Enda Kenny will join unity march in Paris
The Taoiseach is expected to join the unity march in Paris along with forty other world leaders and around one million people, after the tragic events that brought terror and death to the French capital. …
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Tail of Flight 8501 lifted off the seabed
The 30-foot long tailpiece of crashed AirAsia airliner has been hoisted off the bottom of the Java Sea and onto a rescue ship. The aircraft’s cockpit and flight data recorders are located in the Airbus’ …
Eliminating terror threat in the west is impossible, US officials say
United States officials have said that it is impossible to eliminate the threat of terrorism in the west. According to reports, there are thousands of potential terrorists living in the west and authorities are unable …
Three main suspects in Paris terrorist attacks shot dead by police
Said and Cherif Kouachi, the two brothers suspected of having carried out the Charlie Hebdo massacre, have reportedly been killed by police action. At around the same time, explosions and gunfire were heard at the …
Second hostage situation ongoing in Paris
The city of Paris is under siege on two different fronts today, as a new hostage situation is unfolding at a kosher supermarket in the eastern side of the city. There are reports at this …
Pings detected underwater in the search for AirAsia Flight 8501’s ‘black boxes’
Underwater search devices have reportedly picked up signals believed to be from the doomed AirAsia flight’s flight data and voice recorders. The location of the pings matches the area where the tail of the aircraft …
Ongoing hostage situation in Paris involving Charlie Hebdo suspects
There are reports this morning of a hostage situation taking place northeast of Paris. The two main suspects in the Charlie Hebdo massacre, Said Kouachi (34), and his 32-year-old brother Cherif, reportedly stole a car …
New shooting in Paris leaves one police officer dead
A female police officer has died and a second officer is in a critical condition following a shooting in Paris earlier today. This incident comes hours after 12 people were gunned down by heavily armed …
We are Charlie: World’s journalists unite in support for free speech following murder of French satirists
The world of journalism has united in grief and support for French magazine Charlie Hebdo following the murder of at least 12 people by Muslim extremists in Paris yesterday. Dozens of the world’s major newspapers …
Female Marxist responsible for suicide bombing in Istanbul
A banned Marxist group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Istanbul, Turkey carried out by a woman on Tuesday. The Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front (called DHKP-C in Turkish) claims it was targeting President …
