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Irish Republican Army dissidents left a 400-pound (180-kilogram) car bomb outside police reform headquarters in Belfast but the homemade device failed to detonate, Northern Ireland's police commander said Sunday. Complete Story...
A suspected Irish Republican Army man was charged Wednesday with the murder of a British Army intelligence agent on the Northern Ireland border 32 years ago, a surprising turn in one of the conflict's most mysterious killings.
A Northern Ireland filmmaker has won euro46,000 ($69,000) in damages after a judge ruled that his Irish island home was transformed into a parking lot while he was overseas for six years.
Irish Republican Army dissidents are posing their greatest security threat in Northern Ireland since the province's peace accord 11 years ago — and are receiving help from a handful of IRA veterans in plotting gun and bomb attacks, an expert panel found Wednesday.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged the rival leaders of Northern Ireland's power-sharing government Monday to keep making their awkward coalition work for the sake of lasting peace.
The Irish National Liberation Army, an IRA splinter group responsible for some of the most notorious killings of the Northern Ireland conflict, renounced violence Sunday and signaled it could hand over weapons soon to disarmament officials.
Three masked Irish Republican Army dissidents fired a volley of gunfire over a dead comrade's coffin Thursday in the most public display of paramilitary defiance Northern Ireland has seen in years.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pressed rival Catholic and Protestant leaders Monday to end the deadlock threatening their power-sharing government, the central pillar of Northern Ireland peacemaking.
Northern Ireland police have detained a 22-year-old man suspected in the dissident Irish Republican Army killing of a policeman seven months ago.
Police in the British territory of Northern Ireland mounted increased checkpoints and patrols Tuesday as their new commander began his first day's work under the shadow of Irish Republican Army dissidents.
The British government said Tuesday the last remaining armed paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland had pledged to decommission all their weapons within six months.
Nowhere outside of America has the Kennedy legacy been more deeply felt than in Ireland, where photographs of the family adorn homes and hundreds claim to be distant relations of the glittering dynasty that brought the first Roman Catholic to the White House.
The Northern Ireland police say they have charged a second suspected IRA dissident with the killing of two off-duty British soldiers in March.
Masked and hooded Belfast Catholics hurled gasoline bombs, fireworks and other makeshift weapons at police into the night as the most bitterly divisive day on the Northern Ireland calendar reached an ugly end.
Northern Ireland's disarmament chief announced Monday he has witnessed a major weapons handover by the Ulster Volunteer Force, an outlawed group that terrorized Irish Catholics for decades — but he cannot confirm if the shadowy gang has surrendered all of its arsenal.
More than 100 Romanian Gypsies who suffered racist attacks and intimidation in Belfast are being flown back home at taxpayer expense, the Northern Ireland government said Tuesday.
Four members of an Irish Republican Army splinter group were found responsible Monday for the worst terrorist attack in Northern Ireland after a landmark civil case brought by the families of the 29 people killed in the Omagh bombing.
A British hospital says a mother in Northern Ireland has given birth to sextuplets.
An exhibit of works by an artist from Northern Ireland explores his country's violent past and examines how those memories affect people today.
A prominent Northern Ireland journalist vowed Friday she would never reveal her dissident Irish Republican Army sources as a Belfast judge considered a police demand for the information.
IRA splinter groups still plotting gun and bomb attacks in Northern Ireland are shaming the people of Ireland and betraying the memory of its patriot dead, the leader of the island's 4 million Catholics declared Wednesday.
A dozen Afghan warlords-turned-lawmakers came to Dublin on Tuesday to explore the lessons of Northern Ireland peacemaking.
Gareth Maybin of Northern Ireland shot a course record 7-under 64 on Thursday to take a three-shot lead after the first round of the Italian Open.
A private financier received a 10-year prison sentence Friday for handling millions stolen from Northern Bank in Belfast, a record-setting robbery that overshadowed Northern Ireland's peace process for years.
Russia's 'Nyet' And America's Naivete. 10-14-09. 07:14 PM ET Geopolitics: America's new clout from the Nobel Peace Prize somehow didn't persuade Russia to help pressure soon-to-be-nuclear-armed Tehran. But then, for nearly 20 years Moscow has been helping Iran go nuclear.
Racing car made out of nut shellsMany people's first vehicle costs peanuts, but a team of Northern Ireland researchers have helped take that a step further by building a racing car using cashew nut shells.
Cats' tale which leads to GermanyThe phrase Auf Wiedersehen Pet has taken on a new meaning after two cats were found to have travelled from Germany to Northern Ireland. The animals were found straying in Coleraine, County Londonderry, five weeks ago.
BBC NEWS | UK | Northern Ireland | Tall Ships set to lure thousandsThe Maritime Festival featuring the Tall Ships begins in Belfast today. The Tall Ships sailed from Canada to Northern Ireland
British Government express "deep regret" over McAnespie KillingAfter 21 years of waiting the British government have announced a statement expressing their regret over Aidan McAnespie's murder by an alleged 'riccochet' bullet from a British occupying soldier serving in Aughnacloy, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland has a Stonehenge of its ownEXCERPT: Scientists uncovered a roughly 5,000 year-old circular site in the townland of Armaghlughey, (Northern Ireland) which contains graves, evidence of timber buildings and burnt pits that bear a strong resemblance to Stonehenge and the Giant's Ring near Belfast, both of whic …
Top Gear plan Belfast Italian job"Hang on lads, I've got a great idea," was the sentence made famous by Michael Caine at the end of the Italian Job. But it might also apply to the Top Gear team as they have come up with a plan to copy the famous film by racing Minis through Belfast's sewers.
Robert Fisk: The story of Baha MousaI first heard about Baha Mousa from his family. He was working as a hotel receptionist in Basra when British troops surrounded the building and arrested seven men. They were taken to a British barracks, hooded and beaten.
Riots in Belfast leave several officers hurtMasked Belfast Catholics hurled gasoline bombs, fireworks and other makeshift weapons at police Monday as the most bitterly divisive day on the Northern Ireland calendar reached an ugly end.
Loyalists start weapons decommissioning"Loyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland today confirmed they have started to decommission their weapons." I hope the beginning of the end of armed hostilities.
Vandals attack Belfast church that sheltered Romanian victims of racismThe church in which more than 100 Romanians fleeing racist attacks in Belfast were given refuge has been vandalised, it emerged today.
Polish family leave Co. Tyrone after attacksA Polish family including a four-year-old boy have left their County Tyrone home following a spate of hate crime attacks in the Moygashel area.
Woman finds snake in the cutlery drawerA young Northern Irish woman has told how she screamed in horror at finding an 18-inch long snake in her cutlery drawer. 20-year-old Joanne Woods from Ballymoney came face to face with the black and yellow beast on Monday evening.
Journalist wins case to keep IRA sources secretA judge in Northern Ireland has ruled that a journalist does not have to give police information she gathered when reporting about the dissident republican group, the Real IRA.
Romanian race attack victims housed for own safety in Belfast sports centreMore than 100 Romanians fleeing racist attacks in Belfast have been moved to a council-run leisure centre after taking refuge overnight in a church.
Britain authorizes third inquiry into Iraq warBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown said a panel of appointed experts - not lawmakers - will conduct the inquiry into Britain's six-year involvement in the Iraq war.
We currently live in a society which is perceived to be awash with claims and praise for operating within a 'Free' media spectra, which is deemed as a prerequisit for political Freedom.
'Crossbow man' shot dead by policeArmed police today shot dead a man after he apparently fired a crossbow from a window.
There seems to be some controversy about a few comments made by CBS Golf analyst David Feherty. Something about shooting Nancy Pelosi in the head. I was actually outraged about it, being as I have wicked crush on Nancy Pelosi.
Arguments: The Limits of the Northern Ireland AnalogyTHIS IS THE SECOND in our occasional series, Arguments, in which Z Word writers examine certain recurring themes in the ongoing debate about the Middle East.
Belfast paralysed by dissident bomb warningsBelfast was paralysed by bomb warnings and security alerts last night as republican dissidents once again signalled their apparent determination to restart Northern Ireland's Troubles.
Crabs 'sense and remember pain'Queen's University says new research it conducted shows crabs not only suffer pain but retain a memory of it.
St. Patrick's revelers fete all things IrishSt. Patrick's Day revelers took a break from worries about the global economy to enjoy a day of shamrock-themed frivolity, dyeing city fountains green, taking icy ocean plunges and crowding sidewalks along parade routes to see and be seen.
Peace protestors express anger at N. Ireland killingsBELFAST (AFP) — Thousands of people joined peace vigils in Northern Ireland Wednesday to protest the killings of a policeman and two soldiers which threaten to re-ignite sectarian conflict after a decade of calm.
After Killings Linked to I.R.A. Factions, Northern Ireland Defends Its Fragile Peace CRAIGAVON, Northern Ireland — Barely three days after two British soldiers were shot to death by a dissident faction of the Irish Republican Army, another I.R.A.
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