A New York bride who faked having terminal cancer to swindle well-wishers into funding her dream wedding and honeymoon to the Caribbean has been ordered to repay over $13,000 (€10,000) to her victims, prosecutors said.

A US woman has been accused of pretending to have terminal cancer in order to fund a lavish wedding reception and honeymoon.

Michael Hoey last night confirmed his departure from the Horizon Sports agency.

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BOBBY Farrell, of the 1970s European chart-topping group Boney M, was found dead in his hotel bed yesterday while on tour in Russia, his agent said. He was 61. He failed to respond to a wake-up call by hotel staff.

Bobby Farrell, the lead singer of Boney M, the chart-topping 70s group, has died while on tour in Russia aged 61, his agent has said.

WETRAVEL2, an offshoot of Topflight, are promoting a range of long-haul destinations for the coming year.

A Dutch national has pleaded guilty to claiming that he had a bomb on board a flight that was forced to divert to Shannon Airport in January.

A Dutch man charged in connection with a bomb scare on board a plane which landed at Shannon Airport earlier this week has been further remanded in custody to allow the DPP compile a full case file.

A 44-year-old Dutch man will appear in court again today in connection with a bomb scare on board a plane which landed at Shannon Airport.

A Dutch plane grounded in Shannon Airport when a passenger allegedly claimed there was a bomb on board returned home today after it was given the all-clear by gardaí.

A major security incident is underway at Shannon airport following the arrest of a passenger in the last hour.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has warned his opponents against mounting a coup attempt.

The founder of the online gambling site BetOnSports.com pleaded guilty to US federal racketeering conspiracy and other charges, concluding years of investigating and prosecuting a case in the complex world of offshore sports gambling.

Shannon Airport today welcomed the first transatlantic passengers to be cleared through the new US pre-clearance facility which came into operation this morning.

Superproducer Timbaland and his girlfriend of two years are already man and wife after reportedly marrying in his native Virginia.

Music mogul Timbaland is to wed his publicist girlfriend in Aruba on June 19, according to new reports.

European golfers will no longer have to fly to the Far East or Aruba to try to qualify for November’s World Cup in China.

INDIAN DREAMS, a Dublin based travel company specialising in travel to the subcontinent don’t just offer the normal package holidays.

The complete line-up of players for golf’s World Cup in China on November 22-25 has been announced.

Irish pair Gareth Maybin and Michael Hoey share the lead at the halfway stage of the World Cup qualifying tournament in Aruba.

Scots Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren could not stop Swedes Peter Hanson and Robert Karlsson winning the first points for Continental Europe in the Seve Trophy at The Heritage, Co. Laois today.

After 10 years of having Padraig Harrington and Paul McGinley flying their flag, Irish hopes in golf’s World Cup rest this week with two players ranked 583rd and 622nd in the world.

Hurricane Felix, a dangerous Category 5 storm, drove through the Caribbean today toward Central America, where forecasters said it could arrive as a “potentially catastrophic” storm.

Hurricane Felix rapidly strengthened into a dangerous Category 5 storm as it headed through the Caribbean Sea towards Central America, where forecasters said it could make landfall with “potentially catastrophic” effect.

Hurricane Felix gathered strength early today and became a Category 2 storm, the US National Hurricane Center said. It was forecast to pass just north of the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba.

Hurricane Felix gathered strength early today and became a Category 2 hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center said. It was forecast to pass just north of the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba.

Tropical Storm Felix strengthened into a hurricane today and spun through the Caribbean towards a group of small islands off Venezuela.

An explosion rocked a west Texas refinery, injuring at least 19 people and sparking a blaze that sent a huge black cloud billowing into the sky.

SUNWAY has launched its new worldwide brochure with destinations including Brazil, Peru, Mexico, China, Vietnam and Singapore.

Ecstasy worth around €100,000 has been found taped to the body of a man at Dublin Airport, it was revealed today.

DIGICEL, the mobile phone company owned by Denis O’Brien has acquired a licence to operate on the Caribbean island of Bonaire.

Hurricane Emily strengthened dangerously today after slamming into Grenada, where it blasted out windows and flooded two main hospitals and tore roofs from homes still damaged by last year’s storms. At least one man was killed.

Denis O'Brien's Digicel Group announced today it has entered into an agreement to acquire Cingular’s Caribbean operations in a multi-million dollar deal which significantly increases the size of Digicel’s Pan-Caribbean network.

Digicel Group announced today that it is the first company to be awarded a license to operate a GSM network in Haiti.

Socialite Paris Hilton and her latest lover Paris Latsis sparked fury in a Caribbean hotel when guests were kept awake all night - by the loved-up pair's moans of pleasure.

Paris Hilton has issued a public apology to her many pals who have been bombarded with calls since the contents of her mobile phone ended up on the internet.

The most powerful hurricane to hit the Caribbean in a decade killed at least 15 people and devastated Grenada, damaging 90% of homes in the ”spice isle” and destroying a 17th-century prison that left criminals on the loose.

Hurricane Ivan, with winds of more than 140 mph, was barrelling across the Caribbean toward more holiday isles tonight after devastating Grenada.

HURRICANE Ivan was brewing in the Caribbean last night, threatening to wreak havoc only days after Hurricane Frances tore across the region.

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