Far from being defeated, Islamic State continue to battle on several fronts, write Anne-Marie Slaughter and Asha C Castleberry

The story of Irish indentured servants sent from here to Barbados and Jamaica from the 1600s onwards is complex and has become an immersive research project for multimedia artist Marianne Keating, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

Werner Herzog’s quirky take on Mikhail Gorbachev promises to be one of the best documentaries at Cork Film Festival, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

A 25-year-old man, believed to be a model, has died after being assaulted and stabbed in west London.

Electrical goods group Dixons-Carphone is still looking for a buyer for its iD Mobile arm in Ireland after seeing core group sales and profits slump in the first half of its financial year.

Reputation blow as production of flagship smartphones abandoned over fire fears

Ms White, 30, from Cappawhite, Co Tipperary, was found dead at her Los Angeles home in September 2015 after overdosing on prescription drugs. A coroner recorded her death as suicide.

Lawyers for the actor Jim Carrey have criticised new allegations in a wrongful death lawsuit which claim he gave sexually transmitted diseases to his ex-girlfriend, Cathriona White, who later committed suicide.

X-Men director Bryan Singer has suggested that Mystique could be in line to get her own spinoff film.

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Rolls-Royce has appointed a partner from its largest shareholder, ValueAct Capital, to its board.

An ex-fiancée of Charlie Sheen has sued the actor claiming he didn’t disclose he was HIV positive until after they had sex several times, and that he was was physically and emotionally abusive during their relationship.

A dark side of the film industry has played out on screen at Cannes in An Open Secret, a documentary about child sexual abuse that calls itself “the movie Hollywood doesn’t want you to see”.

It has always surprised my how few Robert Heinlein novels have ever made the jump to the big screen.

Two women accusing Bill Cosby of sexual offences decades ago have joined a defamation lawsuit, contending he publicly branded them as liars through statements by his representatives.

Comedian Bill Cosby, who has been the subject of over a dozen sex abuse allegations in the past two months, will not be charged in connection with a 1974 molestation claim, said the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office.

Police have opened an investigation into a woman’s claims that comedian Bill Cosby molested her when she was 15.

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A New York venue has axed Bill Cosby's scheduled performance this weekend as the veteran entertainer was engulfed by more sex abuse claims.

A Southern California woman has sued Bill Cosby, claiming the comedian molested her in the 1970s when she was 15.

Pressure on comedian as more women claim they were assaulted

A Florida woman is the fourth woman in recent weeks to say actor Bill Cosby gave her pills that made her feel groggy then forced himself on her sexually.

A sexual abuse lawsuit against Bryan Singer has been dropped.

The Celtic Tiger years in Ireland were mirrored to a large extent in many other economies across the world.

A US Supreme Court ruling may have serious implications for bond markets and for Irish debt, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

Bryan Singer has been hit with a second sexual abuse lawsuit.

Singer Paul Simon and his wife, Edie Brickell, have been arrested on disorderly conduct charges.

Singer Chris Brown’s trial on an assault charge has been delayed until later this week.

Hollywood director Bryan Singer’s lawyer says claims by a former aspiring actor that the X-Men director molested him when he was a teenager are “completely fabricated”.

Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins and HSBC chairman Douglas Flint said the financial system’s safety has improved in the past five years, splitting delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Anna Paquin has been cut from 'X-Men: Days Of Future Past'.

Singer George Michael has left hospital after being treated for injuries following a bizarre incident on the UK's M1 motorway.

Singer Morrissey has told how he pulled the plug on his tour because of the huge medical costs stemming from his series of health scares, which included double pneumonia and a stomach ulcer.

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Argentina squared off with a group of US hedge funds in a court case that has the potential to unravel its deals over the past decade to emerge from a $100bn (€76bn) pile of bad national debt.

A lawyer wounded in a shooting at an Arizona office building has died.

Singer Morrissey has revealed he has been treated for a condition which in rare cases can lead to cancer.

A man who shot dead a call-centre chief and critically wounded a lawyer at an Arizona office building where they were meeting to discuss a contract dispute has been found dead.

John Travolta has been cleared of defamation by a judge.

A second masseur who accused John Travolta of sexual battery has withdrawn from the suit.

John Travolta feels "completely vindicated" after sexual battery charges against him were dropped.

John Travolta was in New York the day he is accused of sexually assaulting a male masseur in Los Angeles.

David Gandy and Mollie King have split up.

Two Door Cinema Club's second album is influenced by hip-hop artists.

Singer George Michael has returned home to the UK after leaving hospital in Vienna.

Director and producer John Singleton is suing Paramount Pictures and MTV Films for at least $20m, claiming fraud and breach of contract.

Singer Lily Allen has admitted that she has fought an eating disorder, getting sick after meals at the peak of her fame.

CHARLIE SHEEN might consider himself a “winner”, but it’s far from clear whether the Two and a Half Men star would prevail in what seems like an inevitable legal showdown over who is to blame for the implosion of America’s most-watched sitcom.