Missing for 21 years, search for boy on Greek island begins
A search has started on the Greek island of Kos for a Sheffield toddler who went missing 21 years ago.
Updated | Dalli reacts to €60m bribe claims: ‘Reversing snus ban was unthinkable’
Updated | Snus lobby chairman says Swedish Match was asked for millions to reverse snus ban in John Dalli’s upcoming review of tobacco laws. Dalli says Tobacco directive was...
Laid off in Malta, Sicilian returns home and takes his life

A 35-year-old Sicilian man who was laid off employment as a shop assistant in...

A 35-year-old Sicilian man who was laid off employment as a...

[Watch] Sarkozy says he won’t take lessons from Strauss-Kahn’s party

French President Nicolas Sarkozy told Socialist rival Francois Hollande that he won’t accept lessons from the political party that was home to former IMF...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy told Socialist rival...

At least 11 protesters killed in Egypt

At least 11 people are killed during an attack on a sit-in protest this morning causing five presidential candidates in Egypt to suspend their campaigns to...

At least 11 people are killed during an attack on a sit-in...

[Watch] Obama in Afghanistan, signs 'strategic pact' with Kabul

U.S. President Barack Obama marked the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death...

U.S. President Barack Obama marked the anniversary of Osama...

Suu Kyi takes oath of office in Myanmar parliament

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sworn in as a member of...

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been...

At least 103 killed in capsized ferry in India

At least 103 people are killed in India after ferry capsizes due to storm which...

At least 103 people are killed in India after ferry...

Violence continues with two suicide bombings in Syria

Opposing forces in Syria continue to defy ceasefire as two suicide bombings...

Opposing forces in Syria continue to defy ceasefire as two...

Two bombs hit Syria as UN steps up monitoring mission

Two bombs have exploded in Idlib amid the United Nations’ attempt to expand...

Two bombs have exploded in Idlib amid the United Nations’...

Australian billionaire orders replica of Titanic

An Australian billionaire has ordered a shipyard in China to build him a...

An Australian billionaire has ordered a shipyard in China...

Sudan declares state of emergency

President Omar al Bahsir has declared a state of emergency on the border states of South Kordofan, White Nile and Sennar after a month of clashes.

President Omar al Bahsir has declared a state of emergency...

Australian PM orders MP involved in scandal out of party

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has asked one of her MPs to resign from...

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has asked one of...

Libya’s former PM and oil minister Shokri Ghanem found dead in Vienna

Updated | Former Libyan Prime Minister and oil minister Shokri Ghanem has been found dead in Vienna’s Danube river.

Updated | Former Libyan Prime Minister and oil minister...

UN appoints veteran peacekeeper for UN’s Syria mission

Veteran Norwegian peacekeeper Major General Robert Mood is appointed by the UN...

Veteran Norwegian peacekeeper Major General Robert Mood is...

Former Ukranian PM requests deferral of new tax evasion trial

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko faces new tax evasion trial...

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko faces new...

Malaysian protesters call for electoral reform

Heavy police presence in Malaysian capital city centre attempts to stop 20,000...

Heavy police presence in Malaysian capital city centre...

Australia raises alarm over conditions on Malta-flagged ship laden with dangerous cargo

A Maltese-flagged ship carrying 3,000 tonnes of explosive material used in mining blasts is floating off Australian coast because the embattled chemical-maker ...

A Maltese-flagged ship carrying 3,000 tonnes of explosive...

US and Japan agree Okinawa troop redeployment

The United States and Japan reach deal to move thousands of US Marines from the...

The United States and Japan reach deal to move thousands of...

US Secret Service probes fresh sex allegations

The US Secret Service investigates allegations that some of its agents paid for...

The US Secret Service investigates allegations that some of...