Argentina's stuttering World Cup qualifying campaign continued as they were beaten 1-0 at home by Paraguay.

The family of a California design student killed in November’s attacks in Paris has sued Twitter, Google, and Facebook, claiming the social media companies provide “material support” to IS.

The father of a young woman killed in the Paris massacre last November is suing Google, Facebook and Twitter, claiming the companies provided "material support" to extremists in violation of the law.

A doctor says she has made a formal complaint about an incident at Cork Airport in which her husband was told he would be cautioned because his passport "smelled of cannabis".

It was evening in Ajalpan when two young pollsters from Mexico’s capital ducked into a store to conduct a survey about tortilla consumption.

Dynamo Kiev 0 Chelsea 0: Eden Hazard and Willian hit the woodwork as Chelsea were held to a goalless draw at Dynamo Kiev last night.

If ever a game illustrated what winning takes to Dublin captain Lyndsey Davey, it was last year’s gut-wrenching All-Ireland final defeat to Cork, when maybe some of the Dublin players allowed their eyes drift towards the prize. Now fighting fires off the field, Davey won’t be fazed when Cork turn up the heat tomorrow...

Argentine customs found 30kg of cocaine hidden in a way they had never seen before, absorbed in of rice headed for Europe via Africa. It was detected by dogs.

There is little need to shell out any dollars on a historical guide to the city of El Paso. 

While May 2 heralded the end of boxing’s most notorious cold war inside the ring, it was the coming together of two prominent power brokers outside it which ultimately made the fight a reality.

The death toll from a tornado that ripped through the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Acuna has risen to 14 after searchers found the body of a baby.

A tornado has swept through a Mexican border city, killing at least 13 people, authorities said.

A neighbour said he heard the cries of a 9-month-old boy who officials believe later starved after his mother died of a possible overdose in their Pittsburgh-area apartment.

It’s eight years since Jose Gonzalez made a splash with the ‘falling colours’ song, writes Ed Power

The Paraguayan government agreed to meet former workers who have nailed themselves to wooden crosses over a wage dispute.

It’s always been the case with Robbie Keane that, even after he’d blown Ireland’s goal scoring record to smithereens, there have been critics only too happy to accentuate the negatives of his career.

The Secret Service response to an armed intruder at the White House was complicated by muted alarms, thick bushes on the lawn, unlocked doors, and an officer physically too small to tackle the intruder.

The Secret Service response to an armed intruder at the White House was complicated by muted alarms, thick bushes on the lawn, unlocked doors and an officer who was physically too small to tackle the intruder, a US Homeland Security Department review has revealed.

A 23-year-old man is in custody after climbing over the White House fence and attacking Secret Service guard dogs unleashed by agents.

US drugmaker AbbVie has pulled the plug on its plan to buy Dublin-based Shire, recommending shareholders vote against the planned $55bn (€42.96bn) takeover after new US tax rules.

HAVING grown up in the idyllic Côte d’Azur town of Antibes, Yann Gonzalez’s journey to the Cannes Film Festival was a relatively short one.

WHEN an armed intruder jumped the fence and penetrated deep into the White House, it provided a field day for cartoonists and some members of the House of Representatives - who turned Julia Pierson, the hapless Secret Service director, into a figure of ridicule.

The director of the US Secret Service has resigned in the face of revelations of security breaches and an erosion of confidence over the safety of president Barack Obama and his family.

Basle 1 Liverpool 0

Basle 1 Liverpool 0

The US Secret Service director has told lawmakers she takes full responsibility for the serious breach of White House security when an Army veteran with a knife climbed the fence and made his way into the executive mansion before he was tackled.

An intruder who jumped a fence at the White House made it further inside the building than the US Secret Service has publicly acknowledged, according to reports.

Investigators found more than 800 rounds of ammunition in the car of the man accused of scaling the White House fence and sprinting inside the building, a US prosecutor said today. A machete and two hatchets also were found.

Security at the White House has been stepped up after a man with a knife jumped the fence and made it into the presidential residence before being tackled.

The International Paralympic Committeee will allow Oscar Pistorius to compete in the future after the movement’s most famous athlete was found guilty of the culpable homicide of his girlfriend.

Unless Real Madrid president Florentino Perez unveils yet another galactico before the transfer window shuts tonight, Barcelona will be La Liga’s biggest spenders this summer — having spent over €155 million on seven different players.

Irish lightweight Ciara Ginty lost out in her bid for gold in yesterday’s 60kg Youth Olympic final in Nanjing, China.

Netherlands 0 Costa Rica 0 - Netherlands win on penalties

A RARE Ferrari, representing a key early stage in the history of the sports car manufacturer, has sold at auction for €13.4 million.

Colombia 2 Uruguay 0

USA 0 Germany 1

AbbVie has said its $46.5bn (€34.1bn) bid for Shire plc offers "compelling" value for Shire shareholders and that it won’t rule out going hostile in its drive to acquire the drugmaker.

Italy 0 Uruguay 1

Costa Rica 0 England 0

Italy 0 Costa Rica 1