US officials in Jerusalem to attend embassy opening ceremony
The US is to open the highly criticised embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, as tens of thousands of people are anticipated to gather for protests in Gaza 
One dead and 10 injured in attack on Indonesia police station
The blast comes after a family carried out bomb attacks on three churches on Sunday, killing 13 people 
Video | Russia struggles to rescue 500 sailors stranded on ships in frozen seas

Russia has mounted a massive rescue operation in the Siberian sea as the ships they are on have been marooned in thick ice for the past 15 days.

Russia has mounted a massive rescue operation in the...

Ship carrying 2,000 tonnes of acid overturns in Rhine river

A ship carrying 2,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid overturned in the Rhine river...

A ship carrying 2,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid overturned...

Severe floods and mudslides raising death toll in Brazil

A peak of 348 people killed by flooding and mudslides in south-east Brazil...

A peak of 348 people killed by flooding and mudslides in...

Rising food prices posing dilemmas to governments worldwide

The dilemma over how to tackle rising food prices has been highlighted by...

The dilemma over how to tackle rising food prices has...

Italy's Constitutional Court rules that PM Berlusconi can stand trial

Italy's constitutional court ruled that a law which has protected Prime...

Italy's constitutional court ruled that a law which...

Europe starts era of economic coordination

Europe has initiated a crucial chapter today in its efforts to end the...

Europe has initiated a crucial chapter today in its...

Kuwaiti PM makes historic visit to Iraq

Kuwait's prime minister arrived to a red carpet welcome in Baghdad on Wednesday in the first such visit since Saddam Hussein's forces invaded the...

Kuwait's prime minister arrived to a red carpet...

Nine dead, 66 missing in Australia floods

Up to 66 people are still missing in Queensland after flash flooding hit the...

Up to 66 people are still missing in Queensland after...

Portugal given lifeline ahead of 'Battle of Spain'

The European Central Bank threw Portugal a temporary lifeline on...

The European Central Bank threw Portugal...

Irish football manager’s daughter found strangled in Mauritius

The daughter of the prominent Northern Irish football team manager Mickey...

The daughter of the prominent Northern Irish football...

Leader of internet paedophile ring jailed with indeterminate sentence

The leader of a national internet paedophile ring has been jailed with an...

The leader of a national internet paedophile ring has...

Assange back in court today

Wikileaks leader Julian Assange is to appear in court later today where he is expected to find out the date of his extradition hearing.

Wikileaks leader Julian Assange is to appear in court...

Benefits to cost state €934 million in 2011

The total expenditure for Social Services in 2011 is expected to cost the...

The total expenditure for Social Services in 2011 is...

Video | Hunger revolt in Tunisia kills 50

At least 50 people have been killed in violent riots during last night in...

At least 50 people have been killed in violent riots...

Up to 77 dead in Iran plane crash as toll rises

The death toll in a northwest Iran plane crash has been raised by...

The death toll in a northwest Iran plane crash has...

Virgin Atlantic withholds airport fees due to snow

Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic is to withhold airport fees it pays...

Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic is to withhold...

Military pact between S.Korean and Japan tabled

South Korea and Japan are holding military talks purportedly with a mind to...

South Korea and Japan are holding military talks...

Arizona congresswoman recovering after shooting

Doctors have expressed optimism that US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will...

Doctors have expressed optimism that US congresswoman...