A mortar attack has killed 29 pupils and a teacher in a Damascus school, according to state media.

Thousands of regime backers massed at a mosque in the Syrian capital today for funeral prayers for policemen killed in a Damascus bombing, as the government vowed to respond with an “iron fist” to security threats.

A Syrian human rights lawyer imprisoned for defending political prisoners will be honoured in Dublin today.

The opening minutes of Saving Private Ryan have been voted the best movie battle scenes of all time.