Donald Trump has pledged post-election lawsuits against every woman who has accused him of sexual assault or other inappropriate behaviour.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has warned countries like France that he says are compromised by terrorism may be subjected to the "extreme vetting" he proposes to deter attacks in the US.

A delegate from South Dakota made his feelings quite clear last night as Republican representatives from his state pledged their votes for Donald Trump.

LOVE him or hate him, there is no getting away from the fact Donald Trump could well become America’s next president.

The Republican National Convention is taking place this week in Cleveland, Ohio.

Dissident delegates making a last-ditch attempt to prevent Donald Trump's US presidential candidacy at the Republican National Convention say they will try forcing a state-by-state vote on the rules governing the gathering.

The summer solstice was graced by a strawberry moon overnight for the first time since 1967, according to Accuweather.

Scream 2 star Sarah Michelle Gellar has led tributes to Nightmare on Elm Street director Wes Craven, who has died aged 76.

Police in riot gear have made numerous arrests as protesters took to the streets of Cleveland, Ohio, after a judge cleared a police officer over the deaths of two unarmed black suspects killed in a barrage of gunfire.

Blake Lively made a welcome return to the red carpet after her pregnancy in this knockout gown by Monique Lhuillier. 

Ringo Starr will join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight with fellow Beatle Paul McCartney doing the honours of introducing him at the ceremony in the US.

A white South Carolina police officer has been dismissed from his job after being charged with murder for shooting an apparently unarmed black man in the back as he fled, the latest death that has brought protesters out to decry racism and police brutality in the United States.

With chronic shortages of basic goods and services, price increases of 60%, and 30,000 murders per year, the natives, especially the middle classes, are fleeing abroad, says Richard Fitzpatrick

ENGLAND: A tough army officer hopes he has put an end to the stigma attached to men sewing after finishing in the top three of a nationwide competition.

PEL Waste Reduction Equipment in Co Mayo is aiming to crack the US market with its innovative Baby Jaws glass bottle crusher.

Born into poverty in Achill, Nancy Corrigan worked as a model to fund secret flying lessons before going on to set a world flying record. Richard Fitzpatrick takes a look at this extraordinary woman

Civil rights leaders have condemned the decision not to charge a white New York City police officer over the chokehold death of a black man and are planning a march and a summit on racial justice in Washington.

The shooting dead of a 12-year-old boy by police in Cleveland, Ohio after brandishing what turned out to be a replica gun has sparked an investigation into his death and a call from State Rep Alicia Reece of Cincinnati to call for such weapons to be brightly coloured or bear special markings.

US President Barack Obama has authorised the Pentagon to call up reserve and National Guard troops if they are needed to assist in the US response to the ebola outbreak in Africa.

President Barack Obama vowed his administration would respond in a “much more aggressive way” to cases of Ebola in the United States.

And the nominees are …

PADDY Guerin is a dangerous man to have at an auction. He’ll just wander in for a look. But once inside the door, doubtless the hand will go up and he’ll leave with a bargain.

Questions raised about what an American politician and an Irish businesswoman were doing in a parked car early one morning have been denounced as being part of a "nasty political campaign".

The defence team for Oscar Pistorius plans to close its case this morning after its last witness, a physician who has treated the athlete, completed his testimony at the murder trial, a lawyer said.

Cleveland kidnapping victim Michelle Knight endured a decade of hell at the hands of sadistic abductor Ariel Castro. But now, she tells Hannah Stephenson she’s "letting go of the hate" and sees a happy future.

A woman who says she was abducted a decade ago by a man who forced her to marry him and fathered her child has said she is now happy and feels blessed to be back with her family.

Up to 150 jobs are to be created as Ireland’s first ever international satellite television channel, IrishTV, is launched.

DONOVAN doesn’t mean to name-drop, but when you have moved in his circles it is inevitable.

Slash remains positive about reuniting the original members of Guns N' Roses.

US kidnapper Ariel Castro called the mother of one of his victims while she was in captivity and told her she was okay, according to reports.

The American man convicted of holding three women captive in his house over a decade and raping them repeatedly has been jailed for life without parole plus 1,000 years.

Three women held prisoner in a run-down home for a decade kept diaries documenting the horrific physical and sexual abuse they suffered on a daily basis, it has emerged, as their captor faces sentence today.

The man accused of holding three women captive in his US home for about a decade has pleaded guilty in a deal to avoid the death penalty.

A man accused of kidnapping three women, keeping them captive in his home in Cleveland, Ohio, for about a decade and raping them repeatedly is facing a final pre-trial hearing, a day after his lawyers and prosecutors said they have entered into plea negotiations.

The man accused of kidnapping and raping three women over a decade in his home is due back in court and will face further charges.

An Australian woman was seriously injured during the final bull run of this year’s annual San Fermin festival in Spain.

Three women held against their will for a decade locked in Cleveland, Ohio, have posted a video on YouTube to offer thanks for the support they have received as they try to rebuild their lives.

Three women held captive in a US home for a decade are thanking the public for their support in a YouTube video.

The US man accused of kidnapping three women, holding them in his home for a decade and raping them has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

A man accused of holding three women captive for a decade is facing 329 charges including kidnapping and rape.

The US man accused of abducting and raping three women at his home for 10 years is to plead not guilty to all charges against him, his lawyers say.

The US man accused of abducting and raping three women at his home for 10 years is to plead not guilty to all charges against him, his lawyers say.