It is sad to think that Dr. Ali Selim’s attempt to stifle free speech - through threat of legal action against any Irish publication that reprints Charlie Hebdo’s front page depiction of the Prophet Muhammad – can currently be supported by our nation’s laws. 

Member states failed to reach agreement on a new UN treaty to regulate the multibillion dollar global arms trade, and some diplomats and supporters blamed the United States for triggering the unravelling of the month-long negotiating conference.

Syrian troops have begun pulling out from some cities and heading back to their bases a week ahead of a deadline to implement an international ceasefire plan, a government official said.