Much has been made in the media and by western leaders – most recently taoiseach Enda Kenny - of the so-called Islamic States’ unpleasant habit of beheading prisoners and destroying ancient monuments.

FOR almost 40 years, Jamie Henry’s account of how members of his company had gunned down 19 Vietnamese villagers was dismissed by the military establishment and his fight for justice ignored.

Vietnam executed a woman convicted of circulating counterfeit Vietnamese currency, an official said Wednesday.