I was shocked to read Cllr Kevin Sheahan believes a “more Christian attitude” to social housing would be to prioritise Irish claimants at the expense of immigrants (26/03).

A new report examining the human impact of austerity in the five EU countries worst affected by the economic crisis is to be published today.

A fire broke out yesterday at a workshop for disabled people in southwestern Germany, killing 14 and injuring at least six others, authorities said.

A fire at a workshop for disabled people in Germany has killed 14 and injured at least six others.

THEY came roaring into the village in their jeeps, shooting guns randomly into the air, and waving machetes about; machetes they routinely used to amputate men, women, and children.

Five eager young boys, many not even in their teens, are gathered around Abdul Rahman Tholeey as he shows them how to weld a section of gate.

More than 800 civilians have been killed in a western Ivory Coast town where hundreds of UN peacekeepers are based, the International Federation of the Red Cross said today.

Two former lovers suspected of killing Leeds University student Meredith Kercher will find out today if they are to face trial.

Thousands of Lebanese are unable to return to their homes two weeks after the cease-fire took hold because they feel too insecure or the houses are destroyed, the UN refugee agency said today.

An exhibition to highlight the effects of the Irish public’s massive donations to the tsunami victims is set to open this week.

A BRITISH man suspected as having the SARS virus yesterday called on the public to act responsibly

A spokeswoman for Trócaire has said that 50 Iraqi civilians were killed and 75 more injured in yesterday's attack on Basra.

TRÓCAIRE’s head of communications, Caroline Lynch, is today making a trip not many would envy.