Libya detention centre airstrike: Carmelo Abela condemns attack, calls for investigation
Foreign Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela said that it was imperative that the United Nations carries out an immediate investigation to ensure that the blatant breach of human rights...
UNHCR calls for investigation into Tajoura detention centre attack
The refugee agency said the attack highlighted the perilous situation migrants and refugees face when returned to Libya 
Obama to strive for unity in inaugural address

US President Barack Obama is set to urge his divided nation to unite around...

US President Barack Obama is set to urge his divided nation...

Triple suicide bomb attack targets Afghan government building

A coordinated attack involving at least three suicide bombers and a powerful...

A coordinated attack involving at least three suicide...

Malta reportedly de-flags super yacht as intrigue unfolds across Pacific

Vanuatu media reports that Transport Malta has confirmed that provisional Maltese registration obtained last year for super yacht was ‘obtained without proof...

Vanuatu media reports that Transport Malta has confirmed...

Algeria warns hostage death toll to worsen

At least 48 hostages are now thought to have died in a four-day siege at an...

At least 48 hostages are now thought to have died in a...

French jets strike northern Mali towns

Bombardment of rebels strongholds come as Russia and Canada "offer" logistical support to French and African troops.

Bombardment of rebels strongholds come as Russia and Canada...

Hostages killed in Algeria

Special forces storm gas complex,32 captors and 23 hostages killed.

Special forces storm gas complex,32 captors and 23 hostages...

Oxfam says world's rich could end poverty

UK-based charity says leaders meeting in Davos must take concrete action to...

UK-based charity says leaders meeting in Davos must take...

Christian Democrats fight for Lower Saxony in German regional elections

Regional elections in the German state of Lower Saxony will be the first battle for Angela Merkel.

Regional elections in the German state of Lower Saxony will...

Pressure mounts on European Commission to publish Dalligate investigation

Legal opinion from Commission’s legal services, and magistrate’s decision in charges against Silvio Zammit

Legal opinion from Commission’s legal services, and...

Australian public servant in expenses row involving trip to Malta

A mid-ranking Australian public servant in row over business class trips to...

A mid-ranking Australian public servant in row over...

Deadly suicide attackers strike Iraq's north

At least 10 people killed and many others injured in two car bomb attacks in...

At least 10 people killed and many others injured in two...

Japan emergency hits Dreamliners

Japan's two main airlines have grounded their Boeing 787 Dreamliners after one was forced to make an emergency landing because of battery problems.

Japan's two main airlines have grounded their Boeing 787...

Dozens killed in Aleppo University blasts

Syrian government and opposition trade blame over explosions which left more...

Syrian government and opposition trade blame over...

Cleric calls for 'democratic revolution' in Pakistan

A cleric in Pakistan gives the government an ultimatum to dissolve parliament...

A cleric in Pakistan gives the government an ultimatum to...

EPP leader pledges to get to the truth behind John Dalli’s resignation

European People's Party (EPP) President Joseph Daul has pledged to leave no stone unturned to get to the truth behind John Dalli's resignation as European...

European People's Party (EPP) President Joseph Daul has...

NGOs tell Barroso to remove tobacco lobbyist from ethics commission

Philip Morris lobbyist reappointed to committee that should regulate lobbies...

Philip Morris lobbyist reappointed to committee that should...

France says Mali operation will be swift

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said that France's involvement in the campaign against Islamist rebels in Mali will last "a matter of weeks".

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said that...

Hindu Kumbh Mela festival kicks off in India

Thousands of people have been bathing at the confluence of two rivers in the...

Thousands of people have been bathing at the confluence of...