Country Music

Music world mourns Dolly Parton, queen of country music

Dolly Parton was around six when she wrote her first song: "Little Tiny Tasseltop," an ode to her corncob doll with corn-silk hair. Her mother stored it preciously in a…

Country singer Kenny Rogers admitted to hospital for dehydration, denies he’s in danger of dying

Entertainer Kenny Rogers has been admitted to a Georgia hospital for dehydration, according to his official Twitter account. Kenny Rogers has issued a statement to correct "wild misinformation" that he…

9/11 Trial for Alleged Mastermind Set for June 2028

A US military judge has set 5 June 2028 as the trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three other...

Malta News Briefing – Thursday 27 August 2026

Morning Briefing Defence tells jurors ‘all roads lead to Keith Schembri’ Defence lawyer Charle...

Rescuers struggling to reach disaster zone after more than 160 killed in Nepal-Tibet flash floods

Rescue teams are struggling to reach remote areas of Nepal after a devastating flash flood and mudsl...

Three Akeron anti-tank missiles seized at Italian port

A routine inspection by Italy's Guardia di Finanza at the port of Bari led to the seizure of three A...

Swiss to vote on whether to tighten neutrality, end peacetime cooperation with NATO

Swiss voters will decide in a referendum next month whether to approve a more restrictive form of ne...

MEP charged in Poland after calling Auschwitz evidence ‘fake’

Polish prosecutors charged far-right leader and European Parliament member Grzegorz Braun with denyi...

China examines new legal tool to pursue graft suspects, assets abroad

Top Chinese lawmakers this week began their first review of a draft cross-border anti-corruption law...

Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 26 August 2026

Morning Briefing Hotel guests surge but shorter stays hit occupancy Malta’s hotels and other c...

Lockerbie bombing trial postponed by US judge days before start

A federal judge on Monday postponed the trial of the man authorities allege built the bomb that blew...

Brussels mayor demands more police as gun violence grips Saint-Gilles

Brussels’ Saint-Gilles municipality is facing a renewed wave of gun violence linked to suspected dru...