Two sailors and their dogs have been rescued by the US Navy after more than five months lost at sea in the vast Pacific Ocean.

The new owner of a landmark building in Cork has defended his decision to erase one of the city’s most iconic pieces of street art.

Surfer Federico Jaime has told how he fought back when he was attacked by a shark at a Hawaii beach causing him serious injuries.

DNA tests could prove that seven pigtails kept in a 19th-century tobacco tin belonged to the infamous mutineers on HMS Bounty, the first physical evidence of the men’s existence.

Life was one endless winter for former Irish surf champion Fergal Smith.

Benedict Cumberbatch's wife Sophie Hunter has given birth to a son.

Okay, so here’s the deal. You choose. A week spent in Cork and Dublin, or a destination anywhere else in the world.

Her parents named her well.

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With beautiful beaches, a sunny climate and cheap prices, Tunisia is winning tourists back.

Protesters have massed in at least seven Brazilian cities for another round of demonstrations voicing disgruntlement about life in the country, raising questions about security during big events like the current Confederations Cup and a papal visit next month.

Whether it’s to add a summery glow or to contour the cheekbones, Rachel Marie Walsh checks out some of the best-selling bronzers and cheek colours, from shimmery sticks to powders and creams, on the market

Mohamed Bin Hammam, the FIFA presidential candidate who secured the 2022 World Cup for Qatar, today denied claims the country paid bribes for votes.

FIFA have tried to mount a damage-limitation exercise after shocking new allegations of World Cup bid corruption.

PRESSURE is growing on FIFA to launch a full investigation into fresh allegations that six executive committee members asked for bribes or favours, including a knighthood, in return for World Cup votes.

Amos Adamu is to take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after FIFA’s appeals committee upheld a three-year ban following the Sunday Times investigation into World Cup bidding.

FIFA’s appeals committee has upheld bans on two executive committee members who had suspensions imposed following the Sunday Times investigation into World Cup bidding.

FIFA have confirmed that two executive members, Amos Adamu and Reynald Temarii, have formally appealed against bans imposed as a result of a Sunday Times undercover investigation.

UEFA president Michel Platini has insisted the BBC Panorama programme screened last night should not affect England’s 2018 World Cup bid.

FIFA has taken stern action against six officials involved in a corruption scandal. Nigeria’s Amos Adamu became the first FIFA member ever to be banned for bribery when he was suspended for three years and fined 10,000 Swiss francs (€7,300) by FIFA’s ethics committee.

England’s bid for the 2018 World Cup will be boosted today when it is officially judged as “low risk” in FIFA’s evaluation reports of the bidding countries.

Amos Adamu, the Nigerian official provisionally suspended by FIFA over bribery allegations, today denied any wrongdoing.

The two FIFA executive committee members allegedly caught up in a World Cup cash-for-votes scandal have been provisionally suspended pending a full hearing next month.

FIFA tonight announced they have opened disciplinary proceedings against two senior members alleged to have asked for cash in return for World Cup votes.

Fears that England’s bid for the 2018 World Cup may suffer a backlash by a FIFA bribery scandal have been downplayed by a senior member of world football’s governing body.

FIFA are considering postponing the decision on the 2018 and 2022 World Cups as they investigate allegations that two senior members offered to sell their votes.

France’s military deliberately exposed soldiers to a nuclear test in the Sahara Desert to study how the atomic bomb would affect their bodies and minds, it has been reported.

Grieving actor John Travolta is keeping his mind off the tragic loss of his son Jett by immersing himself in an extended holiday around the world.

An undersea volcano erupted off the coast of Tonga, shooting clouds of smoke, steam and ash thousands of feet into the sky above the South Pacific, officials said today.

IRELAND’S first ever female champion surfer will be one of the leaders of the upcoming Surf and Sea Festival in Tramore.

Eddie Murphy will wed fiancee Tracey Edmonds this weekend in the South Pacific, according to internet reports.

ABBEY Travel has released the latest selection of high-quality holidays to Dubai and Oman, with an additional destination to Abu Dhabi. That’s not surprising since the relatively recent start-up of flights from Dublin with Etihad to Abu Dhabi and beyond.

Nicole Kidman has told a court how she feared for her life after she was pursued by a photographer in Sydney, Australia two years ago.

NICOLE KIDMAN told a courtroom yesterday how she was reduced to tears and feared a car accident after a celebrity photographer pursued her two years ago.

At least 17 people were killed when a small plane plunged into the sea moments after taking off from the French Polynesian resort island of Moorea in the Pacific.

A light aircraft crashed into the sea after taking off from the French Polynesian island of Moorea, killing at least 14 people.

THE world’s largest natural pearl on the market was expected to fetch up to $8 million when it went on auction at Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace last night.

The world’s largest natural pearl on the market is expected to fetch up to £4m (€5.85m) when it is auctioned at Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace today.

PROJECT Travel has teamed up with Scandinavian Airlines to offer a special five-night Norwegian break from €769 per person sharing — three nights in Oslo and two in Bergen plus the special ‘Norway in a Nutshell’ journey between the two.

Jurors in a civil lawsuit against Michael Jackson yesterday heard increasingly frantic phone messages that the singer left for a business associate, demanding action on projects including a collaboration with actor Marlon Brando and the release of a charity recording.

Newlyweds Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban landed in Tahiti on Monday to begin their honeymoon, according to media reports in Australia.

AUSTRALIA’S hottest celebrity couple, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, jetted out of Sydney yesterday, likely bound for a secluded honeymoon getaway on the golden sands of the South Pacific.

Australia’s hottest celebrity couple, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, jetted out of Sydney today, likely bound for a secluded honeymoon getaway on the golden sands of the South Pacific.

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman today began her new life as the wife of country music crooner Keith Urban in Australia, after the couple exchanged vows in a tearful, candlelit ceremony overlooking the Pacific Ocean.