US president Barack Obama has announced the deployment of an extra 250 US special operations forces to Syria to assist troops trying to dislodge IS extremists from the war-torn country.

Barack Obama has announced the deployment of an extra 250 US special operations forces to Syria to assist troops trying to dislodge Islamic State extremists from the war-torn country.

Mario Draghi could be forgiven for lingering a little longer on the sun lounger this August. 

High haptoglobin levels in the blood of cattle indicate infection such as mastitis, metritis, pyometra, traumatic reticulitis, abomasal displacement, traumatic pericarditis, bacterial nephritis, or hepatic lipidosis.

A DRIVERLESS tractor automatically following another tractor is one of the first time farming technology breakthroughs at this year’s Agritechnica, Europe’s biggest farm machinery show.

A RIVAL to John Deere’s e-Premium electricity-generating tractor is expected to emerge at the Agritechnica show in Hanover, Germany in November.

The United States may be unable to finance a pavilion for the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.

A Swedish prosecutor filed murder charges against a German woman in a hammer attack that left two toddlers dead and their mother with serious injuries.

The Ireland Sevens team began its charge towards the goal of qualification for the IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens with a positive runner-up spot in the Denmark Sevens competition at the weekend.

VOLKSWAGEN, Europe’s largest carmaker, said its commercial vehicles division posted a record in global sales last year.

THE new Lely Welger RP 235 Xtracut 17 round baler’s E-Link handset in the tractor cab allows the operator to easily adjust the amount of net wrap applied per bale and bale density, and choose all 17 knives from the chopping system — without having to physically remove knives.

SAP AG and Intel today announced a joint effort that aims to make radio frequency identification (RFID) technology easier to use.

THE adviser to the Minister for Arts Fiach MacConghail is to be the new director of the national theatre.

The new director of the Abbey Theatre, Fiach Mac Conghail, vowed tonight to create a shared vision for the future of the historic venue.

Volkswagen AG, Europe’s largest car-maker, will build a revived version of its Microbus in 2007 as the maker of the Beetle tries to attract buyers with another retro-styled vehicle.

Finnish firm Benefon has unveiled what it says is the world's first personal navigation phone with global positioning.