Homeland, which puts the battle against terrorism on American soil, was honoured as best drama series at the Emmys and earned trophies for stars Claire Danes and Damian Lewis.

Gerry Adams has said RTE were "negligent" in revealing a fake Martin McGuinness tweet during a televised Presidential debate.

Miriam O’Callaghan apologised to the wife and daughters of Martin McGuinness for her “behaviour” when she questioned him over his involvement in murder, the Sinn Féin candidate in last year’s Presidential election has told the Irish Examiner — a claim rejected by the Prime Time presenter.

With just days to go until the Presidential election, it is looking increasingly likely that Seán Gallagher will become the next President of Ireland.

THE Presidential election is a costly distraction for our State now in receivership and with a daily escalating fiscal problem, massive unemployment and major social problems created by the failures of Dáil Eireann to govern in the national interest.

Independent Presidential candidate Mary Davis has accused Fine Gael's Gay Mitchell of insulting volunteers with the Special Olympics, over comments he made during a Presidential debate this evening.

MORE than 600 civil servants were earning over €100,000 at the end of June, with 13 receiving up to €250,000 every 12 months.

Laois Offaly TD Charlie Flanagan is to lead Fine Gael’s Presidential campaign.

SPECIAL Olympics organiser Mary Davis has formally announced she is to seek a nomination as an independent candidate for autumn’s presidential election.

The leader of the International Monetary Fund, a possible candidate for president of France, was pulled off a plane in New York moments before it was to depart for Paris and arrested over sex attack allegations involving a hotel maid.

Ukraine’s embattled premier Yulia Tymoshenko says she has withdrawn her legal challenge to the results of the country’s presidential election.

Taliban disguised as police killed five UN workers after storming their living quarters in Kabul today in an effort to disrupt the forthcoming presidential election.

AN American war jet blasted two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan yesterday, killing up to 90 people, including insurgents and dozens of civilians who had rushed to the scene to collect fuel, Afghan officials said.

Militant supporters of Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe have invaded more white-owned farms as he urged them to defend the seized land.

WHEN you write a book, you always hope for two things. The first hope is that the book will be published coming up to Christmas, because that’s when people who never normally buy books purchase them by the sack-load as gifts for others.

Country star Steve Earle has rushed to release his new album ahead of November's presidential elections in America - because he hopes it will help unseat President George W Bush.

The United States will not give Iraq a veto over US troops, but will work with the government as partners, secretary of state Colin Powell has said.

The United States is moving towards imposing travel sanctions against Zimbabwe, the State Department said today.