Airbus to end production of superjumbo
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has said it will stop making its A380 "superjumbo", the world's largest passenger aircraft
French cash delivery man arrested after a van with €3 million vanishes
The French cash delivery man that made off with €3 million was caught on Tuesday evening
LIBYA live blog | Brega taken by Gaddafi forces

Ongoing coverage of Libyan protests and developments outside Malta

Ongoing coverage of Libyan protests and developments...

JAPAN: PM says nuclear plants causing hardest hardship since after WWII

Police have warned that the death toll in tsunami-hit Miyagi prefecture alone could exceed 10,000, while Japan’s PM expresses how problems with nuclear...

Police have warned that the death toll in tsunami-hit...

Pressure rising in second Japanese reactor

Technicians are battling to lower pressure in a second nuclear reactor...

Technicians are battling to lower pressure in a second...

Arab League backs Libya no-fly zone

The Arab League has backed the idea of a no-fly zone over Libya, as rebels continue to be pummelled by warplanes and are finding ...

The Arab League has backed the idea of a no-fly zone...

Israel to build more settler homes

Plan for the construction of several hundred units in occupied West Bank were announced just a day after a Palestinian attacker killed a settler family.

Plan for the construction of several hundred units in...

Yemen protest attacked by police

Police in Yemen have attacked a camp of anti-government demonstrators in the centre of the capital, Sanaa, in a clash that reportedly left one...

Police in Yemen have attacked a camp of anti-government...

'Nearly 450,000 refugees' in wake of Ivory Coast crisis

More than 450,000 people have fled their homes because of the crisis in Ivory...

More than 450,000 people have fled their homes because of...

Twitter account details handover order upheld in ongoing Wikileaks probe

A federal judge has ruled that the US government may demand that three associates of Julian Assange hand over Twitter account information as...

A federal judge has ruled that the US government may...

Five dead in West Bank stabbing attack

Israel's military has claimed that a Palestinian stabbed a family of five Israelis to death in an attack on a Jewish settlement in the West Bank.

Israel's military has claimed that a Palestinian...

Libya | Arab League to meet in Cairo today

The Arab League was preparing to hold key talks on the conflict in member...

The Arab League was preparing to hold key talks on the...

Netherlands PM thanks Malta, Greece as Libya frees captured Dutch navy crew

Libya has released three Dutch soldiers who were captured in Sirte two weeks ago and have been flown out to Athens on board a Greek military plane that also...

Libya has released three Dutch soldiers who were captured...

EU vows to safeguard Libyan civilians, will meet with Arab League, African Union Video | PM Lawrence Gonzi comments

The European Union wants to hold an emergency summit with the Arab League and the African Union to discuss the conflict in Libya, EU President Herman Van...

The European Union wants to hold an emergency summit with...

Gaddafi forces detain and beat BBC team

Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi's security forces detained and beat up a BBC news team who were trying to reach the...

Libyan leader Col...

Moderate quake hits SW China kills at least 13

An earthquake struck China's extreme southwest near the border...

An earthquake struck China's extreme southwest...

Floods after storms bring new misery in Australia

On top of clean-up efforts following a massive cyclone, Australia has...

On top of clean-up efforts following a massive cyclone,...

Tibet's exiled Dalai Lama to cede political role

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has announced long-awaited...

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has...

Robert Mugabe denies plans for snap election in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe said he will not violate the country’s...

Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe said he will not violate...

Southern Europe tourism destinations benefit from North African unrest

As social unrest sweeps through the North African continent and other Arab countries and threatens regime after regime, Southern European countries are...

As social unrest sweeps through the North African...