Morrissey has announced dates for his European tour.

Simple lifestyle changes such as taking more exercise and improving diet may protect against dementia in at-risk older adults, research suggests.

Tune in to RTE One at 8pm tonight for the 59th annual Eurovision Song Contest live from the B&W Hallerne in Copenhagen.

Laura Whitmore will host the Eurovision Song Contest for BBC Three.

International intelligence agencies have joined the investigation into the two passengers who boarded the missing Boeing 777 plane with stolen passports.

Join Ryan Tubridy as this years Eurovision entry is decided live on the show. Also, there’s plenty of films on the box tonight.

Justin Bieber has been behaving like a bad boy to boost his career, R&B singer Brian McKnight has claimed.

Looking for a gourmet getaway? Pól Ó Conghaile tips the world’s top foodie destinations, with a smorgasbord of suggestions on where and what to eat when you get there.

Beyonce blasted a fan for filming her at one of her shows.

Munich, Germany

Despite lavish spending during the boom, an internal audit by the country’s health and safety watchdog has concluded the taxpayer-funded agency did not abuse credit cards by splashing out at five-star international hotels and Michelin restaurants.

Got an appetite for a holiday?Ahead of the Irish Examiner Food Festival, Pól Ó Conghaile has the perfect menu — a selection of 10 great gourmet breaks at home and overseas

Whitney Houston "really wanted to marry" Michael Jackson - according to their friend David Gest.

Madonna has announced her 2012 World Tour. It includes a July 24 date in Dublin's Aviva Stadium.

Vienna, Austria

JESSICA KÜRTEN has been named on the Irish squad for next Friday’s Swiss Nations Cup.

NORWAY has agreed to catch fewer fish in Irish waters, but mackerel stocks are under threat due to Iceland’s decision to walk away from talks with the EU.

China, the world’s biggest carbon emitter, opened a United Nations conference on climate change today, aimed at narrowing differences before a major end-of-year meeting in Mexico.

A SURGE in greenhouse gas emissions from residential homes indicates a “disappointingly small” response from Ireland to the climate change crisis.

Russia and the US will sign a new nuclear arms deal shortly, the Russian foreign minister said.

China made a pledge to slow its carbon emissions, nearly halving the ratio of pollution to GDP over the next decade.

President Barack Obama tried to soothe bruised Indian feelings with a glittering state visit dinner and assurances of the world's largest democracy's "rightful place as a global leader".

NEGOTIATORS and diplomats were working yesterday on a scaled-back version of a global climate change treaty that could be agreed by next month’s deadline, without firm US commitments.

AS the United States lags on climate legislation, the UN climate chief says China is poised to join the European Union in claiming “front-runner” status among nations battling climate change.

The United Nations’ leading climate change expert said Group of Eight nations had “clearly ignored” taking any concrete action to accomplish his panel’s new goal of limiting climate change.

US SECRETARY of state Hillary Clinton told representatives from 16 major world economies yesterday that the United States is moving quickly to address global warming.

UN climate negotiators ended another round of talks today frustrated again at failing to reach the heart of an agreement.

US president Barack Obama will deliver a major speech today, laying out his long-term goal to rid the world of nuclear arms.

From an Antarctic research base and the Great Pyramids of Egypt to the Empire State Building in New York and the Sears Tower in Chicago, illuminated patches of the globe went dark for Earth Hour, a campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.

The floodlit cream shells of the famed Opera House dimmed today as Sydney became the world’s first major city to plunge itself into darkness for the second worldwide Earth Hour, a global campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.

Matteo Garrone's Italian mafia movie 'Gomorrah' swept the board at the European Film Awards in Copenhagen, Denmark - scooping five of the annual event's most prestigious gongs.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said the G8 nations must reach agreement among themselves on climate change measures and avoid taking the approach that “I will do nothing unless you do it first,” which he called a “vicious circle".

A DOUBLE clear from Niall Talbot proved pivotal yesterday as Ireland finished third in the nations cup in Copenhagen, Denmark.

A crew member working on Bruce Springsteen's concert in Copenhagen, Denmark, was stabbed on Saturday after a dispute over a cab fare, according to reports.

IF it’s August in Malmo, Sweden, or Copenhagen, Denmark, then it must be party time.

A jubilant Chef d'Equipe Tommy Brennan announced Ireland's triumph in the Austrian Nations' Cup in Linz this afternoon when the team of Conor Swail, Commandant Gerry Flynn, Ryan Crumley and Shane Breen proved unstoppable in both rounds, finishing on 12 faults, with Italy the nearest challengers on 24 faults.

Cian O'Connor took first blood for Ireland at this morning's speed class in Copenhagen, Denmark, where the Irish team will do battle in the Nations' Cup tomorrow.

Rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs has invited soccer manager Alex Ferguson to attend one of his Puff Puff Pass The Snoop gigs.

Madonna was lampooned on stage at the MTV Europe Music Awards as she failed to take a single prize – despite being nominated for three titles.

AN air of expectation more so than optimism permeated the select group at the Equestrian Federation of Ireland’s (EFI) presentation of its jumping committee last Monday.

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has issued an apology to fans who were left ticketless for an upcoming tour when the band's official website crashed.

A Turkish teenager who died of bird flu most likely succumbed to the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus, a senior World Health Organisation official said today.

China said today that it is taking effective measures to prevent the spread of bird flu and keep it from infecting people as the world’s most populous nation reported three outbreaks of the disease in a week.

US President George Bush today defended the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and said they would be given fair trials.