US election at a standstill: Biden gains edge but tight races still give Trump hope
The world waits with bated breath to know who will be the next US president after election produces cliffhanger result
US Election 2020: Biden, Trump spend final 24 hours on the campaign trail
US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden spent the last hours of the presidential race delivering their closing arguments to...
Tobacco rules voted by MEPs ‘big victory for industry’, says Dalli

Former health commissioner accuses European institutions of short-changing citizens

Former health commissioner accuses European institutions of...

MEPs approve new Eurosur operating rules

‘Non-refoulement’ principle to be imposed as of December 2013

‘Non-refoulement’ principle to be imposed as of...

Canadian author Alice Munro wins 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature

Praised for her “finely tuned storytelling"

Praised for her “finely tuned storytelling"

Drunk passenger gets tasered after stripping naked after Malta holiday

A burly, tattooed 52-year-old man had to be tasered after he stripped naked on the tarmac at Manchester airport and challenged the captain to a fight.

A burly, tattooed 52-year-old man had to be tasered after...

[LIVE] Italian prime minister Letta and Commissioner president Barroso in Lampedusa

Watch the live press conference from Lampedusa by the Italian prime minister and EU leaders here.

Watch the live press conference from Lampedusa by the...

Malta amongst signatories for abolition of death penalty

Foreign Affairs Minister George Vella signs joint call for the abolition of the...

Foreign Affairs Minister George Vella signs joint call for...

Lampedusa tragedy | When people become bargaining chips

As government calls for more solidarity from Europe after the Lampedusa...

As government calls for more solidarity from Europe after...

Lampedusa ‘reminds Europe of need to revisit asylum and migration measures’

EU fundamental rights agency: member states must ‘pull together to offer support to countries most affected by arrivals’

EU fundamental rights agency: member states must ‘pull...

Charges mulled for captain in Lampedusa crash as death toll hits 231

35-year-old ship captain Kaled Bensalam, of Tunisia, detained and investigated...

35-year-old ship captain Kaled Bensalam, of Tunisia,...

Watered down tobacco directive approved by MEPs

MEPs approve report on Tobbaco Products Directive, however a number of European...

MEPs approve report on Tobbaco Products Directive, however...

Protestors clash with police in Brazil

Demonstrations for an increase in teachers’ wages end in violence

Demonstrations for an increase in teachers’ wages end in...

Malmström proposes Med-wide search and rescue mission for migrant boats

The European Commission has urged the European Union to launch a Mediterranean-wide search and rescue mission to intercept migrant boats.

The European Commission has urged the European Union to...

Greens accuse EPP of ‘doing tobacco lobby’s work to stub out ambitious rules’

Greens express regret at watered-down Tobacco Products Directive proposal voted for by MEPs

Greens express regret at watered-down Tobacco Products...

IMF cuts global economic growth forecasts

IMF cuts global economic growth forecasts for this year and 2014, half-yearly...

IMF cuts global economic growth forecasts for this year and...

Putin launches Olympic torch relay for Sochi Games

Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken part in a ceremony in Moscow to...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken part in a...

German ‘embassy guard shot dead’ in Yemen

A German embassy employee in Yemen has been shot dead, reports say.

A German embassy employee in Yemen has been shot dead,...

Lampedusa boat disaster: divers recover more bodies

Divers in Italy have been recovering more bodies from the boat of African...

Divers in Italy have been recovering more bodies from the...

Italy grants citizenship to Lampedusa dead

Letta’s response: hundreds who lost their lives off Lampedusa are Italian...

Letta’s response: hundreds who lost their lives off...