Police in Bangladesh say unidentified assailants have stabbed two men to death, including a gay rights activist who also worked for the US Agency for International Development.

Two men, including a gay rights activist who worked for the US Agency for International Development, have been stabbed to death in Bangladesh.

A British family of 12, including two grandparents with health problems and a baby, are feared to have travelled to Syria.

A taxi driver who sexually assaulted a student two years ago after she fell asleep in his cab will be sentenced at Limerick Circuit Court today.