A cartoon about Irish nurses has been widely criticised online after it was published in The West Australian newspaper.

The European Union has promised at least €400m in long-term aid for quake-hit Haiti.

Dozens of bloated bodies littered the streets of Banda Aceh city today as soldiers and volunteers searched for survivors of an earthquake and tidal waves that killed more than 5,000 people in Indonesia.

Dozens of bloated bodies littered the streets of Indonesia’s Banda Aceh city today as soldiers and desperate relatives searched for survivors of an earthquake and tidal waves that killed at least 4,491 people.