The United States press have come out in support of Hunter Mahan after his defeat to Graeme McDowell ultimately decided the Ryder Cup.

A secret 2004 order gave the US military the authority to attack al-Qaida targets anywhere in the world, according to a US report today.

More than 30 people have been arrested in a police crackdown following a call for protest strikes in Zimbabwe.

WHAT is it about us Irish that makes it so hard for us to take a compliment? In recent weeks the New York Times has carried two glowing tributes to Ireland’s economic success by its leading columnist, Thomas L Friedman.