A new generation of Scandinavian film-makers is making waves, following in the footsteps of Ingmar Bergman, Lars von Trier and the Dogme movement, with three directors in competition at Cannes this year. Swedish cult director Ruben O...

Warning: Graphic content War may be far away but tensions from the Ukraine conflict are causing an unprecedented chill in a remote Arctic town where Russian and Ukrainian coalminers have worked side by side for decades. In Barentsbur...

Asian markets opened higher on Friday, as bargain-hunters capitalised on the battering Wall Street took the day before after decades-high inflation sparked recession fears. Downcast earning reports from retailers have heightened unce...

The police are seeking the public's help to trace Christian Mifsud, who is wanted by the courts. Mifsud, the police said, failed to appear for court proceedings and is now wanted by order of a magistrate. Anyone with any information ...

Four of Europe’s top five leagues come to a conclusion this weekend, with plenty still to be decided and the Premier League and Serie A titles still up for grabs. Here, AFP Sport takes a look at what is still at stake: English Prem...

A man was grievously injured early on Friday when he was attacked in St Julian's. The police said the incident happened in Triq San Ġorġ at around 1.30am. The victim, a 25-year-old French man, was attacked by a person who managed t...

Warning: Graphic content The heart-rending case of a woman denied an abortion by four hospitals despite the foetus having an aggressive tumour has sparked an outcry over women's rights in largely Catholic Croatia. Despite the procedu...

A man charged with assault has been cleared after a court heard that the alleged victim may have actually been the aggressor. Christopher Azzopardi stood charged with having inflicted grievous injuries on Shaunvic Felice in Qormi bac...

Atlas Insurance has opened a new branch in St George’s Street, Naxxar, offering the company’s full range of products and services including motor, home, travel and business insurance. The Naxxar branch, located within close proxi...

Rights group Amnesty International on Thursday urged football’s governing body FIFA pay compensation equal to the total 2022 World Cup prize money for migrant workers “abused” in host nation Qatar. The call, backed by other rig...

The 2021-22 football season on the sister island came to an end with the presentation of the individual awards in various categories.  The Gozo Football Association announced the winners during the GFA Awards which was held after an...

The renewed Russian offensive in Ukraine's Donbas has turned the eastern region into "hell", President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as the United States approved a gargantuan $40-billion aid package for the country. After failing to take...

The sides of a canopy that sparked outrage in Sliema have been removed, with the operators of the chocolate shop saying that, while their structure was permitted, they want to listen to the community. A structure dubbed a ‘metal ca...

Malta’s first-ever AgriFair is taking place this weekend at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre (MFCC) in Ta’ Qali. Its aim is to support local produce, machinery, systems and technological developments in the agricultural and...

It is indeed unfortunate that when we discuss poverty in this country, the subject becomes a political football and is not debated as objectively as it should. The subject itself is very complex as, even internationally, the reasons ...

Conventionally, discussion on prospective impacts of climate change have almost exclusively focused on terrestrial aspects, with the ocean frequently getting the cold shoulder despite its seminal role in regulating our climate. It is...

The Oklahoma state legislature on Wednesday passed a bill banning abortions from the moment of fertilisation, with some exceptions, the strictest ban so far in the United States. The action by Oklahoma follows steps taken in other Re...

Judging from the enraged comments online, a huge swathe of the population would gladly allow this country to be invaded if it means that Malta will finally win the Eurovision Song Contest. Cries of “It’s rigged!”, “It’s pol...

With a little bit of wiggling here and there, the PL/PN tandem managed to fit in 12 additional members to Malta’s parliament. Added on to the pre-election 67 members, Malta is now regaled with an awesome 79-member House. This is a ...

The body of Lassana Cisse is to be finally repatriated to Ivory Coast, more than three years since the father-of-two was killed in cold blood. He will be flown out in the coming days, government sources have confirmed. Lassana, 42, w...