He who is slient, is strongest.

Tens of thousands protested across France against a clampdown on immigrants.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has announced that he has set up a council to pursue peace talks with the Taliban.

A state of emergency has been declared in the New Zealand city of Christchurch after a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake.

The number of people surviving cancer is predicted to increase significantly over the next 10 years.

A 26-year-old Irish man is among nine people who have been killed in a plane crash in New Zealand.

Four people were arrested during minor scuffles between gardaí and anti-war protesters as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived to sign copies of his autobiography in Dublin.

Five people have been arrested as part of the investigation into the abduction of a bank official and his wife and the robbery of €300,000.

A 25-year-old man has died in a road crash in Co Monaghan.

A strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake has hit the South Island of New Zealand, according to the US Geological Survey.

Tony Blair has defended the Iraq war, saying Saddam Hussein could have put his nuclear programme back in action at any time.

At least 53 people have been killed in a suicide bombing targeting a Shia Muslim rally in Pakistan's southwest city of Quetta.

Taoiseach Brian Cowen has said the immediate winding up of Anglo Irish Bank could cost €70bn or more.

Wicklow Labour TD Liz McManus has said she will not seek re-election to the Dáil.

Shareholders in a Cork co-op are to share a cash windfall of more than €25m after they cleared the way for the co-op to be sold to Kerry Group.

The Medical Council has halted its inquiry into the removal of the wrong kidney from a young boy, saying it did not amount to serious professional misconduct.

The Dept of Education has confirmed it has temporarily stopped claiming European Social Funds for FÁS until issues raised in a European Union audit are addressed.

An illegal dump and laundering plant has been discovered at a premises at Reban, Shantonagh, Castleblaney, Co Monaghan.

Fine Gael's Justice spokesperson has strongly criticised the suggestion by Justice Minister Dermot Ahern to start charging bank customers for ATM withdrawals.

The National Transport Authority has approved Iarnród Éireann's application to suspend services on the Waterford to Rosslare line.

Dublin City Council has been accused of attempting to mislead politicians and the public over the threat of compensation connected with the Poolbeg incinerator.