THE former Mexican president Vicente Fox (Irish Examiner, January 2) argues against the policy of rich nations building walls to keep out immigrants from the so-called Third World.

A CAR bomb exploded near Madrid’s main convention centre yesterday, injuring 43 people, hours before Spanish and Mexican leaders were due there and after a warning from the Basque separatist group ETA.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern was leaving Dublin today for a four-day visit to the US in which he will address the UN General Assembly for the first time and receive a joint peace award with Tony Blair.

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern will receive a peace award in New York this week, along with British prime minister Tony Blair, in recognition of their joint efforts during the negotiation of the Good Friday Agreement.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern leaves Dublin for a four-day visit to the United States tomorrow which incorporates receiving a peace award – jointly being made to Tony Blair – and addressing the General Assembly of the United Nations for the first time.