Valletta  - A long-standing issue between Libya and Malta over oil exploration in disputed waters could be decided by the autumn following talks in Tripoli Wednesday.

Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi held a meeting with Maltese President Eddie Fenech Adami to try to strike a long-awaited deal.

After the meeting, Maltese officials told reporters in Tripoli that there was a "commitment" for political decisions to be taken on this issue and that a joint commission is due to meet in October.

Valletta, Malta - A group of 95 would-be illegal immigrants were escorted Monday to Malta, an arrival that further fuels an immigration crisis on the tiny Mediterranean island state.

A Maltese military patrol board found the group of Africans - 80 men and 15 women - were found floating on a large dinghy some two nautical miles south of Malta.

Another group of 28 Africans arrived late Saturday.

Valletta (Malta), July 22 : Archaeologists have uncovered the foundations of a semi-circular bastion or tower dating to the Late Middle Ages in the town of Mdina in Malta, which is being considered an extraordinary discovery which may shed light on one of the darkest periods of Maltese history.

According to a report carried out in the web portal DI-VE, the almost intact foundations were found directly below Council Square and Xara Palace during the course of preparatory works by the Restoration Unit aimed at consolidation of the Mdina bastions.

Valletta, Malta - A Maltese fisherman was rescued late after surviving a boat explosion a week ago that left four others dead, local media reported Saturday.

Valletta, Malta - A badly decomposed corpse was recovered Friday from the sea off Malta as another group of 26 would-be illegal immigrants landed on the Mediterranean island. 

Valletta, Malta- Police in Malta were deployed Wednesday in full force a