Last confirmed Ebola patient discharged in Liberia
Liberia discharged its last confirmed Ebola patient, as it reported for the first time in nine months it had gone a full week without any new infections.
Beatrice Yordoldo left the Chinese-built Ebola treatment unit (ETU) in the Paynesville suburb of the capital Monrovia to cheers from healthcare workers, government officials and aid workers.
"Today I am very grateful to the almighty God and the Chinese ETU, and all of the Liberian nurses that are working with them. I did not know I could make it," said Ms Yordoldo, who was confirmed by government officials as the country's last case in treatment.
Stormont to turn green for St Patrick's Day
The Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont will turn green for St Patrick’s Day and orange on 12 July to mark the loyal order marching season.
The Assembly Commission, which is made of representatives of the five main Executive parties, has also agreed to turn Stormont purple to mark International Women's Day on 8 March and red for Remembrance Day on 11 November.
A limited number of additional days each year will also be considered by the Commission on request from charitable, community or non-profit organisations or in relation to specific events.
Parliament Buildings is following a trail blazed by Belfast City Hall which regularly changes colour for significant dates in the calendar.
Three held over attempted armed robbery
Three men have been arrested following an attempted armed robbery at a premises in Dublin.
Gardaí say two men, one armed with a firearm, attempted to gain entry to the premises on Bluebell Avenue in Kilmainham at around 7.40pm last night, but failed to do so.
The men returned to a waiting car but were stopped by gardaí on patrol in the area and arrested along with a third man.
The men, aged 18, 20, 22, are being held at Kilmainham, Sundrive and Kevin Street Garda stations. A firearm was also recovered.
Fuel laundering plant discovered in Northern Ireland
Customs authorities today discovered a fuel laundering plant on a farm beside Lough Ross, the main public water supply source for Crossmaglen, Co Antrim and Castleblaney, Co Monaghan.
One man was arrested after equipment capable of laundering 21,000 litres of fuel per day was found in a shed, alongside a herd of cows.
Two large containers full of waste sludge were also recovered from the site.
There is an ongoing pollution problem in border areas caused by the indiscriminate dumping of waste material generated in the fuel-laundering process.
Labour TD proposes fatal foetal abnormality bill
Labour TD Michael McNamara has introduced a bill in the Dáil for termination of pregnancies where the baby will not be born alive or live long after birth, due to fatal or severe abnormalities.
The bill was accepted at first stage and it was agreed that it will be discussed at second stage during Private Members' time.
It comes three weeks after Labour voted against a similar bill from Independent Socialist TD Clare Daly on the grounds that it was unconstitutional.
Ms Daly described the introduction of the bill today as a stunt.
Speaking on RTE's Today with Sean O'Rourke, Ms Daly said it was "a bit rich" of Labour TD Michael McNamara to introduce this bill given that he voted down her bill on the same subject last month.
India's censors block 'Fifty Shades of Grey'
India's censor board said it has blocked the release of 'Fifty Shades of Grey' despite being shown a toned-down version of the erotic movie.
The chief executive of the Central Board of Film Certification, said the US film had not received clearance but could try again.
A source at Universal Pictures, the film's backers, said that it had been refused certification in India with a 4-1 vote against.
He said the version shown to the committee had been toned down by the studio, with many of the expletives and several nude scenes edited out.
