Maleficent ****

This comedy music video from two Norwegian brothers has almost 14 million views on YouTube, and is being called the next 'Gangnam Style'. You people are weird.

Director Tommy Wirkola puts a bloodthirsty new spin on the classic fairytale in this gleefully violent fantasy.

Brothers Shola and Sammy Ameobi will line up together as Newcastle make five changes for today’s FA Cup third round tie at Brighton.

Thousands of opponents of Egypt’s Islamist president clashed with his supporters in cities across the country today, burning several offices of the Muslim Brotherhood.

They look lovely and last so long — well looked after dairy show cows come up shining year after year, with top winners from 2010 taking the red rosettes again last Sunday at Tullamore Show.

A video of an elephant escaping from a Cork circus during the week has become a global sensation.

Garda witnesses in the case of two Dublin brothers on trial for murdering a young father, have told the jury they responded to an emergency call saying “there's murder in Tyrone Place with Christy Maughan.”

NIALL FITZGERALD enhanced his men’s singles title credentials when he gunned down former Wimbledon participant Edward Seator in the National Indoor tennis Championship quarter-finals at David Lloyd Riverview last night.

BROTHERS Francesco and Edoardo Molinari savoured a sweet victory after guiding Italy to an historic first World Cup title following a tense three-way final round battle with Ireland and Sweden.

The Christian Brothers were reportedly continuing to deny that any abuse occurred in their institutions right up until the publication of the Ryan Report two weeks ago.

A huge property investment company run by two Derry brothers is in trouble, with 28 of its 75 subsidiaries being placed into administration.

Sean Penn and Jim Carrey are in negotiations to play two of the 'Three Stooges' in a new Farelly Brothers film.

Miley Cyrus is set to turn this year's American Music Awards (AMAs) into a birthday bash by signing up to perform at the prizegiving.

Britney Spears and Chris Brown will be the queen and king of the MTV Video Music Awards next month after landing three nominations apiece.

Alicia Keys will marry her music producer boyfriend Kerry 'Krucial' Brothers in New York this summer, according to reports.

A CENTRE dedicated to Edmund Rice, founder of the Christian and Presentation Brothers, is to be opened shortly by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.

THIRTY years of sexual abuse endured by mentally disabled children at the hands of the Brothers of Charity has been documented for the first time.

Who will be so gullible as to believe those whitewash reports now?

HOUSE painting is a chore most people dread.

Four renowned groups are being featured on postage stamps in recognition of their role in bringing Irish msic to an international audience.

THE film rental market will be shaken up with the launch of a new on-line film rental company moviestar.ie.

Minister for Education Mary Hanfin has paid tribute to the contribution the Christian Brothers have made to Irish education.

IRISH EXAMINER owner Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) has bought The Echo Group of newspapers in Wexford.

The funeral took place today of the two young Traveller brothers who were killed in a caravan fire.

Doug Ellis has been assured by the consortium aiming to take control of Aston Villa that they will not asset-strip the club if they move into power.

Brothers Ed and Dominick Joyce both chalked up half-centuries to steer ICC hosts Ireland to their first-ever World Cup with victory over Denmark at Bangor.

Brothers TJ and Donie Ryan line out in attack for Limerick in Sunday's Munster senior hurling

Britney Spears’ fans don’t think the pop star’s chewed gum is Toxic – they’re buying wads of it on eBay.

ARDMORE and hurling are hardly synonymous. Football has long since been the dominant GAA code in the seaside club, but the Prendergast brothers, Seamas and Declan, are at the hub of what has been a remarkable transformation.

THE deputy head of a California elementary school has been released by police who said they did not have enough evidence to charge him with the murder of his estranged wife, mother-in-law and three children.

A junior school vice-principal wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of his estranged wife, mother-in-law and three young children turned himself in to police in North Carolina.

AGING well for its 30-plus years of age is the Castlepark development, straddling a strip of land between the inner and outer harbours in Kinsale in Co Cork.

THE Examiner Amm Amm inter club golf tournament, inaugurated by George Crosbie and his brother, the late Donal, proved a hit from the start and the competition quickly became a regular fixture in the golfing calendar.

New wave exports from the late 1970s will join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year.