The Convention on the Constitution is recommending allowing Irish citizens abroad the right to vote in Presidential elections.

Extending the vote in presidential elections to Irish citizens living abroad is being put under the spotlight today.

The Transport Minister Leo Varadkar says Irish emigrants should be given a vote in General and Presidential elections.

North Korea fired a long-range rocket today in a second launch under its new leader, defying warnings from the UN and Washington.

Egypt’s president Mohamed Morsi will meet senior judges today to try to ease a crisis over his seizure of new powers which has sparked protests reminiscent of last year’s revolution which brought him to power.

Israel’s prime minister today urged the international community to get tougher against Iran, saying that without a “clear red line,” Tehran will not halt its nuclear programme.

Sinn Féin is calling for an extension of voting rights to all Irish passport holders and citizens of the North.

I WRITE to you to highlight a great injustice imposed on a group of loyal and diligent servants of this state.

JAROSLAW KACZYNSKI has conceded defeat in the Polish presidential elections.

The son of Corazon Aquino had a wide lead in the Philippines’ presidential elections today after campaigning on a promise to restore the government’s credibility by prosecuting corrupt officials.

Five British soldiers were killed when a rogue Afghan policeman turned his gun on them inside a checkpoint.

Iran’s state television today reported that a British-Greek journalist held for more than two weeks has been released.

MANCHESTER UNITED winger Cristiano Ronaldo insists he will remain at Old Trafford next season.

As the United States braces itself for the Presidential elections, David Palmer of '24' fame has been named as the “ultimate screen President”.

HEAVILY armed police swooped down on opposition headquarters and independent election observers’ offices in Harare yesterday, arresting hundreds in the clearest signal to date that the Zimbabwean government intends to hold on to power.

A Chinese ship carrying weapons destined for Zimbabwe left the South African harbour where it was docked and was heading for Mozambique, a human rights group said.

Police firing tear gas have broken up protests in Nairobi demanding an investigation into the disputed presidential elections that have sparked violence across Kenya.

Counter-terrorism officials in the US were analysiing a new video of Osama bin Laden tonight ahead of the sixth anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks.

Nine opposition activists who were to be arraigned today on charges of attempted murder and illegal weapons possession all required medical attention for injuries sustained since their arrests, doctors said.

Britain had Margaret Thatcher, Germany has Angela Merkel. Could France get Segolene Royal?

On the eve of Iran’s presidential election, US President George Bush said the voting has been designed to keep power in the hands of a few rulers “through an electoral process that ignores the basic requirements of democracy".

Palestinian gunmen opened fire on a group of Israelis soldiers in the West Bank yesterday, killing one and wounding three, just a day after militant leaders in the area told Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas they were ready to abide by a cease-fire.

Residents of a small Jewish settlement said today they have reached a deal to move together to a village inside Israel – the first community to agree to be evacuated under the government’s Gaza withdrawal plan.

Polls opened early today as Palestinians in the West Bank voted in municipal elections for the first time in 28 years.

IN A videotape screened last night, Osama bin Laden’s top lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahri, vowed to continue fighting the US until Washington changed its policies.

A senior Hamas leader indicated today that the militant group is halting attacks on Israelis while the Palestinians prepare to choose a new leader, the latest sign of change following the death of Yasser Arafat.

ISRAELI leaders told US Secretary of State Colin Powell yesterday that they will do their utmost to allow Palestinian elections to take place, including easing travel restrictions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

BROWARD COUNTY in Southern Florida can’t be explained like any other place in America, even the vast sprawls of suburbia that you get only in America.

Leonardo DiCaprio has joined P Diddy, Brad Pitt and Ashton Kutcher to urge young Americans to vote for Democrat John Kerry in the presidential elections next week.

Michael Moore is willing to sacrifice a Best Documentary gong at next year's Academy Awards in a bid to cripple President George W Bush's chances in November's Presidential elections.

Afghan security forces clashed with dozens of Taliban militiamen who raided a government office in a southern province, leaving one soldier and four of the rebel fighters dead, officials said today.

SOMEONE injected Enda Kenny with truth serum over the holidays. He’s being so honest it would worry you.

Commonwealth leaders were meeting in London today to consider suspending Zimbabwe from the organisation in the wake of the disputed presidential elections which returned Robert Mugabe to power.

Former Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is seeking to regain power in elections tomorrow, having recast himself as liberty-loving moderate who seeks normal ties with the United States.

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe said today that he approves of a deal to end his country’s farm seizure crisis.