http://www.rte.ie/news/world/ 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 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:18:04 +0100 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:18:04 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/images/logo_rss_goog.gif http://www.rte.ie/news/world// http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0525/452535-man-held-on-terrorism-charges-after-bbc-interview/ A man has been arrested on terrorism charges in London after claiming on television that one of the suspects in the killing of Lee Rigby was asked by MI5 to spy for them. Sat, 25 May 2013 09:18:04 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0525/452535-man-held-on-terrorism-charges-after-bbc-interview/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0525/452547-toronto-mayor-denies-smoking-crack-cocaine/ Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has denied that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Sat, 25 May 2013 08:35:40 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0525/452547-toronto-mayor-denies-smoking-crack-cocaine/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0525/452556-17-children-die-in-pakistan-bus-explosion/ Seventeen Pakistani children have been killed after a gas cylinder on the bus taking them to school exploded. Sat, 25 May 2013 09:45:10 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0525/452556-17-children-die-in-pakistan-bus-explosion/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0525/452537-sixth-night-of-rioting-in-stockholm/ Extra police have been drafted into the Swedish capital, Stockholm, as street violence erupted for a sixth consecutive night. Sat, 25 May 2013 07:21:27 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0525/452537-sixth-night-of-rioting-in-stockholm/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0525/452545-syrian-opposition-talks-facing-collapse/ Syrian opposition talks aimed at presenting a coherent front at an international peace conference to end the civil war are facing the prospect of collapse. Sat, 25 May 2013 07:39:55 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0525/452545-syrian-opposition-talks-facing-collapse/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0524/452286-london-woolwich/ British security services face an inquiry by MPs after it emerged that the two suspects in the killing of soldier Drummer Lee Rigby were known to them. Fri, 24 May 2013 21:55:41 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0524/452286-london-woolwich/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0524/452277-bridge-collapses-in-washington-state/ Part of a four-lane bridge over a river in rural Washington state in the United States has collapsed, sending vehicles and drivers tumbling into the water. Fri, 24 May 2013 14:35:28 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0524/452277-bridge-collapses-in-washington-state/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0524/452363-sally-bercow-robert-mcalpine-twitter/ A tweet by British House of Commons Speaker's wife Sally Bercow about Tory peer Robert McAlpine was libellous, Britain's High Court has ruled. Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:43 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0524/452363-sally-bercow-robert-mcalpine-twitter/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0524/452340-heathrow-emergency-landing/ A British Airways plane had to return to Heathrow Airport with smoke billowing from the aircraft. Fri, 24 May 2013 22:32:12 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0524/452340-heathrow-emergency-landing/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0524/452400-uk-airspace-incident/ Early indications suggest that a plane diverted from Manchester to Stansted Airport was not the subject of a terror attack, a British security source has said. Fri, 24 May 2013 21:57:30 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0524/452400-uk-airspace-incident/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0524/452308-syria/ Russia has said that the Syrian government has agreed in principle to attend an international peace conference. Fri, 24 May 2013 21:16:53 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0524/452308-syria/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0524/452336-sweden-stockholm/ Police in the Swedish capital are to seek reinforcements after youths set cars ablaze and threw stones at police for a fifth night running. Fri, 24 May 2013 22:01:11 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0524/452336-sweden-stockholm/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0524/452349-lagarde/ International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has returned to a special Paris court over her role in the €400m pay-off to a controversial businessman that happened when she was France's finance minister. Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:22 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0524/452349-lagarde/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0524/452357-bbc-digital-archive/ The BBC has scrapped a multimillion-pound attempt to create an internal digital archive. Fri, 24 May 2013 12:01:29 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0524/452357-bbc-digital-archive/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0523/452236-obama-drones/ US President Barack Obama outlined plans to limit the use of US drone strikes against extremists abroad. Thu, 23 May 2013 22:55:06 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0523/452236-obama-drones/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0523/452038-london-woolwich/ A total of four people, including the two men shot by police, have now been arrested in connection with the murder of a soldier in Woolwich. Thu, 23 May 2013 22:56:52 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0523/452038-london-woolwich/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0523/452273-boy-scouts/ The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts. Fri, 24 May 2013 11:43:06 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0523/452273-boy-scouts/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0523/452064-twitter-login-security/ Twitter has enhanced security for its users, following a spate of attacks on accounts of prominent media outlets including the Associated Press and the Financial Times. Thu, 23 May 2013 10:34:14 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0523/452064-twitter-login-security/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0523/452080-everest-record/ An 80-year-old Japanese mountain climber who has had four heart operations has become the oldest person to conquer Mount Everest. Thu, 23 May 2013 14:55:05 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0523/452080-everest-record/ http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0523/452160-christine-lagarde/ IMF chief Christine Lagarde was questioned in court by a French magistrate over her role in a €285m arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy. Thu, 23 May 2013 22:29:40 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0523/452160-christine-lagarde/