The UN special envoy to promote political reconciliation in Burma met Aung San Suu Kyi and other opposition party members today, a day after being rebuffed by the country’s military rulers.

A DETERMINED Switzerland will try to prevent France completing their first successful World Cup qualifying campaign in 20 years on Saturday.

Following a series of incidents along the Kuwaiti border, Iraqi legislators today accused Kuwait of stealing their oil as well as chipping away some of their national territory.

Sven-Goran Eriksson admitted “to lose this way is very hard” after England suffered more penalty misery in a major tournament at the hands of Portugal tonight.

Stocks slumped on Wall Street today as upbeat labour market data was eclipsed by interest rate worries, lacklustre retail sales and a stern warning about the US budget deficit from Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan.

Oil prices surged to their highest level in 13 years today amid fears of a terror campaign against the oil industry in the Middle East.

THE Football Association of Ireland would be €2 million better off a year by the building of a National Stadium.

Oil prices dived to their lowest level in two months today after US President George Bush gave Saddam Hussein and his inner circle 48 hours to leave Iraq.

Hundreds of Kuwaitis evacuated their offices to the accompaniment of fiery explosions today as the Gulf emirate staged a mock Iraqi attack to prepare for any lashing out from its unpredictable neighbour.

Saddam Hussein this evening apologised for his 1990 invasion of Kuwait, as he handed over a dossier detailing Iraq’s nuclear, chemical and biological activities.

An Iraqi newspaper has marked the September 11 anniversary by publishing pictures of the attack with the headline "God's punishment".

A British warship has intercepted an Iraqi tanker after it was discovered to be smuggling oil in an effort to dodge UN sanctions.

The Republic of Ireland have been handed a wonderful opportunity to repeat their 1990 and 1994 World Cup exploits by again emerging from their opening group in next year’s finals in Japan and Korea.

Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has refused to officially send his condolences to the US administration following the September 11 terrorist attacks, it emerged today.

An appeal court has upheld the conviction for treason of a Kuwaiti officer who headed a short-lived puppet government after Iraq's 1990 invasion.