Cardinal Sean Brady, the Catholic Primate of All Ireland, calls on 5,500 people at an anti-abortion prayer vigil in Knock to oppose new legislation.

Syrian state TV says Israeli rockets have hit an army research centre near Damascus, as huge explosions shake the outskirts of the capital.

A tiny island off the north west coast of Scotland is being put up for sale with a guide price of £2.5m.

England's David Lynn is beaten by American PGA Tour rookie Derek Ernst in a play-off at the Wells Fargo Championship.

Newmarket benefactor Sheikh Mohammed arrives in town for the first time since since the horse doping scandal broke

Harvard history professor Niall Ferguson apologises for saying the economist John Maynard Keynes did not care about society's future because he was gay and had no children.

A fierce wildfire threatening thousands of homes in southern California is being contained thanks to cooler, wetter winds, firefighters say.

The Dow Jones surges through 15,000 after news that 165,000 jobs were created in April, much better than economists had predicted.