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Former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond has lodged defences to accusations of sexual assault.

The coronavirus initially brought out the worst in me, but after some reflection, I'm hoping to emerge a bit nicer.

Harvey Weinstein's lawyers argued on Monday he deserved mercy for his already “historic fall from grace” and serious health issues, as prosecutors sought a severe punishment for the disgraced movie...

A patient with coronavirus has told of his experience of going into isolation in Ireland, and how he didn't have some of the common symptoms associated with the virus

Ethiopian investigators are mostly blaming Boeing for last year's crash of a Ethiopian Airlines jet shortly after take-off, saying in an interim report that there were design failures in the...

Movement across Italy will be sharply restricted in a dramatic new clampdown aimed at halting the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Monday.

All of Italy under lockdown, reeling financial markets and rioting prisoners made clear on Monday how the global coronavirus epidemic was extending its reach into all aspects of social and...

Thousands of women across Mexico have stayed home from work and school as part of a strike billed as “A Day Without Women”, hours after an unprecedented number filled the...

Kindergartens, schools and universities in the Madrid region will close for two weeks from Wednesday as a precaution against coronavirus, officials said on Monday, as the disease spread further around...

PUTTING a new coalition government in place would not necessarily help the battle against the coronavirus, the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has insisted.

Anyone arriving in Israel will need to go through a 14-day quarantine, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced as part of an effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The...

Up to 85,000 Irish people could die if coronavirus meets some experts' worst case fears, the Taoiseach has indicated.

Up to 85,000 Irish people could die if coronavirus meets some experts' worst case fears, the Taoiseach has indicated.

A US appeal court has restored a jury verdict that found Led Zeppelin did not steal their landmark song Stairway To Heaven.

The Government has outlined the actions it intends to carry out in response to the coronavirus outbreak following a cabinet committee today.

A bloodbath stained trading floors across the world on Monday as traders reacted to a huge drop in the price of oil when Riyadh launched the first salvo in an...

Award-winning mystery writer Barbara Neely, who created the first black female series sleuth in mainstream American publishing, died aged 78 last week after a brief illness, according to her publisher,...

WORKERS will get higher illness benefit pay during the coronavirus outbreak, a senior union official has revealed.

WORKERS will get higher illness benefit pay during the coronavirus outbreak, a senior union official has revealed.

Afghanistan's rival leaders were each sworn in as president in separate ceremonies, throwing plans for negotiations with the Taliban into chaos and creating a dilemma for the United States as...

A funfair worker desperately tried to catch a little girl who died after she was thrown higher than a house when the inflatable trampoline that she was playing on exploded,...

Software designed to stop an aerodynamic stall activated four times as Ethiopian Airlines pilots struggled to control their Boeing 737 Max 8 shortly before the jet slammed into the ground...

Fashion retailer Reiss surged to record sales over the past year on the back of its rapid global expansion.

Comedian Les Dennis became the unexpected star of Twitter after a prankster falsely accused him of swearing at a two-year-old boy.

More than 17,000 fraudulent calls were picked up last year by a bank's voice identification system which helps it to weed out criminals from genuine telephone banking customers.

GARDAÍ have warned the public about fraudsters who are attempting to cash in on mounting fears over the coronavirus.

Sudan's prime minister said he survived a “terror attack” after an explosion and gunfire targeted his motorcade in the capital Khartoum.

CORK is the first Irish city to cancel its St Patrick's Day parade because of coronavirus fears.

The Dublin St Patrick's Day parade has been cancelled over coronavirus fears, the Health Cabinet sub-committe has announced.

Former Democratic presidential candidate Senator Cory Booker has endorsed former vice president Joe Biden.

The New York Stock Exchange was forced to halt trading on Monday after prices fell so fast and so far that mechanisms put in place after Black Monday in 1987...

An e-book aiming to “alleviate children's fears” of coronavirus has been released after a parent reported their child “in tears” with worry over the bug.

A police constable in Birmingham delighted thousands on social media after performing skating tricks while on the job.

Twitter has reached an investment deal with Silver Lake and Elliott Management that will keep Jack Dorsey as the social media company's chief executive.

Two US military service members have been killed while accompanying Iraqi security forces during a mission targeting a stronghold of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), the US-led coalition confirmed in...

The Taoiseach has cancelled a visit to New York for St Patrick's Day festivities to concentrate on coordinating the battle against coronavirus at home, officials have confirmed.

Much has changed since last week's Super Tuesday started to thin out the field of Democrats vying for the party's backing to challenge Donald Trump for the presidency.

A SpaceX cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station, delivering the company's 20th batch of gear and treats.