http://www.rte.ie/news/world-special-reports/ Latest Irish and international news supplied by RTE.ie en-ie Copyright © RTÉ Publishing, see http://www.rte.ie/extra/rss.html for terms and conditions of reuse News Mon, 6 May 2013 11:24:43 +0100 Mon, 6 May 2013 11:24:43 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/images/logo_rss_goog.gif http://www.rte.ie/news/world-special-reports// http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0506/390626-cure-found-for-grey-hair/ British Professor has found a cure for grey hair which is set to shake up the hair dye industry. Mon, 6 May 2013 11:24:43 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0506/390626-cure-found-for-grey-hair/ http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0430/389089-kermit-gosnell-philadelphia/ RTÉ's Richard Downes reports from Philadelphia on the high-profile trial of abortion provider Dr Kermit Gosnell Wed, 8 May 2013 12:37:43 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0430/389089-kermit-gosnell-philadelphia/ http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0426/385800-coptic-pope-speaks-out-on-egypts-muslim-brotherhood/ Coptic pope Tawadros II has said that Egypt's Christians feel sidelined. Wed, 1 May 2013 16:00:24 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0426/385800-coptic-pope-speaks-out-on-egypts-muslim-brotherhood/ http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0409/380511-languages/ US teenager Timothy Doner from New York City can speak 20 different languages. Tue, 9 Apr 2013 13:14:26 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0409/380511-languages/ http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0408/380330-margaret-thatcher-obituary/ Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died aged 87. Mon, 8 Apr 2013 19:36:55 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0408/380330-margaret-thatcher-obituary/ http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0314/376707-blog-reality-facing-pope-francis/ RTÉ Six One News presenter Bryan Dobson reflects on the election of Pope Francis from the rooftops of Rome. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:20:19 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0314/376707-blog-reality-facing-pope-francis/ http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0313/376563-profile-pope-francis/ Pope Francis is the first from the Americas, an austere Jesuit intellectual who modernised Argentina's conservative Catholic church. Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:51:46 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0313/376563-profile-pope-francis/ http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0313/376571-popes-francis-first-blessing/ A transcript of Pope Francis' first words as pope as translated from Italian. Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:55:05 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0313/376571-popes-francis-first-blessing/ http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0306/374396-congo-ray-kennedy-blog/ RTÉ's Ray Kennedy continues his blogs from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a report on a journey to the top of Congo Wed, 6 Mar 2013 11:07:56 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0306/374396-congo-ray-kennedy-blog/ http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0304/372218-congo-rwanda-blog/ In the first of his blogs from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, RTÉ's Ray Kennedy reports on crossing the border from Rwanda to the poorest country on earth. Wed, 6 Mar 2013 11:16:38 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0304/372218-congo-rwanda-blog/ http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0228/370080-pope-benedict/ On his final day in office, Pope Benedict has promised his unconditional reverence for and obedience to whoever emerges as his successor. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:43:55 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0228/370080-pope-benedict/ http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0213/367669-pope-election-date/ The Vatican has said that the conclave to choose the successor to Pope Benedict XVI could start before 15 March if enough cardinals are in Rome to elect him. Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:29:33 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0213/367669-pope-election-date/ http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0212/367480-japan-akasaka-hotel/ A Japanese company has developed a new way of demolishing high-rise buildings in densely built-up areas. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:34:59 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0212/367480-japan-akasaka-hotel/ http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0130/365330-germany-hitler-nazi/ On the 80th anniversary of Adolf Hitler's rise to power, Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to always fight for their principles and not fall into the complacency that enabled the Nazi dictator to seize control. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:41:45 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0130/365330-germany-hitler-nazi/ http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0208/366792-asteroid-to-pass-close-by-earth/ A small asteroid will pass closer to Earth next week than the TV satellites that ring the planet, but there is no chance of an impact, NASA said last night. Fri, 8 Feb 2013 12:32:39 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0208/366792-asteroid-to-pass-close-by-earth/ http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0212/367408-social-media-addiction-recognised-as-official-condition/ Addiction to social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter has become an official condition with London clinics treating hundreds of sufferers a year. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:15:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0212/367408-social-media-addiction-recognised-as-official-condition/ http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0201/365681-syria-invisible-refugees/ Aid agencies call them the invisible refugees. They don't live in camps. Fri, 1 Feb 2013 12:23:39 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0201/365681-syria-invisible-refugees/ http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0201/365722-archive-offers-new-life-for-space-shuttle-columbia/ Space shuttle Columbia's flying days came to an abrupt and tragic end on 1 February 2003, when damage from a broken wing caused a catastrophic failure, dooming the seven astronauts aboard. Fri, 1 Feb 2013 12:29:49 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0201/365722-archive-offers-new-life-for-space-shuttle-columbia/ http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0131/365477-james-joyce-china/ During the eight years it took Dai Congrong to translate "Finnegans Wake" into Chinese, she read numerous versions of the dictionary, took voluminous notes, and fought off despair and opposition from her husband. Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:04:27 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0131/365477-james-joyce-china/ http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0129/365029-zaatari-refugee-camp/ The scale of the Za'atari refugee camp is difficult to believe. Just months ago, this camp which is now home to over 65,000 people, was waste-land controlled by the Jordanian army. Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:11:37 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2013/0129/365029-zaatari-refugee-camp/