A man from Zebbug was this afternoon granted bail against a deposit of €2,000 and a personal guarantee of €3,000 after he pleaded not guilty to growing cannabis.
Walter Desira, 34, was arrested on Friday after the police found 20 plants,…
A huge crowd in the Libyan capital’s Shatt al-Henshir cemetery prayed before a row of open graves, complete with wreaths. But by nightfall, no bodies of the “martyrs” of coalition attacks had arrived.
The mourners had assembled early this…
Rebels in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi yesterday celebrated the West’s military intervention in the country and prepared to resume their offensive to the west, after having retreated last week under heavy fire from the Gaddafi…
The Arab League today criticised Western military strikes on Libya, despite Britain and France indicating that Arab involvement was imminent, and even though it had itself urged a no-fly zone.
“What has happened in Libya differs from the goal…
A Libyan military spokesman this evening announced a new ceasefire in the campaign against a military uprising, as a second night of international airstrikes on the country appeared imminent.
Another ceasefire was announced by Libya on…
Workers were temporarily evacuated from part of the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant in northeast Japan today after a plume of smoke rose from one reactor, operator Tokyo Electric Power Co said.
At 3:55 pm (07.55 Malta), a “light grey plume…
Malta is adopting a very “cautious” approach on a proposal by the European Commission for a common system to calculate the tax base of businesses operating in the EU, according to Finance Minister Tonio Fenech.
The island fears such a system…
In mourning but still defiant, Benghazi’s residents today buried their dead and assessed the damage to their city and their military gains after a deadly battle against government troops.
In Hawari cemetery, hundreds of men gathered to bury…
A high vehicle hit the bridge over Triq Ħal Qormi this evening but the structure’s stability and safety does not appear to have been compromised, Transport Malta said.
The police said no one was injured. The vehicle was being driven towards…
Hundreds of Muammar Gaddafi’s supporters gathered at a cemetery in Tripoli yesterday to mourn those killed in air strikes.They also voiced defiance against the West.
However supporters of the rebels disputed claims about the number of victims…
