Violence and riots are on the rise throughout Europe, and often, immigrants are the targets, writes Jennifer DeWan

Members of Sinn Féin have staged a protest outside the Progressive Democrats' National Conference in Wexford today.

President Jacques Chirac today appointed Dominique de Villepin, a loyalist who was France’s voice against the Iraq war, as prime minister, to head a new government in response to a humiliating referendum defeat.