Latest Irish and international news supplied by RTE.ie Copyright © RTÉ Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:57:05 +0100 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:57:05 +0100 Features http://www.rte.ie/images/logo_rss_goog.gif http://www.rte.ie A dramatic operation in Chile's Atacama Desert this week will aim to bring 33 miners to the surface after being trapped underground for ten weeks. Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:54:15 +0100 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1012/rescueday.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1012/rescueday.html Go behind the scenes with Ray Kennedy who spent the day at Dublin Airport's Terminal 2 ahead of its official opening in November Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:56:21 +0100 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1010/terminal2.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1010/terminal2.html Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the 54-year-old Liu Xiaobo was jailed for 11 years on Christmas Day last year for campaigning for political freedoms Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:02:02 +0100 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1008/xiaobol.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1008/xiaobol.html On 5 August 33 men became trapped in a mine in Chile. Here's how the rescue operation has played out since. Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:29:50 +0100 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1006/chile_rescue.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1006/chile_rescue.html Winter is coming and, with it, higher energy costs. We offer you some tips on reducing your bills. Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:00:04 +0100 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1006/energy_costs.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1006/energy_costs.html One of the world's most tightly-controlled societies got a rare glimpse of the outside world at the Pyongyang International Film Festival, where even Western films were screened. Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:01:16 +0100 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1001/northkorea.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1001/northkorea.html The site of the worst nuclear disaster in history has become an attraction visited by thousands of tourists every year. Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:06:05 +0100 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0923/chernobyl.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0923/chernobyl.html In a cafe in central Athens, two young men drink coffee and discuss plans for their future, going over preparations that will uproot them from the Greek capital to London. Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:08:48 +0100 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0920/greece.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0920/greece.html The world's tallest living dog has met the world's smallest living dog. Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:15:16 +0100 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0916/dogs.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0916/dogs.html One month on from the start of the severe flooding which has devastated large areas of Pakistan, Ray Colgan reports from Sindh province. Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:26:09 +0100 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0905/pakistancolgan.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0905/pakistancolgan.html One month on from the start of the severe flooding which has devastated large areas of Pakistan, Ray Colgan reports from Sindh province. Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:24:38 +0100 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0903/pakistancolgan.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0903/pakistancolgan.html One month on from the start of the severe flooding which has devastated large areas of Pakistan, Ray Colgan reports from Sindh province. Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:28:36 +0100 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0902/pakistancolgan1.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0902/pakistancolgan1.html One month on from the start of the severe flooding which has devastated large areas of Pakistan, Ray Colgan reports from Sindh province as aid agencies struggle to contend with the scale of the disaster. Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:24:08 +0100 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0902/pakistancolgan.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0902/pakistancolgan.html Israeli and Palestinian leaders resume direct peace talks this week in Washington following a 20-month hiatus. Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:56:55 +0100 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0902/mideast_issues.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0902/mideast_issues.html Tony Blair has said that he could not have imagined what he called the 'nightmare' that unfolded in Iraq but still did not regret joining the US-led invasion. Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:58:47 +0100 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0901/blairbook.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0901/blairbook.html One month on from the start of the severe flooding which has devastated large areas of Pakistan, Ray Colgan reports from Sindh province as aid agencies struggle to contend with the scale of the disaster. Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:23:16 +0100 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0830/pakistancolgan.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0830/pakistancolgan.html On 29 August 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans submerging over 80% of the southern Louisiana city. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:58:23 +0100 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0827/katrina.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0827/katrina.html Emma O Kelly, Education & Science Correspondent, explores parents' views on school book costs and makes some comparisons with other European countries. Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:11:38 +0100 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0827/education.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0827/education.html Relatives of the 33 trapped Chilean miners have been living in plastic tents at the mine head in a makeshift settlement in the Atacama desert since early August. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:54:40 +0100 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0826/chile_wait.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0826/chile_wait.html Somalia has been mired in chaos for nearly two decades. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:59:03 +0100 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0824/conflict_somalia.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0824/conflict_somalia.html New Zealand whale rescue volunteers were racing against time to save 15 pilot whales stranded on an isolated northern beach today. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:55:13 +0100 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0820/newzealand.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0820/newzealand.html The last US combat brigade pulled out of Iraq today, seven-and-a-half years after the US-led invasion ousted Saddam Hussein. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:51:07 +0100 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0819/iraqus_timeline.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0819/iraqus_timeline.html A pilot with the RANS Air Brigade saved his life in miraculous fashion when his plane fell out of the sky during a flying display in Santa Fe, Argentina. Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:34:33 +0100 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0818/argentina_airshow.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0818/argentina_airshow.html A proposal to build a mosque near Ground Zero in New York is the source of major controversy in the US Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:54:42 +0100 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0817/mosques.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0817/mosques.html Oxfam Programme Officer in Pakistan Madiha Shafi describes the devastation in Shikarpur district in Sindh province, where around 300,000 people have been displaced by flooding. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:20:46 +0100 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0816/oxfampakistan.html http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0816/oxfampakistan.html