GARDAÍ investigating the disappearance of Tina Satchwell are investigating more than 30 new leads following a search of a wooded area and a blitz of media interviews given by her husband. An extensive search of the Mitchels Wood area near Castlemartr wound up ahead of the first anniversary of her disappearance on March 20 – […]
HÉNIN-BEAUMONT, France — While security forces under the control of France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, have deployed tear gas, water cannons and mass arrests to quell sometimes violent demonstrations across the country, “Yellow Vest” protesters in northern France have found an unlikely sanctuary: under the wing of a far-right mayor who has made his career railing […]
Apart from two dogs playfully grappling with the wind near the Martello tower in Balbriggan, North Dublin’s picturesque coastline was deserted yesterday evening. It was hard to make sense of the grim discovery that had been made there earlier in the day – a baby, alone in the sand and partially buried. At most, the […]
Nearly 200 countries at the UN climate talks have agreed universal, transparent rules on how nations can cut greenhouse gas emissions and curb global warming, putting the principles of the 2015 Paris climate accord into action. But to the frustration of environmentalists and a group of countries urging more ambitious climate goals, negotiators delayed decisions […]
MOSCOW — Told that rap and hip-hop have grown wildly popular among Russian youth, and that the lyrics are rebellious, mention drugs and include many swear words, President Vladimir V. Putin mused about banning the music outright but then suggested instead he might try to control it. “If it is impossible to stop, then we […]
Protesters wave Hungarian and EU flags shouting slogans such as ‘Don’t steal’ and ‘Independent courts’. Thousands of people protested in Hungary against a controversial new labour law and the rule of right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Sunday’s protest, called “Merry Xmas Mr Prime Minister” by organisers, was the fourth and biggest demonstration in a week […]
A fifth victim has died following the gun attack on the Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg, the Paris prosecutor’s office has said. His brother named him as Barto Pedro Orent-Niedzielski, a 36-year-old Polish-born man. The suspect in last Tuesday’s attack, Cherif Chekatt, was shot dead by police on Thursday. Four members of […]
THE HAGUE (AFP) – Heavy fog over the Netherlands forced at least one airport to close its runways and divert inbound flights Sunday (Dec 16), leaving thousands of passengers stranded, the airports and news reports said. The southern Eindhoven international airport has been closed since noon (7pm Singapore time), with some 27 inbound flights re-routed […]
BUDAPEST (REUTERS) – Around 10,000 Hungarians protested in Budapest on Sunday (Dec 16) against a new labour law and what they see as the increasingly authoritarian rule of right-wing nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Sunday’s protest, called “Merry Xmas Mr Prime Minister” by organisers, was the fourth, and biggest demonstration in a week by leftist […]
The blue vehicle dramatically overturned after smashing into a telegraph pole on the B4386 at Cruckton, near Shrewsbury in the early hours of Sunday. West Mercia Police posted a picture of the crumpled vehicle held up in branches with the front of the car pointing to the ground. The force said the driver failed a […]