A soundbite 'sticks' on RTÉ's Prime Time programme and suddenly it feels like the country is being brainwashed.

The New York Times publishes a correction to an article published 161 years ago on the case portrayed in the Oscar-winning film 12 Years a Slave.

The Italian government will unblock 2m euros (£1.6m) in emergency funding to save the ancient city of Pompeii, after rain caused walls to collapse.

China announces a growth target of 7.5% and reveals plans to raise its defence budget by 12.2%, as it opens its annual parliament session.

About a third of all women in the European Union have experienced either physical or sexual violence since the age of 15, a survey suggests.

Thousands of protesters march through the streets of Caracas as Venezuela prepares to mark the first anniversary of the death of Hugo Chavez.

A unique family of birds containing just one species has been discovered by researchers.

Fast food giant McDonalds says that growing concerns over income inequality may force it to raise wages.