It is not clear yet who was responsible for yesterday’s bombing in Bangkok but it would not be surprising if Islamic extremists admitted it or were identified as the culprits in the outrage which left at least 27 people dead and many more injured. At least three foreigners died.

After two years and €50,000, parishioners in rural Co Offaly finally have a date for the return of their patron saint’s shrine.

AN apparent suicide bomb detonated yesterday as hundreds of Shi'ite Muslims recited verses from the Koran during a religious festival at a shrine near Pakistan's capital.

Scaffolding along the red carpet for the Academy Awards ceremony has collapsed, injuring five people.