The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press: The Times says Air Malta pilots have persisted in their decision to strike unless their demands are met. The newspaper also reports how two hunters have been jailed for illegal hunting.

Number of Papuan mine strikers exaggerated, says worker Posted at 03:34 on 07 July, 2011 UTC A non-striking employee at Freeport McMoran’s mine operations in Indonesia’s Papua province says the number of workers on strike has been exaggerated. A strike by what union spokesman Virgo Solossa told the....

Management of Niue’s Bond Store placed in hands of Premier Posted at 03:33 on 07 July, 2011 UTC The Premier of Niue has taken over the management of the government’s liquor retailer, the Bond Store, following another shortage of beer. Under the administration of the Customs and Tax Department, the....

Tonga foreign affairs clarifies embassy rumours Posted at 03:33 on 07 July, 2011 UTC A Tonga Foreign Affairs official says no decision has been made around embassy closures in New Zealand and Australia. This comes after the government announced in the budget that shutdowns would happen as it strives to cut spending.

A female grizzly bear has killed a man who was hiking with his wife in Yellowstone National Park after the couple apparently surprised the animal and its cubs.

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators will be able to take back two years of pay from executives held responsible for a large bank's failure.

Activists trying to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza scored their first gain in days when a small French pleasure boat slipped out of Greek waters bound for Palestinian shores.

Would the French or Germans have allowed a foreign bidder to beat them to a major engineering contract? Well, quite possibly With the last rites being read for 170 years of British railway manufacturing in Derby and Brussels being blamed for another "made in Germany" triumph in the Thameslink....

Rolling out in the next few weeks, Mark Zuckerberg says the feature brings together two of the web's most popular consumer services Facebook users will be able to make free video calls to their friends through the site after the social networking giant announced a partnership with web telephony service Skype.

A political scientist who had moved to New Orleans only weeks before Hurricane Katrina concluded that neighbors -- and cooperation among neighbors -- are more important for surviving, coping with, and recovering from disasters than ambulances and fire trucks and government aid; to make sure his....

BY DANIEL IDONOR ABUJA – PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, Wednesday, approved the appointment of a 20-man presidential aides list. A statement signed by the Secretary to Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim said the aides would assist Mr President in the discharge of his constitutional obligations to the nation.

MINSK, 6 July (BelTA) – A package of shares of the Belarusian telecommunication equipment supplier Promsvyaz will be sold this year, Belarusian Information Technologies and Communications Minister Nikolai Pantelei told media on 6 July. The package of shares will be sold to an investor with an....

A UN committee has sharply criticized Germany's social and education systems, saying the country fails to provide equal opportunities for immigrants and women. It's also not doing enough to help poor children and the elderly, the UN says. But the German government alleges the report isn't based on facts.

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Health officials in Zimbabwe said Wednesday a diarrhoea outbreak had killed 10 children in Bulawayo and left over 200 others ill. Health

06.07.2011 18:39 The Government held consultations today on the organization of events dedicated to the 1050th anniversary of proclamation of Ani as the capital of the Bagratuni Dynasty. The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The participants of the meeting discussed the....