Trio 'planned attack on Obama HQ'
Three men arrested when police raided a Chicago apartment ahead of the Nato summit had been planning to attack President Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters, prosecutors said tonight.
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Offshore quake shakes North Chile
A strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake has shaken up northern Chile today but there are no reports of injury or damage.
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Suicide bomber kills eight in Afghanistan
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a police checkpoint today in a volatile area of eastern Afghanistan, killing eight people, police said.
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Cameron: World set to act on oil prices
British Prime Minister David Cameron today signalled that world leaders were ready to take action to tackle soaring oil prices.
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Teenage girl killed in school blast
A bomb exploded outside a high school in southern Italy named after a slain anti-Mafia prosecutor as students arrived for class today, killing a teenage girl and wounding several other classmates, officials said.
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Blind activist leaves China for the US
A blind Chinese activist was hurriedly taken from a hospital today and boarded a plane that took off for the United States, closing a nearly month-long diplomatic tussle that had tested US-China relations.
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Work to begin on removing Concordia
The “monumental” operation to re-float and remove the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship will be the biggest and costliest ever of its kind.
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Soldiers defy government and march in Haiti
Hundreds of former and would-be soldiers in Haiti refused government orders to disband and marched through the capital, many in mismatched uniforms. A United Nations spokesman said 40 to 50 of them were arrested.
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Failed rocket postpones launch of privately built spacecraft
In the US, the launch of the first privately-built spacecraft to the International Space Station is being postponed after the rocket failed to launch this morning.
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Younger other woman who stood by her man
THE young brunette engaged to corrupt councillor Fred Forsey has grown up quickly and now faces a future of jail visits.
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Lead thieves wreak havoc in schools as classrooms flooded
THIEVES have been stripping lead from the roofs of Dublin schools -- with fears the problem could get worse.
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Family hunts for body of WW2 pilot after his plane found crashed in Egyptian desert
THE Irish-based family of a World War II RAF pilot whose plane was found in an Egyptian desert are to launch a search for his remains.
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Banks hoping to fast-track €163m Dunne hotel case
A SYNDICATE of banks that provided funds to Sean Dunne companies towards acquiring two hotels in Ballsbridge for €400m is pursuing the developer for more than €163m.
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Man jailed for storing heroin
A WICKLOW man who was paid €60 to hold nearly €500,000 of heroin has been sentenced to seven years.
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€76k payout for injured soldier
THE High Court has awarded €76,900 to an Army Sergeant who suffered eye injuries after a tyre on an armoured personnel vehicle exploded.
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1D's Niall joins WAG party
LEINSTER WAG Hazel O'Sullivan partied with One Direction star Niall Horan before her rugby star boyfriend touched down in London.
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Man accused of breaking supervisor's teeth at disco
A YOUNG man punched a school disco supervisor in the face, breaking his front teeth in an unprovoked attack, it has been alleged.
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Leinster-mad childhood pals jet in from Chicago and Sweden for reunion at final
Three Leinster fans have travelled thousands of miles to be reunited for today's Heineken Cup Final.
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Brave toddler Sergio must wait for second life-saving operation
A Dublin tot has undergone a gruelling life-saving operation in the US.
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Garda 'traumatised' by 1982 murder may claim compensation
A DETECTIVE who witnessed the shooting dead of a young garda during a gun battle in Tallaght more than 30 years ago may proceed with his claim for compensation over the incident, the High Court has ruled.
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German-Greek phone call row
A GREEK-German row broke out after Greece's spokesman said Angela Merkel raised the idea of Athens holding a referendum about its eurozone membership, which Berlin denied.
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€150k award to attack boy
A 21-YEAR-old man who was left with a brain injury after he was struck on the head with a mobile phone in an unprovoked attack six years ago was awarded €150,000 damages in the High Court.
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Six babies found dead in hotel bag
Thai police have arrested a British citizen after the bodies of six babies thought to have been used in a black magic ritual were found stuffed into travel bags in a Bangkok hotel room.
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Corrupt ex-FG councillor faces up to 10 years in jail
A FORMER Fine Gael deputy mayor is facing up to 10 years in jail after being found guilty of receiving corrupt payments.
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Two dead in Mayo bike crash
TWO German people died when their motorbike was involved in a collision with a car in Co Mayo.
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...in BOD and God we trust
IF THE team were looking for some divine intervention ahead this evening's clash, Leinster star Cian Healy was blessed to meet these fans on their journey to Twickenham.
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Health warning over DIY self-tanning jabs
A warning about self-administered fake tan injections on sale over the internet for about €20 has come from the HSE and the Irish Medicines Board.
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Gardai told of man's 'groping'
The wife of a man accused of assaulting his neighbour who had allegedly groped her went on to make a complaint of indecent assault to gardai.
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Men held over €500k drugs find at airport
A SUITCASE with over half a million euro worth of heroin was found at Dublin Airport.
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Off-duty gardai spark airport security scare
A MAJOR security alert occurred at Dublin Airport after reports that men were firing weapons close to its perimeter fence.
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