One of the shot officers only recently returned from maternity leave. She was the mother of a four-month-old daughter.

THERE are many ways to approach writing a video game column. One method is to Google an obscure fact and then pass it off as your own knowledge. 

Capcom announced details of the second beta for Street Fighter V and revealed that it will test out PlayStation 4 to PC cross-platform play functionality.

Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels have invited the newly-crowned Miss Universe Paulina Vega, a native of the country’s Caribbean coast, to attend their peace negotiations with the government, in a bid to end 50 years of fighting.

Suzanne Vega

Her massive 1987 hit brought her almost instant fame, but Suzanne Vega couldn’t reconcile her success with the dark subject matter of ‘Luca’, says Ed Power.

A witness has described seeing a naked man chewing on the face of another man on a road in Miami before the attacker was shot dead by police.

A New York bride who faked having terminal cancer to swindle well-wishers into funding her dream wedding and honeymoon to the Caribbean has been ordered to repay over $13,000 (€10,000) to her victims, prosecutors said.

A US woman has been accused of pretending to have terminal cancer in order to fund a lavish wedding reception and honeymoon.

Hollywood actor Colin Farrell will star in the latest epic from Oscar winning film maker Danis Tanovic, it was announced today.

A participant in an endurance contest with a truck as its prize walked away from the event on its third day, broke into a store, found a shotgun and killed himself, police said.

JOHNNY RAMONE, guitarist and co-founder of the seminal punk band, The Ramones, who influenced a generation of rockers, has died at the age of 55.

Johnny Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of the seminal punk band The Ramones which influenced a generation of rockers, has died at the age of 55.

John Travolta, who played hit man Vincent Vega in Quentin Tarantino’s blood-drenched 1994 film Pulp Fiction, says the director has been mulling another episode in the drama.

FOR once, Miss Universe didn’t promise the world.

Ozzy Osbourne and Sony Records will be ending a two-decade relationship as the heavy metal rocker goes in search of what his manager-wife called “fresh ideas”.

Portugal striker Nuno Gomes could be on his way to the Premiership following the relegation of Fiorentina, according to his agent.

Sharon Osbourne has been released from hospital after undergoing surgery for colon cancer.

Sharon Osbourne, the wife of British heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne and co-star of the MTV reality series The Osbournes, has undergone surgery for cancer.

Arsene Wenger has let Kanu start for Arsenal against Watford in their FA Cup Third round match at Vicarage Road at 12 noon.

Rangers chairman David Murray has revealed how he was offered the opportunity to buy former Celtic defender Ramon Vega.

Ramon Vega has rejected Celtic’s offer of a one-year deal to become Watford’s first signing of the summer.

Singer Joey Ramone, the lead singer of US punk rock group the Ramones - which launched an explosion of bands like the Clash and the Sex Pistols, has died in New York at the age of 49.

The 10 reasons why Celtic are this season’s outstanding Scottish side.

Celtic are 45 minutes away from clinching the championship after Tommy Johnson broke the deadlock against St Mirren.

Celtic have taken the lead against St Mirren after 38 minutes through Tommy Johnson.

There are still no goals in the Scottish Premier League between Aberdeen and Celtic after 60 minutes.

Ramon Vega admitted his side were very fortunate to still be chasing the domestic Treble after their 2-2 draw at Dunfermline in the Tennent's Scottish Cup.

Celtic defender Joos Valgaeren has urged the club to put Ramon Vega out of his misery by rewarding him with a long-term deal.