A magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattled the Greek capital Athens yesterday, briefly knocking out power and telecommunications in parts of the city and sending people running from buildings in panic.
Ivanka Trump and senior Republicans yesterday looked to be trying to distance themselves from the chants of "send her back" at her father Donald Trump's North Carolina rally.
Germany's Angela Merkel threw her weight behind her embattled new defence minister and heir-apparent yesterday, while insisting she herself was fit to carry on serving as chancellor through to the end of her term in 2021.
House Democrats will try to focus US Special Counsel Robert Mueller's testimony on clear examples of conduct by President Donald Trump that would lead to criminal charges against any other American when he appears in Congress on Wednesday.
A man suspected of torching an animation studio and killing 33 people in Japan's worst mass killing in two decades carried out the attack because he believed his novel had been plagiarised, according to reports yesterday.
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has described Donald Trump's remarks about four US congresswomen as "racist".
The impact of Storm Ali last year sent pre-tax losses soaring to almost €500,000 at the company which operates the National Ploughing Championships.
