A bird trapper takes part in a protest against the Maltese government's delay in announcing when spring hunting can commence in Valletta.

France's then President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy jogs near Delimara in the south of Malta. Sarkozy swam in clear blue seas and jogged in the Maltese countryside on the second day of a political honeymoon.

Olivia Lewis from Malta performs her song "Vertigo" at a semi-final rehearsal for the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki.