China police save baby girl from public toilet pipe
Chinese police have rescued a newborn baby who was stuck face down in a public toilet in Beijing. The baby girl is in stable condition at a hospital in the capital. The police station responsible for...
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Unusually warm sea may herald storms
This year’s exceptionally high sea temperature may be a catalyst for storms but for the time being only showers are expected, a Met Office spokeswoman said yesterday. The mean sea temperature in...
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Updated: Somali caught driving stolen van jailed one year
A Somali man caught drink-driving was sentenced to 12 months in prison after admitting to stealing a pick-up from Luqa early this morning. Abdulkadir Mohamud Abdihukun, 28, was accused of stealing the...
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Simon Busuttil files another libel suit against l-Orizzont, Joe Cassar denies...
Opposition leader Simon Busuttil today filed another libel suit against the General Workers' Union daily l-Orizzont. The Nationalist Party said this was the fifth libel suit in two days filed by Dr...
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Agreement should lead to dramatic drop in waiting list for minor surgeries
The waiting list for minor surgical interventions is expected to be dramatically reduced following an agreement between the government and St James Hospital to carry out 130 surgical sessions at the...
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Pakistan executes man who killed child at age 14
Pakistan has executed a man convicted of killing a seven-year-old boy in 2004 when he himself was just 14 years old, despite international outcry over his sentence. Authorities hanged Shafqat Hussain...
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Woman, 72, critical after losing consciousness while swimming
A 72-year-old woman who lost consciousness while swimming at Pretty Bay, Birzebbuga, this morning, is in critical condition. The police said the woman, who lives in Birzebbuga, was swimming with her...
View Article43 hurt in fire at former air raid shelter in Hamburg
A fire and a subsequent explosion at a former air-raid shelter in the northern German city of Hamburg where plant oils were being stored have left 43 people injured. The city's fire service said the...
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Maltese enters Guinness Book of Records for longest open saltwater Scuba dive...
Maltese national Daniel Sammut was today informed by the Guinness Book of Records that his record breaking attempt last March was successful. His name will now go down in the book for the longest open...
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Enemalta reinforcing electricity distribution network
Trenching and pipe-laying works through the Kappara junction for a major Enemalta project aimed to reinforce the electricity distribution network were completed on Monday night, the company said....
View Article'Abuse' of Al-Saadi Gaddafi in Libya prison condemned by human rights group
Human Rights Watch has said Libyan prison authorities should investigate the alleged abuse of a son of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi and other inmates. The US-based group said a video made available...
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Libyan falsifies documents to obtain residency
A Libyan man who admitted falsifying company information to obtain a residency permit was given a suspended sentence and will be deported. Arab Ali Khalefa, 44, admitted in front of Magistrate...
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UK scuba instructor fighting extradition to Malta
A scuba instructor based in West Sussex, UK has been charged with two involuntary homicides by Maltese authorities and is fighting extradition to Malta. Stephen Martin, 55, an experienced diver, was...
View ArticleToronto nightclub shooting leaves 2 dead, 3 wounded
A shooting that started at a Toronto nightclub and then spilled onto the streets outside has left at least two people dead and three others wounded. Police say they responded to a call about shots...
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Man says he only defended inspector
A man accused with police inspector Jeffrey Cilia of attacking three young brothers in Paceville four years ago said the fight broke out after his friend tried to stop them vandalising a plant....
View ArticleTrading activity slumps to 5-month low
The share index this morning eased minimally lower to 4,217.233 points amid a slump in trading activity with only €65,174 worth of shares changing hands during this morning’s session representing the...
View ArticleRussia submits its claim to Arctic seabed
Russia has submitted its bid for vast territories in the Arctic to the United Nations. It is claiming 1.2 million square kilometres of Arctic sea shelf, the Russian foreign ministry said. Russia, the...
View ArticleMalta got talent
One of the most telling moments during yesterday’s Joseph Calleja 2015 concert was Calleja’s riposte to a comment made by the leader of that fantastic Maltese band, Red Electrik. After thanking...
View ArticleThe angel of Phnom Penh
One of the most challenging parts of my day here in Cambodia is deciding what actually makes it to this diary and what bits to leave out because our days here are absolutely jam packed with hard work...
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Greece bailout: Prospect of early election grows as markets dive
Greece's left-wing government has conceded that dissent within the ruling party was likely to force an early election, while markets fell again under the weight of plummeting bank shares. The...
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