Dan Buckley traces the career thus far of Dublin-born Samantha Power who has just been appointed US ambassador to the UN by President Obama

THE Cloyne report is the latest and perhaps most compelling proof for this country that whenever absolute power is vested in any institution or structure set up for the purpose of serving the people, that power will be used to betray those it is there to serve in the pursuit of its own interests.

That’s one of the conclusions we can draw from the early success of the new Grow it Yourself (GIY) movement.

Thousands of people attended the opening of a £30m (€34m) Holocaust museum in a Chicago suburb which became famous for an aborted march by neo-Nazis.

The United Nations fears next week’s anti-racism conference may descend again into heated debate over Israel that marred the last gathering eight years ago.

The list of investors who say they were duped in one of Wall Street's biggest pyramid schemes is growing, snaring some of the world's biggest banking institutions and hedge funds, the super rich and the famous, pensioners and charities.

A man convicted of attacking Holocaust scholar Elie Wiesel in a San Francisco hotel will be released from jail after a judge sentenced him to two years, but gave him credit for time served and good behaviour.

Hollywood star George Clooney took up his new role as UN messenger of peace today.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tonight designated actor and activist George Clooney a UN “Messenger of Peace” to help promote global awareness of the world body’s activities.

IT is a little known fact that beggars are frequently charged under the Vagrancy Act of 1847.

George Clooney arrived in Egypt during his campaign to raise awareness about killings in Sudan’s Darfur region.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert today compared Iran's nuclear ambitions and threats against Israel with the policies of Nazi Germany during a ceremony at Israel's national Holocaust memorial.

NOBEL Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel yesterday urged the United Nations Security Council to act before the killings in Sudan’s Darfur region escalate into genocide.

Actor Michael Douglas, Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, singer-songwriter Moby and Angola’s first lady had the same mission yesterday – promoting the first international day to spotlight global efforts to get rid of millions of land mines in 82 countries.

WORLD leaders, uneasy at the prospect of a Hamas-led Palestinian government, immediately exerted pressure on the Islamic militants to recognise Israel and renounce violence.

The United Nations broke with years of protocol and commemorated the 60-year anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camps, directly linking its own founding with the end of the Holocaust, in some of the strongest language ever.

Jewish leaders appealed to the European Union today to take a lead in combatting a perceived revival of anti-Semitism, warning that official indifference was leading to a return of the continent’s historic “monster”.

PALESTINIAN militants are sending “very positive” signals that they are ready for a ceasefire with Israel, a top aide to the Palestinian prime minister has said.

Abigail Levene and Paul Gallagher, The Hague

Tens of thousands of demonstrators, gathered in Washington to support Israel’s war on terrorism, shouted down a Bush administration official who suggested Palestinians have suffered too.