Abela says economic cooperation with Africa necessary to combat irregular migration
Prime Minister Robert Abela attends international conference on development and migration in Rome organised by Italy that brought together EU, African and Arab Gulf states
Archbishop Charles Scicluna in Peru to investigate clerical sex abuse
Vatican dispatches Archbishop of Malta Charles Scicluna to Peru to investigate scandal-ridden lay group Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, whose founder has been...
Cyclone Chapala kills two as it gains momentum in Yemeni waters

Cyclone Chapala, which has formed in the Arabian Sea, destroyed more than 100...

Cyclone Chapala, which has formed in the Arabian Sea,...

Egypt crash dead flown to Russia

The bodies of the victims of a plane crash over Sinai are being flown to Russia as investigations suggest the plane broke up in the air

The bodies of the victims of a plane crash over Sinai are...

Australia to do away with knights and dames

Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull announces the country will not...

Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull announces the...

Turkey's AKP party regains majority in parliament

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said voters had "shown that they prefer...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said voters had "shown...

China building collapse kills 17 workers

17 construction workers killed, nine critically injured after building collapses in Henan province

17 construction workers killed, nine critically injured...

Turkey votes in crucial elections against backdrop of violence

Turkish voters look for stability as country holds secondary parliamentary...

Turkish voters look for stability as country holds...

Investigation launched into Sinai plane crash, children among killed

Investigators say plane crashed due to technical fault, not Islamic State...

Investigators say plane crashed due to technical fault, not...

Update 3 | Russia refutes claim ISIS brought down plane, killing 224

224 people, including 17 children, die in a plane crash in central...

224 people, including 17 children, die in a plane crash in...

Bucharest nightclub explosion leaves 27 dead

At least 27 people have been killed and 180 injured following a fireworks...

At least 27 people have been killed and 180 injured...

22 refugees drown in latest boat tragedy off Greece

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras condemned EU member states for 'passing the...

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras condemned EU member states for...

15 injured, one seriously, after plane catches fire on Florida runway

The Dynamic Airways Boeing 767 was on the runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood...

The Dynamic Airways Boeing 767 was on the runway at Fort...

Russia detains Moscow library director after finding 'anti-Russia propaganda'

Natalya Sharina, who runs the Library of Ukrainian Literature, has been accused of inciting ethnic hatred.

Natalya Sharina, who runs the Library of Ukrainian...

Republican Paul Ryan elected US Speaker of the House

The 45-year-old Ryan was Republican presidential candidate Mitt...

The 45-year-old Ryan was Republican presidential...

Almost 200 civilians killed by Russian air strikes in Syria over the past month

At least 595 people were killed by Russian air strikes in Syria, some two-thirds of which were opposition fights, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...

At least 595 people were killed by Russian air strikes in...

Seven children drown as boats sink off Greek coast

Three adults also died when four vessels sank while making the crossing between...

Three adults also died when four vessels sank while making...

China to end one-child policy

Reports claim that China is to abandon its controversial one-child policy and allow couples to have two children instead

Reports claim that China is to abandon its controversial...

Republican presidential candidates clash in debate

Latest polls show candidates Ben Carson and Donald Trump in a dead heat

Latest polls show candidates Ben Carson and Donald Trump in...

[WATCH] Maltese man kidnapped in Libya released by Islamist militia

Video of man posted on Rada militia's Facebook page

Video of man posted on Rada militia's Facebook page