Xfm 100.2 - Your Music Now » Xfm News http://xfmmalta.com/blogs Official Xfm Website Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:53:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Mariano Grixti, 49, of Zurrieq has been jailed for 25 years after he was found guilty of an attempted double murder in October 2005. Former singer Emanuel Balzan, known as Tristan B, was jailed for another three years for defrauding a businessman. http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7407 http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7407#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:47:02 +0000 xfmnews http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7407 http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?feed=rss2&p=7407 Alternattiva Demokratika said that if restrictions by the Office of the Prime Minister on public sector employees are not removed, it will not be contesting the local council elections. http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7405 http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7405#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:45:43 +0000 xfmnews http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7405 http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?feed=rss2&p=7405 Greek PM Lucas Papademos has failed to secure the support of his coalition for a raft of new austerity measures, after more than seven hours of talks. Sports : Sky News reports that there are six leading contenders for the post of England football team manager after he resignation of Fabio Capello: Harry Redknapp (Tottenham), Roy Hodgson (West Brom), Alan Pardew (Newcastle), Stuart Pearce (UK Olympic team), José Mourhino (Real Madrid) and Arsene Wenger (Arsenal). http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7403 http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7403#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:44:27 +0000 xfmnews http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7403 http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?feed=rss2&p=7403 Thirteen persons from Somalia and Eritrea, made up of 8 single adults and 2 couples one of which with a child, left today to start a new life in the United States, under the US Refugee Resettlement Program (USRRP). http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7399 http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7399#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:58:11 +0000 xfmnews http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7399 http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?feed=rss2&p=7399 Three people have been killed and dozens are believed to be trapped after a building collapsed in Pakistan’s second-largest city Lahore. http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7391 http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7391#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:53:34 +0000 xfmnews http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7391 http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?feed=rss2&p=7391 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will head an interim unity government to prepare for elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Romania’s Prime Minister Emil Boc has stepped down to “defuse political and social tension” after a series of protests against austerity measures. Sports : The Court of Arbitration for Sport has banned Alberto Contador for two years for doping, according to the Spanish Cycling Federation. He has been stripped of his 2010 Tour de France victory and, with his suspension running until 6 August this year, will miss the 2012 Tour. http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7394 http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7394#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:44:33 +0000 xfmnews http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7394 http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?feed=rss2&p=7394 The Queen has said she is dedicating herself “anew to your service”, as she marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne. http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7392 http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7392#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:42:45 +0000 xfmnews http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7392 http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?feed=rss2&p=7392 Chinese state-run media have defended Beijing’s veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria’s crackdown on anti-government protesters. http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7389 http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7389#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:45:25 +0000 xfmnews http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7389 http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?feed=rss2&p=7389 The Electoral Commission notifies that Police Officers have today started delivering the voting documents pertaining to the Local Councils’ Elections due on Saturday, 10th March, 2012. Delivery is carried out at the voter’s registered address as shown in the last publication of the electoral register, namely, that of October, 2011. http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7379 http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7379#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:28:29 +0000 xfmnews http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7379 http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?feed=rss2&p=7379 NSO said that non-fatal accidents at work decreased by 8.8% in the fourth quarter last year when compared to the corresponding period in 2010. http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7377 http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7377#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:45:09 +0000 xfmnews http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?p=7377 http://xfmmalta.com/blogs/?feed=rss2&p=7377