Armenia will today seek Ireland’s help in achieving closer co-operation with the European Union.

Georgia will pay more than double what it pays now for Russian natural gas under an agreement signed yesterday, a top executive with Russian gas giant OAO Gazprom said, in a deal that could potentially threaten its fragile economy.

Georgia will pay more than double what it pays now for Russian natural gas under an agreement signed today, a top executive with Russian gas giant OAO Gazprom said, in a deal that could potentially threaten its fragile economy.

The Armenian airliner that crashed into the Black Sea last month killing all 113 people aboard was intact, with its engines operating normally and enough fuel to land prior to impact, a Russian investigating commission said today.

A SECOND Turkish teenager died of bird flu yesterday as a virus that has killed 74 people in east Asia claimed its first lives far to the west, on the fringes of Europe and the Middle East.

Northern Ireland's Stephen Craigan is convinced the team will shake off any feelings of self-pity by Wednesday.

Michael Hughes has been drafted into the Northern Ireland squad for the European Championship qualifiers against Armenia and Greece.