to perform in San Francisco
Maltese dance group Yada is set to conquer the American public, as 35 dancers, accompanied by a technical and artistic team, are getting ready to premiere one of the company’s dance shows at the...
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Modern classics: Dirty Dancing
Nobody puts Baby in the corner, quips Paula Fleri-Soler, as she reminisces about the film that made women’s hearts across the globe melt. This summer one of the most popular films in modern cinema...
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Developers want change in capital gains tax rules
Developers are calling for a change in the capital gains tax regime to kick-start the property market. They are insisting that a 12 per cent withholding tax introduced several years ago as an...
View ArticlePast, present and future of global tattooing phenomenon
Pretty pin-ups and rockabilly are expected to take over during the screening of the iconic Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry documentary, focusing on the life of Norman ‘Sailor Jerry’ Collins, considered the...
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How Mabel Strickland used to deal with Dom Mintoff
George Sammut, a leading journalist of his time, was close to completing his autobiography when he died in 1984. This is the first part of a two-part series extract taken from his writings in which he...
View ArticleIslamic leader killed in airstrike
Israel killed a top leader of an al Qaida-inspired Gaza group in an airstrike, the military said today. Hisham Saidani was killed with his bodyguard in an airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip late...
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Endeavour's final journey extended
The space shuttle Endeavour is finally on the home stretch of its journey through the streets of Los Angeles to its retirement home at a museum. The space craft was originally expected to arrive at...
View ArticleKnife-wielding motorist arrested
A 43-year-old man from Zejtun was arrested this morning after he threatened a number of people with a knife in Ghaxaq. According to people on the scene, the man had been driving a car which crashed...
View ArticleBurglar jailed for five years
Aaron Ritchie, 28 of Paola today admitted in court to stealing from seven foreign-owned houses, with his haul reaching over €27,000. He also stole items from a beach in Sliema The stolen items...
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Jailed mother released - says she is trying to forgive
Last updated 7.05 p.m: A mother who was jailed for three months after being found guilty of withholding access to her husband for their son was set free this evening after the granting of a...
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Crane pulls down cables
Old Railway Track in Sta Venera has been closed near Lidl supermarket after a crane pulled down a number of power and telecom cables across the busy road. Damage was also caused to the façade of a...
View Article81.4% of Maltese smokers want to kick the habit
A survey carried out as part of European Commission's 'Ex-Smokers are Unstoppable' campaign in Malta (www.exsmokers.eu), shows that 81.4% of those who smoke want to kick the habit. The survey, carried...
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Factory worker severely injured
A factory worker suffered severe injuries to one of his hands while using a metal cutting machine this morning. The incident happened at about 11.15 a.m. in a factory in Triq Angelo Melilli, Zebbug....
View ArticleRolling Stones to play four 50th anniversary gigs
The Rolling Stones will perform two concerts in London and two near New York as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations, the band announced today. The British group, one of rock'n'roll's most...
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Black Monday remembered
The 33rd anniversary of the violence of October 15, 1979 - Black Monday - is being marked today. On that day, following claims of an assassination attempt against Dom Mintoff, a Labour...
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JPO requests right to join House Business Committee
Independent MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando has presented a motion in parliament seeking all the rights of a member of the House Business Committee. Dr Pullicino Orlando has, since he broke away from...
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Costa Concordia ship hearing opens with anger and sorrow
A lawyer for the families of the 32 people killed when the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized off Italy's coast said today that no one should have died in the accident as a court prepared to hear...
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It-Torca ordered to pay maximum damages in BWSC libel case
The GWU's Sunday newspaper It-Torca was today fined more than €23,000 in five libel cases. The newspaper was fined the maximum of €11,646.87 in a case instituted by Mita employee Wayne Lee Valentine...
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