Barack Obama and Mitt Romney capped an aggressive, deeply negative and vastly expensive campaign today to wait the decision of voters in an election that left Americans the choice of starkly different visions for the country’s future.

An eight-year-old girl is in a critical condition after being shot by her adult cousin who mistook her black and white Halloween costume for a skunk.

A Scottish man living in Dublin is facing extradition to the US to face multiple charges of sending more than 40 email bomb threats to the University of Pittsburgh.

Emma Watson is reportedly dating her 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower' co-star Johnny Simmon.

A self-described New York City anarchist has been accused of tweeting the location of police officers to protesters trying to evade them during the Group of 20 economic summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

US President Barack Obama, Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have joined forces to accuse Iran of concealing a covert nuclear plant, and to warn Iran of sanctions unless the issue is resolved.

DESPITE the opposition of its own planning inspector and well-founded opposition from local residents, medical consultants, councillors, opposition TDs and Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin, Bord Pleanála has given the Beacon Medical Group (BMG) permission to build their colocated hospital in the grounds of Cork University Hospital.

A gunman wearing a bulletproof vest and "lying in wait" killed three officers responding to a domestic disturbance call, turning a quiet street into a battlefield.

Alcoa, the world’s third-largest aluminium maker, is to axe 13,500 jobs – 13% of its workforce – and slash spending and output to cope with the global economic slowdown.

A song touted as the first new release from Michael Jackson in four years is a fake, according to the pop superstar's representative.

A song touted as the first new release from Michael Jackson in four years is a fake, according to the pop superstar's representative.

NTR has today announced its first two recycling acquisitions in North America, with the acquisition of Recycle Management Corp of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Delta Management Group LLC of Normal, Illinois.

ALL the talk for much of the next five days will surround Church Pews, 288-yard par threes, lightning fast greens, ridiculous rough — in other words, more of the same, where US Open courses are concerned.

Sienna Miller has blamed her Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania bar outburst last month on tiredness, and has apologised for the sharp exchange with a doorman.

A ‘JURASSIC beaver’ that was paddling around before the hey-day of the dinosaurs is changing scientists’ view of early mammals.

AUTISTIC children in Ireland have been treated with a controversial therapy that may be linked with the death of an autistic boy in the United States.

Christina Aguilera has been picked as the choice to front a new MTV documentary about sexual abstinence.

DESPITE spiralling teenage pregnancy rates and growing rates of sexually transmitted infections, young Irish people appear more eager than ever to remain celibate until marriage.

Christina Aguilera fans hoping to see the star perform live this summer have been dealt another blow - her one-off show has been cancelled.

Democratic candidate John Kerry has chosen southern Senator John Edwards as his running mate in November’s US presidential election.

US presidential candidate John Kerry was today expected to announce his choice of running mate to take on George Bush and the Republicans for control of The White House.

A 25-year-old man has been arrested in the US in connection with the fatal crash, which killed Irish woman Margaret Brohan 10 days ago.

Explorer David Hempleman-Adams took off from America’s eastern seaboard today on his second attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a hot air balloon.

BRITISH explorer David Hempleman-Adams, yesterday began his record-breaking transatlantic balloon bid with a rather shaky launch.

The last two people to be pulled alive from the destroyed World Trade Centre today told how they were saved by a pair of handcuffs.

Federal investigators in the US have arrested three men in connection with Tuesday’s terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.

A Boeing 767 has crashed near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.