Northern Ireland police recover suspected pipe bombs ahead of Biden visit
LONDON (Reuters) -Police in Northern Ireland said on Tuesday they had recovered four suspected pipe bombs from a cemetery near the city of Londonderry following a public safety operation.
'Bloody Sunday' still scars Northern Ireland 50 years on
LONDONDERRY (Reuters) - Five decades after British soldiers killed 13 unarmed Catholic civil rights marchers on one of the defining days of the Northern Ireland conflict, relatives are still searching for the justice they believe is needed for a scarred society to heal.
Andrea Bocelli learns to sing in Mandarin for war epic ‘The Eight Hundred’
In the song 'Remembering', the Italian tenor duets with Chinese pop star Na Ying.
N. Ireland police find suspected pipe bombs after Easter parade
LONDON, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Four suspected pipe bombs have been recovered from a cemetery in Northern Ireland following Monday's Easter parade, police announced on Tuesday.
At 101, D-Day US veteran heads to France for 80th anniversary
MARTINEZ, California (Reuters) - World War Two U.S. Army veteran Jake Larson is 101 years old and a survivor of D-Day, history’s largest amphibious invasion on June 6, 1944, and he is heading to France for the 80th anniversary to honor the brothers-in-arms who did not make it home.
Ireland calls for justice on 50th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday'
LONDONDERRY (Reuters) -Ireland on Sunday called on Britain to ensure justice for the families of 13 peaceful protesters shot dead by its soldiers on "Bloody Sunday" in 1972 as thousands marked the 50th anniversary of one of the defining days of the Northern Ireland conflict.
Petrol bombs thrown at Northern Irish police on eve of Biden visit
LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - A number of masked people attacked police with petrol bombs and other objects at a parade opposing the Good Friday peace accord in Londonderry, police said on Monday, a day before U.S. President Joe Biden visits Belfast.
Biden arrives in Northern Ireland to mark peace deal anniversary
BELFAST (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden was welcomed to Northern Ireland by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday as he flew in for a brief visit to mark the 25th anniversary of a peace deal that largely ended 30 years of bloodshed.
FACTBOX-Visits to Ireland by U.S. presidents
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Joe Biden will become the eighth sitting U.S. president to visit Ireland this week. Many of his predecessors have also sought out their Irish roots, sometimes to be greeted by cheering crowds, and occasionally by protests.
Creating online geography game ‘Globle’ was relatively simple. Making it accurate is the real puzzle
The geography quiz game Globle was a product of quarantine boredom, its popularity a happy side effect.
Northern Irish police arrest two more over killing of journalist Lyra McKee
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Northern Irish police on Wednesday arresed two more men in relation to the 2019 killing of journalist Lyra McKee in Londonderry, whose death caused outrage in the British-run province.
Northern Irish police charge two over killing of journalist Lyra McKee
BELFAST (Reuters) - Northern Irish police said on Thursday they had charged two men with the 2019 murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Londonderry, whose death sparked outrage in the British-run province.
Northern Irish police arrest four over killing of journalist Lyra McKee
BELFAST (Reuters) - Northern Irish police said on Wednesday they had arrested four men in relation to the 2019 killing of journalist Lyra McKee in Londonderry, whose death sparked outrage in the British-run province.
No trial for British soldier charged over "Bloody Sunday" killings
BELFAST (Reuters) -The only British soldier charged with murder over the "Bloody Sunday" killings of 13 unarmed Catholic civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland in 1972 will not face trial, prosecutors said on Friday.
Bomb found near home of Northern Ireland police officer
BELFAST (Reuters) - A viable bomb has been found near the home of a part-time police officer in Northern Ireland, the region's police force said in a statement on Tuesday.
Twenty dogs rescued from Sydney's rising floodwaters
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian emergency services on Monday rescued 20 dogs from rising floodwaters that menaced a breeding kennel in a suburb northwest of Sydney on Monday.
Ireland urges Britain against prosecution ban for N.Ireland army veterans
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The Irish government has urged Britain against taking unilateral action to shield former soldiers who served in Northern Ireland during the UK province's sectarian conflict from facing prosecution, a foreign ministry spokesman said.
Disorder breaks out in Northern Ireland for second straight night
(Reuters) - Cars were set alight and masked people pelted a police van with petrol bombs on Saturday on the second successive evening of disorder in pro-British parts of Northern Ireland amid rising post-Brexit tensions in the region.
Expatriate community welcomes new Irish ambassador to St Patrick’s Ball
THE Irish expatriate community of Penang and their friends got together for a night of Ceilí agus Ceol (party and music in Irish or Gaeilge), and camaraderie during the St Patrick’s Ball at the E&O Hotel in Farquhar Street.
Northern Irish police arrest four men over murder of journalist Lyra Mckee
BELFAST (Reuters) - Northern Irish police arrested four men on Tuesday under the Terrorism Act as part of investigation into murder of journalist Lyra McKee.
