George Clooney has been in talks with Egypt's foreign minister over the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan.

Public donations to Trócaire reached an all-time high last year helping to raise almost €84m for disaster-hit areas around the world, it emerged today.

KERRY football supporters will have a chance to see the newly crowned All-Ireland champions in action in Tralee tomorrow evening.

THE annual GOAL challenge match will be played under lights in Páirc Uí Rinn tomorrow.

A German aid ship which has sailed southern Mediterranean waters for three weeks in search of a haven for its passengers, including 36 Sudanese seeking asylum, was blocked by Italian coast guard motorboats from docking at a Sicilian port.

A German aid ship with 36 Sudanese and another rescued African that has been sailing southern Mediterranean waters for three weeks in search of a haven has been turned away from a Sicilian port today.

U2 LEAD singer Bono is to address EU ministers meeting in Dublin next week.

U2 lead singer Bono is to address EU ministers meeting in Dublin next week.