A High Court judge today postponed his ruling for a week on a challenge to Madonna’s plans to adopt a Malawian baby, court officials and lawyers said.

Fundraisers today embarked on a 14-day trek across Cork and Kerry to raise money for life-saving wells in Malawi.

Two gunmen who tried to seize the Manila airport air control tower, including a former air transport official, died in a shoot-out with security officers today.

Shots were fired at Manila airport tonight where at least three armed men, including a former air transport official, tried to seize the control tower.