


Islamic State adapting to airstrikes
IS fighters, who include many veterans of Afghanistan, Chechnya and Libya, are adapting their tactics and using their combat experience to avoid detection
IS fighters, who include many veterans of Afghanistan,...

Global CO2 emissions '61% higher than 1990' - Global Carbon Project
China by far the largest CO2 emitter in the world, producing 28 % of...
China by far the largest CO2 emitter in the world,...

Busuttil calls for more transfers of refugees to the US
Opposition leader Simon Busuttil meets International Organization for Migration...
Opposition leader Simon Busuttil meets International...

Australia sends air support against Islamic State militants
600 troops and combat aircraft from Australia have been sent to the UAE,...
600 troops and combat aircraft from Australia have been...

Libya Dawn reject UN peace talks
Libya’s Islamist militias vow to continue military operations against renegade general Khalifa Haftar and reject UN peace talks with rivals.
Libya’s Islamist militias vow to continue military...

First Ebola case diagnosed in the U.S.
According to CDC officials, the unidentified man left Liberia on 19 September and arrived in the United States on 20 September.
According to CDC officials, the unidentified man left...

Updated | Italy, Malta at fault over Lampedusa shipwreck that killed 200 - Amnesty
Amnesty said the migrants, whose boat was taking on water after being shot at by a Libyan vessel, were rescued at least 5-6 hours after their first emergency...
Amnesty said the migrants, whose boat was taking on water...

UK's continued EU membership is 'a matter of pragmatism' - Cameron
British leader indicates that he values EU membership less than Scotland...
British leader indicates that he values EU membership...

Netanyahu lashes out at UN General Assembly
Israeli PM describes Human Rights Council as a 'terrorist rights...
Israeli PM describes Human Rights Council as a...

WWF reports half of Earth's wildlife destroyed in past 40 years
The Living Planet report concludes that today’s average global...
The Living Planet report concludes that...

Spanish government files appeals to halt Catalan independence referendum
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said the 9 November referendum called by Catalan regional leader Artur Mas represented "a grave attack on the rights of all...
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said the 9 November referendum...

Australia's asylum seekers to be resettled in Cambodia in return for $35 million aid
Human rights groups denounce plan as 'making Cambodia a human dumping ground for Australia’s unwanted asylum seekers'
Human rights groups denounce plan as 'making...

Migration - IOM calls on world leaders to address 'an epidemic of crime and victimization'
Almost 40,000 migrant lives lost worldwide since 2000
Almost 40,000 migrant lives lost worldwide since...

Imprisoned Azeri democracy campaigner takes human rights prize
Jesuit Refugee Service Malta receives diploma after being shortlisted for top...
Jesuit Refugee Service Malta receives diploma after being...

Malta present for Libya political talks
Foreign Affairs ministry special envoy for Libya Joe Mangion present for talks in Gadames
Foreign Affairs ministry special envoy for Libya Joe...

Pro-democracy protests continue to grow in Hong Kong
Rallies expanded throughout Hong Kong, transport services suspended as roads...
Rallies expanded throughout Hong Kong, transport services...

Eight killed in shallow quake in Peru
The moderate quake struck on Saturday night at a depth of just eight kilometres
The moderate quake struck on Saturday night at a depth of...

Russia calls for ‘reset’ in US relations
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called for the renewal of Russian-US...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called for the...