Updated: 22:53, Saturday, 26 May 2012

Conflict

More than 90 killed in fresh violence in Syria

22:53, Saturday, 26 May 2012

A Syrian artillery barrage has killed more than 90 people, including dozens of children.

13 children among 50 civilians killed in Syria

Friday, 25 May 2012

President Bashar Assad's forces killed at least 50 civilians, including 13 children, in central Syria today, activists said.
Pakistan jails doctor who helped find Bin Laden

Thursday, 24 May 2012

A Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden has been convicted of conspiring against the state and sentenced to 33 years in prison.
Syria human rights crimes continuing - UN

Thursday, 24 May 2012

Syrian government forces have executed entire families in their homes as part of a crackdown on the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, UN investigators have said.
Planned military parade cancelled in Yemen

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Yemen has cancelled a military parade planned to mark the reunification of the country after nearly 100 soldiers were killed in a massive suicide attack claimed by al-Qaeda yesterday.
Ban Ki-moon warns of conflict risk in Lebanon

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern that violence from the 14-month conflict in Syria could spread to neighbouring Lebanon.
90 dead as suicide bomber strikes parade in Yemen

Monday, 21 May 2012

At least 90 people are now known to have died in this morning's suicide bomb attack in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.
AU and Somali forces clash with al Shabaab

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

African Union and Somali government troops have stepped up their assault on al Shabaab militants.
Pakistan jails doctor who helped find bin Laden.

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

A Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden has been convicted of conspiring against the state and sentenced to 33 years in prison.
Mladic goes on trial for war crimes in The Hague

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic has gone on trial accused of carrying out a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing.
HRW criticises NATO over civilian deaths in Libya

Monday, 14 May 2012

NATO air strikes killed 72 civilians in Libya last year, Human Rights Watch said today, accusing the western alliance of failing to acknowledge the scope of collateral damage it caused during the campaign that helped oust Muammar Gaddafi.
NATO signals end of Afghan war in sight

Monday, 21 May 2012

NATO leaders sealed a landmark agreement to hand control of Afghanistan over to its own security forces by the middle of next year.
At least two killed in Beirut violence

Monday, 21 May 2012

At least two people have been killed in Beirut following heavy clashes between rival Sunni Muslim gunmen.
Irish team to remember Loughinisland at Euro 2012

Thursday, 17 May 2012

The Irish team will wear black armbands during its match against Italy at Euro 2012, to commemorate the victims of one of the worst atrocities of the Troubles.
British citizen was informant in foiled bomb plot

Friday, 11 May 2012

The undercover agent in the operation to foil an underwear bomb plot linked to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was a British citizen.
Thousands of Palestinians mark Nakba Day

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Thousands of Palestinians have taken to the streets of the West Bank and Gaza in memory of the "catastrophe" which befell them when Israel was founded in 1948.
Syria accuses Lebanese areas of helping terrorists

Friday, 18 May 2012

Syria has accused Lebanese areas of helping al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood along the Syrian border in a letter to the United Nations.
Anti-Islam lectures at US military college

Friday, 11 May 2012

The US military has begun an investigation after it emerged that a course at one of the country's leading military academies was teaching that Islam was an enemy of America.
Afghanistan withdrawal to dominate NATO summit

Sunday, 20 May 2012

NATO leaders are meeting in Chicago for a summit aiming to chart a path out of Afghanistan.
At least 55 killed in Damascus bombing

Thursday, 10 May 2012

State media in Syria is reporting that large explosions have killed 55 people in Damascus.

Search RTÉ News

Highlights

Week In Pictures

Some of the most striking photos from around the world this week
State of Mind

Prime Time looks at how the authorities are reacting to John Gallagher's return to the Central Mental Hospital
Fiscal Treaty Guide

Tony Connelly breaks down the Fiscal Treaty and explains the key points affecting Ireland

Live Player

Next
13:20 - 13:30

RTÉ News and Farming Weather
21:00 - 21:30

RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock and Weather
Later
23:10 - 00:05

The Week in Politics

View complete live schedule »

Also In The News

News Quiz

How closely were you listening to the news this week? Test yourself with Morning Ireland's news quiz
World Cup 2014

With just two years to kick-off, nearly 40% of World Cup projects have yet to begin in Brazil
Chimp saves Ducklings

A chimp has come to the rescue of three baby ducklings in Dublin Zoo

News Highlights

Winning Florist

Meath florist Jenny Murphy has won the Florist of the Year category at the Chelsea Flower Show
Shooting By Appointment

A report on 'punishment shootings' being carried out in Derry by a group called RAAD
What can the EU Summit deliver?

Tony Connelly looks at the issues facing the European leaders in Brussels

Documentary on One

Welcome to Holland

A story of love, hard work and courage - and of the unexpected places life can sometimes take you
Letter to Ann

Why did hundreds of Irish women write letters to a Co Longford schoolgirl in 1984?
Dead People Don't Matter

An examination of the story of Anne and Annie Gillespie who were shot dead in 1988
Secret Chicken Society

A glimpse inside the wonderful world of Irish show chickens
You Can Stick Your World Cup

Ten years after the Roy Keane, Mick McCarthy and Saipan saga, are we still going on about it? Of course we are ...