


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...

Hong Kong police use tear gas on pro-democracy protestors
Police in Hong Kong used tear gas to dispel thousands of protestors who are...
Police in Hong Kong used tear gas to dispel thousands of...

Malta ‘continues to keep’ Tripoli embassy open – government
Militias to engage in talks on Monday • Foreign Affairs Minister George...
Militias to engage in talks on Monday • Foreign...

Catalonia signs decree for independence referendum
Catalonian President signs a decree to hold an independence referendum for the...
Catalonian President signs a decree to hold an independence...

Bodies of 30 hikers found after volcanic eruption
Lifeless bodies of 30 hikers found after volcano erupts in central Japan.
Lifeless bodies of 30 hikers found after volcano erupts in...

Al-Qaeda-linked group calls US-led air strikes ‘a war against Islam’
Islamist group al-Nusra denounces US-led air strikes and calls on jihadists to target the countries involved.
Islamist group al-Nusra denounces US-led air strikes and...

Maltese Commonwealth reform proposals gaining support
Malta's proposals to make Commonwealth meetings more focused and productive...
Malta's proposals to make Commonwealth meetings more...

Islamic State tanks destroyed in Syria
US-led air striked have destoryed four tanks that belonged to the Islamic State group.
US-led air striked have destoryed four tanks that belonged...

Commonwealth Foreign Ministers meet in New York
Foreign Affairs Minister George Vella briefs counterparts on preparations for...
Foreign Affairs Minister George Vella briefs counterparts...

‘Israel waging war of genocide in Gaza’ – Palestinian leader
‘We will not forget and we will not forgive and we will not allow war...
‘We will not forget and we will not forgive and we...

Ban Ki-Moon praises Malta’s Libyan efforts
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon praised Malta's ongoing...
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon praised...