To celebrate the release of A Walk in the Woods in cinemas now, we’re giving you the chance to one of five ’Full Moon Walks’ in Glendalough with Hilltop Treks!

US Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee drew rare criticism from Israel for comments in which he accused President Barack Obama of marching Israelis “to the door of the oven” in a nuclear deal with Iran.

KIDS COUNT: Young children can often find the passage of time difficult to comprehend, so WOW Toys have developed Countdown Calendars, designed to help little ones look forward to and prepare for a special event like starting pre-school or going on holiday.

A look at the latest books to hit the shelves.

The founder of an online currency transfer business was indicted in the United States along with six other people in a $6bn (€4.7bn) money-laundering scheme described as “staggering” in its scope, authorities said.

THE advice we give our children on e-safety is completely out of date.

ELLIOTT Katz was stunned to find himself in the middle of a divorce after two kids and 10 years of marriage.

YOU might call it the cognitive divide — the split between an evidence-based worldview and one that is rooted in faith or ideology — and it is one of the most important fault lines in the United States today.

SHE’S an author who has just found out that her debut novel is going to be published so perhaps she can be forgiven for a few typos on her blog.

The Nine Lives of Otto Katz

FOREIGN Minister Micheál Martin will tackle his Israeli counterpart in Brussels this morning over the fake Irish passports used by the hit squad who killed a senior Hamas commander in Dubai – but is unlikely to get any answers.

IT seems like a tasty idea: a simple, easy-to-digest rating system for food on your shop shelf.

American high-school teacher Shirley Katz won the first round of her legal bout for the right to carry a pistol on to school grounds when a judge said he would not dismiss her lawsuit against the school district.

Counter-terrorism officials in the US were analysiing a new video of Osama bin Laden tonight ahead of the sixth anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks.

Baywatch star David Hasselhoff’s daughter was taken to hospital after she was badly scratched by the family cat, the actor’s spokeswoman said tonight.

FORGET counting carbs and calories. Obesity researcher Dr David Katz says the way to lose weight is to limit flavours.

The judge in Michael Jackson’s child molestation trial heard arguments today on what the defence should be allowed to ask Jackson’s accuser if the boy returns to the stand.

Sheets seized from Michael Jackson’s bed contained no DNA trace of his young accuser, an investigator revealed today.

The psychologist who was the first to tell authorities about claims that Michael Jackson molested a 13-year-old boy testified at the star‘s trial today that it would be “extremely rare” for a child of that age to make a false allegation.

A 14-YEAR-OLD boy who testified he saw his brother molested twice by Michael Jackson said they were told not to breathe a word to anyone about what happened at his Neverland ranch, even if a gun was to put to his head.

CHILD molestation allegations by a 12-year-old boy provided authorities with legal justification for a massive search of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch last year, a judge ruled.

The psychologist who told police of a 12-year-old boy’s claims of being molested by pop singer Michael Jackson had patients on both sides of the case, a defence lawyer indicated in court yesterday.

Michael Jackson will stand trial over the alleged sexual abuse of a teenage cancer sufferer, it has been decided.

The 14-year-old boy accusing Michael Jackson of molestation testified before the grand jury hearing evidence in the case, a source close to the case said in Santa Barbara, California.

POLITICIANS are demanding that the FBI explain why it apparently planted bugging devices in the Philadelphia mayor’s office just weeks before the mayoral election.

BIANCA Jagger complains in a $20 million lawsuit that her Park Avenue apartment house is not a proper home because it is infested with toxic mould.

The World Conference Against Racism entered its second day today with attention focused on tackling accusations of racism in the Middle East - an issue that threatened to overwhelm the agenda.