Alex Perry on how George Clooney and his celebrity friends helped engineer the birth of a new African country and then saw it implode

ONE of world’s rarest mammals, the Mediterranean monk seal, has returned to the Adriatic coast.

An Irishman is among up to 41 oil workers believed to have been kidnapped by al Qaeda-affiliated group at a gas field in Algeria.

A LEADING international firefighter has warned Ireland’s fire service is not equipped for a major disaster.