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Updated: Berlusconi sentenced over tax fraud
A court in Italy has convicted former premier Silvio Berlusconi of tax fraud and sentenced him to four years in prison. The conviction was the 76-year-old media mogul's first in a long series of...
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The warhorse through the ages
A heritage-equestrian event “EQUUS – the warhorse through the ages” is being held at Fort Rinella in Kalkara this weekend Actors, performers and historical re-enactors in historic costumes, weaponry...
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Halloween: Eat your heart out
A London cake-maker brings medically-inspired horror to a series of edible creations in time for Halloween. The Eat Your Heart Out event at London's Pathology Museum aims to teach the public about...
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Updated: Arriva drivers who abandoned route suspended
Arriva has suspended a number of bus drivers who today abandoned their route to go to the General Workers Union and complain they were not getting their pay in full. The drivers earlier had a heated...
View Article13 Libyan officers attend course in Malta
A group of 13 officers from the Libyan Air Force and Navy graduated from the Armed Forces of Malta’s Maritime Safety and Security Training Centre having successfully completed a search and rescue...
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Sliema hit four past Melita
SLIEMA WANDERERS-4, MELITA-0 Sliema Wanderers returned to winning ways after trouncing Melita 4-0 in today's first Premier League match at the Tedesco Stadium. Two goals by Ivan Woods in the opening...
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Romney bids to put focus on economy
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney tried to keep voters focused on the US economy today instead of a fellow Republican's comments that pregnancy caused by rape "is something God intended". With...
View ArticleMalta Boxing Commission removes president
Alexander Zammit has been removed from president of the Malta Boxing Commission. In a statement this evening, the commission said it had to take its decision because Mr Zammit had disregarded a due...
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Rabat frustrate Valletta to earn point
Valletta 1 Rabat Ajax 1 Rabat frustrated leaders Valletta to earn a merited point. No doubt, the point gained is a terrific boost for Rabat and their chances of putting up a strong fight to avoid the...
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Dar il-Waħx
This Halloween, the spine-tingling Dar il-Waħx walkthrough show is returning to an underground World War II shelter in Luqa’s town square. More information about Curtain Raiser’s 30-minute show,...
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'Dead' tot reunited with parents
No-one knows how long little Bushr Al Tawashi wandered alone in the rubble of his home in the Syrian capital before rebel fighters found the toddler and handed him to another family to look after. Now...
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AFM aircraft helps save migrants’ lives
An AFM aircraft on Frontex deployment in Spain identified a dinghy packed with migrants, which led to the rescue of 18 people. The AFM’s KingAir, photographed the dinghy early on Thursday with more...
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Updated: Vettel powers to pole in India
Sebastian Vettel continued his dominance of the Indian Grand Prix weekend by securing the 35th pole position of his Formula One career. After winning the last three races to take up the lead in the...
View ArticleProtester sets himself on fire
A man in his early 20s has become the fifth Tibetan in a week to set himself on fire and die in a county in far-western China to protest against Chinese rule, the self-declared Tibetan...
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'GWU has no dispute with Arriva'
The General Workers Union said this morning it was not in dispute with Arriva and had issued no ‘stop work’ directive. It was reaction to action taken yesterday by around 40 bus drivers who abandoned...
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Decriminalise drugs for personal use - AD
Alternattiva Demokratika today appealed to the Nationalist and Labour parties to do away with drug populism and endorse its proposal for the decriminalisation of drugs for personal use. It said this...
View ArticleMalta signs tax convention
Malta has ratified the Council of Europe/OECD Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. The convention is a freestanding multilateral agreement designed to promote international...
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Kidnap Westerners - Al Qaida leader
The leader of al Qaida has called on Muslims to kidnap Westerners to exchange for imprisoned jihadists. Ayman Al-Zawahri also urged support for Syria's uprising and called for the implementation of...
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Berlusconi plans to stay in politics
Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, reacting to a Milan court's conviction for tax fraud, said today he would stay in politics. Berlusconi told an Italian television interviewer that he felt...
View Article16 tiger cubs found in truck
Police in north-eastern Thailand who chased a pickup truck trying to avoid a highway checkpoint found unexpected contraband in the back of the vehicle: 16 tiger cubs. Police Colonel Supakorn...
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