US President Barack Obama has asked for a review of the botched execution of an Oklahoma inmate which he said he found “deeply troubling”.

The UN said today that entire families were shot in their homes during a massacre in Syria last week that killed more than 100 people, including children.

The burial of Muammar Gaddafi has been delayed until his death can be examined by the International Criminal Court, Libyan officials said.

The UN’s top human rights official has urged the international community to take “immediate measures” to protect civilians in Syria as the death toll from the anti-government unrest rose above 3,000.

The UN has said that more than 100 bodies had been found in Ivory Coast in the past 24 hours, some of them burned alive.

FEW sportsmen are tougher than jump jockeys. And David Casey proved the point emphatically when scoring on Boulavogue in the Ballybin Hurdle at Fairyhouse yesterday.

A building society boss came under fire at the North's Assembly today for telling consumers they had to end their high-spending lifestyles.

Bookmakers were left counting the cost as a massive gamble on Fade To Grey was landed at Kempton.

THE Baptist community has expressed its shock at a decision from An Bord Pleanála to refuse plans for a €9 million residential, religious and training centre in Co Cork.