Cyprus authorities stepped up their search today for the 11th alleged member of a Russian spy ring who vanished after skipping bail, but police refused to answer questions about why the suspect was granted bail in the first place.

Vinnie Jones is set to play Serbian warlord Zeljko Raznatovic, in a new movie.

From the Sydney Opera House to Rome’s Colosseum to the Sears Tower’s famous antennas in Chicago, floodlit symbols of civilisation went dark for Earth Hour, a worldwide campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.

Dubliner Barry Murphy broke an Irish senior record and qualified for this evening's semi-final in the 50m Freestyle during the day six of the European Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary today.

Ireland’s best swimmers begin their quest for European glory today with the start of the European Swimming Championships, which are being held in Budapest, Hungary.

POLICE blew up suspicious-looking packages, took up positions on virtually every street corner and made sweeping passes with helicopters over downtown Vienna yesterday as Austria prepared for its first visit by a US president in 27 years.

EUROPEAN leaders remembered the Holocaust yesterday, the 61st anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp, with commemorations shadowed by concern over anti-Israeli remarks by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

European leaders remembered the Holocaust today, the 61st anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp, with commemorations shadowed by concern over anti-Israeli remarks by Iran’s president.

IRAN is to examine the scientific evidence supporting the Holocaust, an apparent next step in hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's campaign against Israel and a move likely to deepen Tehran's international isolation.

THE standoff at Irish Ferries is a defining moment for Irish society, SIPTU president Jack O’Connor said yesterday.

Dead swans found in a Croatian nature park were infected with the lethal H5N1 bird flu strain, the agriculture ministry said today after receiving test results from a British laboratory.

TRAFFIC accidents are the main cause of almost a third of all child deaths in Western Europe, a new report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows.

European Jewish leaders today said anti-Semitism was on the rise and called on the European Union and national governments to take action against it.

An Israeli cabinet minister said today that images of the army’s demolition of Palestinian homes in the Gaza Strip reminded him of his grandmother, who suffered under Nazi rule during World War II.

A RECORD number of students will visit the Esat BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition at the RDS in Dublin.

SCOTLAND YARD detectives with experience of major incidents have been drafted in to help the search for Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.

A HUGE pitch-side billboard seen during a televised football match led to a surge in calls to police appealing for information on missing schoolgirls Holly and Jessica, police have said.

A huge pitch-side billboard appealing for information to find missing Cambridgeshire schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman was unveiled during Manchester United's Champions League clash last night.