UN, Malta salute Libya ceasefire for ‘better, safer, and more peaceful future’
Libyan ceasefire clinched in Geneva after four rounds of negotiations since February 2020
Cryptocurrency evangelist John McAfee arrested in Spain, wanted in US over tax evasion
Anti-virus software creator and cryptocurrency advocate John McAfee is arrested in Spain after US regulator files charges of tax evasion
Satellites spot possible Malaysia plane debris

French satellite images have spotted potential objects in the Southern Indian...

French satellite images have spotted potential objects in...

Turkish air force shoots down Syrian aircraft for violating airspace

Turkish military shoots down Syrian warplane, Damascus denounced...

Turkish military shoots down Syrian warplane, Damascus...

Search for Malaysia plane continues

Australian PM voices confidence in determining fate of Malaysian jet, after debris was spotted in Indian Ocean.

Australian PM voices confidence in determining fate of...

North Korea steps up missile launches

At least 16 unguided, Soviet-era missiles that Pyongyang has had since the 1960s fired into sea off its east coast.

At least 16 unguided, Soviet-era missiles that Pyongyang...

Russian soldiers take control of Crimea airbase

Russian troops storm Ukrainian air base in Belbek, as Novofedorovka naval base...

Russian troops storm Ukrainian air base in Belbek, as...

Pope Francis warns mafiosi: repent or ‘end up in hell’

Pope Francis tells organised crime bosses they will end up in hell if they do...

Pope Francis tells organised crime bosses they will end up...

Algerian demonstrators call for poll boycott

Demonstrators gather in Algiers to protest Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s...

Demonstrators gather in Algiers to protest Abdelaziz...

Turkish president challenges Twitter ban

Turkey's President Gul challenges a ban on Twitter backed by Prime Minister Erdogan after users across the country report the service is blocked.

Turkey's President Gul challenges a ban on Twitter...

Palestinians killed in Israeli raid

Israeli security forces shoot dead at least three Palestinians during a raid to arrest a Hamas member in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank

Israeli security forces shoot dead at least three...

Missing plane search enters third week

Rescue teams widen their search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane in remote seas of the Indian Ocean, as the mission enters its third week.

Rescue teams widen their search for the missing Malaysia...

Tripoli airport hit by missiles

Tripoli airport shut after missile hits main runway, flights diverted to Mitiga military airport

Tripoli airport shut after missile hits main runway,...

Leaders cancel EU-Russia summit, further 12 figures blacklisted

EU leaders increase list of blacklisted figures - Council President Herman Van...

EU leaders increase list of blacklisted figures - Council...

Uruguay to take Guantanamo inmates

Uruguay accepts US request to take five Guantanamo inmates,

Uruguay accepts US request to take five Guantanamo inmates,

Twitter website 'blocked' in Turkey

Twitter users in Turkey report that the social media site has been blocked in the country.

Twitter users in Turkey report that the social media site...

Search for Malaysia jet resumes

An international search of the southern Indian Ocean continues for a second day as authorities try to locate a missing Malaysian airliner.

An international search of the southern Indian Ocean...

Thai court rules election invalid

Thailand's Constitutional Court rules the 2 February general election invalid, amid ongoing political stalemate in the country.

Thailand's Constitutional Court rules the 2 February...

Muscat arrives at EU council as Germany, UK disagree on Russia sanctions

So far unclear whether Malta would support economic sanctions or call for further blacklisting of Russian and Crimean officials.

So far unclear whether Malta would support economic...

EU must create 16 million jobs by 2020 – Van Rompuy

Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso says EU ‘not out of financial...

Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso says EU ‘not...