A Democrat-driven resolution on Iraq that has attracted the support of at least two Republicans threatens to expose fissures within US President George Bush’s party over the unpopular war.

US President George Bush today signed a bill authorising 700 miles of new fencing along the US-Mexico border, hoping to give Republican candidates a pre-election platform for asserting they are tough on illegal immigration.

A Donegal father-of-four accused of the murder of his estranged wife allegedly told his 14-year-old daughter that he was going to kill her mother, the Central Criminal Court has heard.