Moon rock stolen from Maltese museum

A tiny moon rock believed to be worth about £3m (€4.5m) has been stolen from a Maltese museum, 30 years after US President Richard Nixon donated it to the Mediterranean island nation.

The theft from the Museum of Natural History in Mdina was discovered during a routine check, officials said. A protective cover of plastic had been forced open to take the rock, which was the size of a raisin.