LABOUR spokesperson on finance Joan Burton mentioned on Black Thursday, September 30, 2010 that “the date of 29 September 2008 is as steeped in infamy in Ireland’s history as Pearl Harbour was for the generation of Americans led by President Franklin Roosevelt”.

WATCHING this week’s RTÉ programme on the beginning of the Troubles in 1969, I was struck by the similarity of what happened then and what has been happening in the past year.

DESPERATE for a glimpse into Adolf Hitler’s unpredictable mind, British spies hired anastrologer during World War II to write horoscopes for him and other Nazi leaders, documents declassified yesterday show.

MUCH of the publicity for this week’s Hidden Ireland programme on Frank Aiken projected dark secrets of his past that were to be exposed.

Belfast-born Kenneth Branagh is all set to move into the White House ... as Stateside President Franklin Roosevelt, four-term World War II leader.

MORDECHAI VANUNU was released on Wednesday after serving almost 18 years in jail for telling the truth about Israel's surreptitious efforts to develop nuclear weapons in 1986.

President George Bush said today he would not be deterred by global protests against war with Iraq, saying “I respectfully disagree” with those who doubt that Saddam Hussein is a threat to peace.

An American gold coin with an original face value of $20 has became the world's most expensive piece of loose change after it sold for €5.09m.

A €23 gold piece could become the world's most valuable coin when it is sold at auction this year.