The state of Texas on Wednesday executed a man convicted of murder for the 2002 strangulation of a woman he feared might divulge to police the location of a drug den where he and other members of his white supremacist gang held meetings.
Saudi Arabia recruited two Twitter employees to gather information on thousands of accounts that included prominent opponents, US prosecutors have alleged.
Singer Chris Brown has held a high-end yard sale at his Los Angeles home, with hundreds of fans, gawkers and bargain-hunters waiting for hours to try to get a piece of the singer's stuff.
A lifetime of dedication to breeding dairy animals which have achieved recognition in Ireland, Britain and Germany was honoured at the 37th National Dairy Show at Millstreet, Co Cork.
TEAGASC has warned that if current prices persist at €3.45/kg into next spring, a much larger support payment, in the region of €200/hd will be needed to cushion severe losses.
While farmers from the dairylands of Cork and Limerick appear to have quit travelling the country to buy dairy farms, there remains a healthy local appetite in these regions for land with milking potential.
Three ominous words uttered in the Oval Office led two American diplomats on a journey that ended in a Capitol basement room as key witnesses in the House impeachment inquiry: "Talk to Rudy."
