Chinese authorities have stepped up security around Tiananmen Square, a reminder of the government's attempts to quash any memories of a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests 30 years ago.
June 4, 2019
The powerful younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has appeared in public for the first time in more than 50 days at Pyongyang's iconic mass games.
June 4, 2019
The first use of a red carpet in literature came in the play 'Agamemnon' by Aeschylus, written in 458 BC.
June 4, 2019
US president Donald Trump heaped further pressure in favour of a hard Brexit as he called on Britain to throw off the "shackles" of EU membership.
June 4, 2019
More than 40,000 people have been intercepted in the Mediterranean and taken to detention camps and torture houses under a European migration policy that is responsible for crimes against humanity,...
June 4, 2019
Five bodies have been spotted by air force pilots searching for eight missing climbers in the Himalayas.
June 4, 2019
A Swedish court has rejected a request for Julian Assange to be detained in absentia, complicating hopes of extraditing the WikiLeaks founder to face trial over allegations of rape and...
June 4, 2019
A long-feared confrontation between security forces and protesters occupying part of Sudan's capital, Khartoum, appeared to have started yesterday as heavy gunfire was heard around the city and a doctors'...
June 4, 2019
President Donald Trump is poised to do his bit for the beef and seafood industries, with both set to feature prominently on formal menus for his two-day visit.
June 4, 2019
Donald Trump may leave Ireland more relaxed than he arrived and the answer could lie in Doonbeg - but beyond the golf course.
June 4, 2019
Taliban commanders have banned health workers, including polio vaccinators, from swathes of Afghanistan after accusing them of collecting intelligence used to target militant leaders.
June 4, 2019
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in Beijing.
June 4, 2019
US president Donald Trump heaped further pressure in favour of a hard Brexit as he called on Britain to throw off the "shackles" of EU membership.
June 4, 2019
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a sobering assessment of the prospects of the Trump administration's long-awaited Middle East peace plan in a closed-door meeting with Jewish leaders, saying...
June 4, 2019
While US President Donald Trump will savour the plush presidential suite at his luxury Doonbeg Resort property tomorrow night, hundreds of gardaí on security duty around Clare will be accommodated...
June 4, 2019
A senior North Korean official reported to have been sentenced to hard labour over the failed nuclear summit with Washington has been shown in state media enjoying a concert near...
June 4, 2019
Boris Johnson promised yesterday to lead Britain out of the European Union on October 31 with or without an exit deal, launching his leadership bid in a campaign video.
June 4, 2019
China warned students and academics yesterday about risks involved in studying in the United States, pointing to limits on the duration of visas and visa refusals, amid a bitter trade...
June 3, 2019
Oregon Zoo in the United States has posted a video of its two orphaned river otter pups playing together after they were rescued.
June 3, 2019
US President Donald Trump said during his visit to London on Monday that the United States and Britain could soon negotiate a "big" trade deal.
June 3, 2019
US President Donald Trump said during his visit to London on Monday that the United States and Britain could soon negotiate a "big" trade deal.
June 3, 2019
Chicago's police chief has condemned a “despicable level of violence” during a weekend in which 52 people in the city were shot, eight of them fatally, and two more were...
June 3, 2019
Sudan's ruling military has moved to crush the protest movement opposing its grip on power as security forces overran the main sit-in site in the capital.
June 3, 2019
The parents of a five-year-old boy who survived being thrown from a third-floor balcony at a shopping mall have condemned his attacker's actions as "evil" while saying they forgive him...
June 3, 2019
A projection of Donald Trump's UK approval rating on the Tower of London was part of protests against the US President's state visit on Monday.
June 3, 2019
The parents of a five-year-old boy who survived being thrown from a third-floor balcony at a shopping mall have condemned his attacker's actions as “evil” while saying they forgive him...
June 3, 2019
Groundbreaking filmmaker David Lynch, Cherokee-American actor Wes Studi and Lina Wertmuller, the first woman ever to receive an Academy Award nomination for directing, will receive honorary Oscars at the Governors...
June 3, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the disappearances and deaths of indigenous women in Canada have too often been treated as a low priority or ignored and he says that must...
June 3, 2019
Kevin Spacey has arrived at a courthouse in Massachusetts where a hearing is set in the case accusing him of groping an 18-year-old busboy in 2016.
June 3, 2019
The FTSE 100 has ended the day higher, after a positive performance by Wall Street helped to buoy the UK markets.
June 3, 2019
Police in Switzerland say a British mountain climber who was coming down from the country's famed Matterhorn fell to his death after a chunk of rock came loose during the...
June 3, 2019
Metro Bank shareholders have approved the retail bank's £375 million fundraising deal, after it raised cash to drive its recovery following a major loans blunder.
June 3, 2019
A Swedish court has ruled that it will not seek the detention of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in relation to a suspected rape case.
June 3, 2019
A US aircraft carrier ordered to deploy to the Middle East over a perceived threat from Iran remains outside of the Persian Gulf amid efforts to de-escalate tensions between Tehran...
